FDA Inspection report that Smuckers Pet Food repeatedly failed to ‘implement nutrient toxicity preventative controls’

Pet Food Safety Advocacy group Truth about pet food got from FDA, through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) documents that Smucker's pet food repeatedly failed to 'implement nutrient toxicity preventative controls.' In the last two years, the J.M. Smucker issued three recalls of cat food, all for similar manufacturing errors. In December of 2018, Smucker recalled 9Lives cat food for low levels of thiamine. In December of 2019, Smucker recalled multiple varieties of Special Kitty cat food for excess choline chloride. In July of 2020, they recalled Natural Balance cat food for excess choline chloride. FDA inspected the Pennsylvania Smuckers pet food plant from 12/16/2019 to 1/9/2020. Their report stated in part: "You Did Not Identify And Implement Preventive Controls To Ensure That Any Hazards Requiring A Preventive Control Are Significantly Minimized Or Prevented. " The pet food manufacturer failed to implement safety requirements for supplements added to their pet foods. The FOIA documents showed that all four sick cats were tested for "ethylene glycol toxicity" (antifreeze), and all cats tested positive. The supplement choline chloride is frequently combined with ethylene glycol to produce industrial-grade solvents. Pet food does not require to include human-grade supplements. Feed grade can consist of industrial-grade supplements. @ https://truthaboutpetfood.com/fda-inspection-report-smuckers-pet-food/amp/