Source: DVM Newsmagazine
February 8, 2008
National Report - 2/8/08 - A federal grand jury indicted two Chinese firms, an American firm and their principals on multiple counts related to tainted pet foods that sickened or killed perhaps thousands fo pets last year and triggered the largest pet-food recall in the nation's history, involving some 150 brands or about 1 percent of the total pet-food supply.
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December 27, 2007
Washington, D.C. - 12/27/07 - Improved communication between veterinarians and the pet food industry, the development of state feed regulations and the establishment of DVM-patient diet histories can all help improve the safety and monitoring of pet food, according to the National Pet Food Commission (NPFC).
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Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE
 December 1, 2007
By:David J. Polzin, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (small animal internal medicine)
To provide optimal treatment for dogs and cats with chronic kidney disease, you'll need to thoroughly evaluate the animal and diligently monitor the natural course of the disease as well as the patient's response to intervention.
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November 29, 2007
Reno, Nev. - 11/29/07 - This year's pet-food crisis points to a need for more efficient means of finding, evaluating and halting any future food-supply contamination.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
 October 19, 2007
St. Louis, Mo. - 10/19/07 - More than 200 attendees from 22 countries gathered at the 2007 Nestle Purina Nutrition Forum, focused on feline health, including obesity and diabetes developments.
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Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE
September 1, 2007
By:Justin D. Thomason, DVM, DACVIM (small animal internal medicine), Bente Flatland, DVM, DACVIM (internal medicine), Clay A. Calvert, DVM, DACVIM (small animal internal medicine)
Hyperlipidemia is the increased concentration of triglyceride (hypertriglyceridemia), cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia), or both in the blood.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
July 3, 2007
Washington, D.C. - 7/3/07 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signed the first U.S./European agreement for assessing food safety risk. This is the first formal international cooperative agreement EFSA has signed and the first formal step in cooperation between the two bodies.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
June 11, 2007
Seattle, Wash. - 6/11/07 - The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) 25th Annual Forum set an attendance record even before the hosting of the featured pet food recall panel, scheduled for Saturday, June 9.
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