In February of 2011 over $21 million in food, treats, chews and ingredients (example, vitamins and minerals) are imported from China. This is up 4% from February 2010. If you happen to call the manufacturer and ask the origin of all ingredients they forget that their vitamins and minerals are sourced from China.
Over twenty-one million dollars in one month of pet food related imports came from China...yet MSNBC.com reported (in 2007) that only "1.3 percent of imported fish, vegetables, fruit and other foods are inspected".
The USDA researched that the most common causes of FDA refusal of imported goods from China (as cited problem by the FDA) - "filth, unsafe additives, inadequate labeling, and lack of proper manufacturer registrations" as well as "potentially harmful veterinary drug residues in farm-raised fish and shrimp".
If even one ingredient is sourced from China, you must then decide if that pet food or treat is worth the risk.
see article at Truth about Pet Food.com 6-8-2011 written by: Susan Thixtan
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