Earlier today I heard the disturbing news that Hill’s Science Diet MD prescription cat food has been added to the list of pet foods recalled due to contamination. Both of our cats used to eat MD for a very long time due to Winnie’s weight problem, though fortunately we switched to Purina OM prescription food before moving back to DC last September. I still don’t know how far back the contamination goes back, but hopefully we’re in the clear.
Either way, the last couple of weeks have been terrible for pet owners struggling to keep up on which foods have been recalled. I visited the FDA recall website today and discovered they publish an RSS feed for their recalls, which makes a lot of sense. So I’ve set up a Twitter account called FDA Food Recalls, so it’s possible to receive the announcements via instant messaging or SMS. If you have a Twitter account, simply add FDA Food Recalls as your friend so you can follow the announcements. Let’s just hope no more pet foods get added, though I have a bad feeling that won’t be the case. -andy