You have brought up some very valid points regarding the FDA and its practices. Indeed it is a mystery how they plan on tracking pet food when the UPC codes are changed by the manufacturer.

Please keep us posted on your neighbor’s dog. What specific brand of Hills Science and Royal has the dog been eating?

One more thing, please encourage your neighbor to hold on to the dog’s food and the packaging of the food. This becomes very important evidence since the food can be examined and sent to a lab for testing.

Thank you so much and my thoughts and hopes for a speedy recover are with your neighbor’s dog.

Gyvel

My neighbor’s dog has been eating science diet and royal. Last week she developed a vomiting fit and they took her to the vet. The dog has been with the vet for the past week with liver enzymes over 1000 (way off the chart). Not sure if she’ll make it.

Interesting that the FDA website is about a year out of date on the information posted regarding pet foods. Has it turned into a non issue with the FDA? I also note that when the pet food manufacturers change their packageing, that they issue new UPC codes for the ‘new’ product. However, if the FDA is relying on the UPC codes for posting the recall info, then that info automatically becomes non-referenceable.