FDA Issues a Warning — And This Pet Food Company Is Fighting Back
A+ Answers pet food is waging a public battle against the FDA, claiming the federal agency's "zero tolerance" policy is unfair.
On Jan. 14, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a lettercautioning people not to buy or feed a certain lot of A+ Answers pet food.
A sample of this lot had tested positive for salmonella. The FDA went on to state that the pet food company has been refusing to issue a full recall, even though the company had "recalled the affected lot" in one state, Nebraska.
So, what happened next?
A full-out battle, that's what.
Lystn, LLC, which makes A + Answers, says there has actually been no recalland that its food is completely safe to feed — and that they can prove it. Let me explain in this video:
A+ Answers Straight Beef Formula for Dogs, 4 lb. carton, with Lot Code "2018" and a Best Use By Date of "02/08 20" sticker on the carton. The product was distributed in August and September 2018 to retail stores nationwide.
No other lot codes are affected, and there have been no illnesses connected with this lot so far.
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Dave Baker is a journalist and editor who has worked at The New York Times and The Nation magazine. He was also part of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize–winning team at The Times-Picayune newspaper of New Orleans. After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, he moved to Brooklyn, New York, where Petful is now based. A longtime advocate for pet food safety, Dave tracked pet food recalls for nearly 15 years.
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