Blog FDA Website is a Great Resource for Pet Owners

In early 2007, many major brands of pet foods were recalled due contaminated wheat gluten in the ingredient mixture. This was not the first time that a brand or brands of pet food has been recalled, nor will it probably be the last.

FDA Website is a Great Resource for Pet Owners and is a way to keep yourself informed about pet product recalls and other potential safety warnings is to subscribe to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website Email Update Service. This free service offered by the FDA will keep you updated on a variety of product issues not only as a consumer but as a pet owner as well.

To begin receiving your email updates, go to the FDA’s Home Page, scroll down to lower right corner to the box that says GET UPDATES and click on the link GET EMAIL UPDATES.

Very Important Paws subscribes to the Recalls and Safety Updates and the Animal and Veterinary Health Updates to stay abreast of pet and animal related warnings and recalls. In addition to the Recalls and Safety Updates, and the Animal and Veterinary Health Updates, you can subscribe to updates on the following topics: Biologics, Consumer Health Information, Dietary Supplements, Diseases and Conditions, Drugs, Food and Nutrition, Medical Devices, Radiological Health and more.

Using the FDA Email Updates service is a great way to stay informed not only as a pet owner but as a consumer as well. In addition, it helps to cut through all of the media clutter to determine exactly what is the problem? what is the danger? and what steps you should take to protect the health of yourself, your pet, and your family?