Evanger's---FDA orders to obtain Emergency Operating Permit

yay, I just bought a case of it ......should I panic?

ingemk

yay, I just bought a case of it ......should I panic?

So did I ??????

I would take it back because there is no way to tell if it's safe or not.

a little more info      http://efoodalert.blogspot.com/2008/04/safety-warning-on-evangers-dog-and-cat.html

   I was really surprised when I saw this. Their products look so good online and I always thought they were excellent quality although we've never tried them because they're not available in our area and I didn't want to pay shipping.

I was feeding Evanger's!!! What do I do now? Do I need to have my dogs tested or what? Needless to say, I'm going to go and switch to Natural Balance starting tomorrow.  Just a bit freaked out now. I guess I won't even have a chance to switch gradually, like needed to be, but I have no other choice. But I'm not feeding Evanger's again.

Your dogs should be fine.  Botulism hits very fast and hard - you'd know by know if your dog had it.  It doesn't hang around in the system, either, so stopping feeding is the best solution if you are concerned.

Apparently, however, if you carefully read the press release, it's basically saying that because Evangers didn't have some records and paperwork filled out properly, the FDA can't guarantee that their foods are safe.  This doesn't mean they found botulism or saw any unsafe practices or even that they physically examined any product.  It just means that their paperwork wasn't in order.  There's no recall and apparently not even a followup investigation of the product that one would expect if there were a genuine problem that was detected.

Admittedly, one would hope for a food company to have all their "i's" dotted and their "t's" crossed, but I don't think this ranks as one of the most shocking pet food bloopers out there.

You can read Evanger's own response here:

http://www.dogfoodproject.com/ 

I feed Evanger's.  Odie often chases his meal with a turd from the cat's litter box.  I am not terribly concerned.

Finally, someone who knows what they are talking about.

Apparently, however, if you carefully read the press release, it's basically saying that because Evangers didn't have some records and paperwork filled out properly, the FDA can't guarantee that their foods are safe.  This doesn't mean they found botulism or saw any unsafe practices or even that they physically examined any product.  It just means that their paperwork wasn't in order.  There's no recall and apparently not even a followup investigation of the product that one would expect if there were a genuine problem that was detected.

Admittedly, one would hope for a food company to have all their "i's" dotted and their "t's" crossed, but I don't think this ranks as one of the most shocking pet food bloopers out there.

There you go.  Evanger's is still the best.