China and the United States signed an agreement on Tuesday expanding the United State’s roll in certifying and inspecting food products. The agreement does not cover all food items that the US sought to have included, but pet food ingredients are included and the list may be expanded at a later time. (Read the New York Times coverage on this here and here.)This information is meant to make consumers feel safer in purchasing products made with ingredients (like the tainted wheat-gluten) produced overseas.

 

Should we really be reverting to blind faith in the pet food industry in light of these new agreements? Keep in mind, those ‘premium’ brands we all feel so good about buying were on the same lists as the less expensive, generic ones. Hasn’t the pet food recall over the past year brought to light the concept that even if commercially prepared pet food is good enough, how can we allow ‘good enough’ to be acceptable for our four legged family members?

Image via Haute Diggety Dog, available for purchase at www.trixieandpeanut.com.

 

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