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Turns out, one simple phrase.  Big industry seems to have the power to do as they wish.

As example, CNN reported in April 2010 "Feds found Pfizer too big to nail".  This revealing CNN story stated "...when it came to prosecuting Pfizer for its fraudulent marketing, the pharmaceutical giant had a trump card:  Just as the giant banks on Wall Street were deemed too big to fail, Pfizer was considered to big to nail."  http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/04/02/pfizer.bextra/index.html

The Washington Post stated (in regards to the ongoing egg recall) "just 192 large egg companies own about 95 percent of laying hens in this country, down from 2,500 in 1987."  With corporate size comes power.

The Washington Post article continues with some pet food related concerns...
"As in the beef and hog industries, the consolidation of the egg business has been driven by economies of scale,..."  "As the mega-producers have developed during the past 20 years, they have gone largely unregulated by government agencies responsible for making sure food is safe."  

The FDA "had never inspected the two Iowa-based facilities at the heart of the massive (egg) recall that began 10 days ago.  Nor had the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the Iowa Department of Agriculture."  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/23/AR2010082305118.html?wpisrc=nl_natlalert

No inspections; zero, zippo, nadda.  A billion dollar a year business never inspected.  Hmmmm.

We are already painfully aware pet food is the last on the Federal and State inspection list.  Add to this dilemma, the fact that huge powerful industries own the majority of pet food manufacturing.  The world leaders of pet food manufacturing are the corporations Mars, Nestle, Proctor & Gamble, Colgate Palmolive, and Del Monte.  

Now imagine the power they hold.  Just the amount of State and Federal Taxes paid by these mega corporations...one bad inspection could mean millions (if not billions) lost in taxes paid to government.  Hundreds of products that millions of consumers depend on, thousands of jobs, are all in jeopardy if one failing grade inspection shuts a plant down.  This is not to say that all large corporations have profit over safety intentions...but...it does make one wonder.  Is Big Pet Food just like what CNN said about Pfizer, "too big to nail".  

Yes...it is very possible (very, very possible) that some of these recalled eggs ended up in pet food.  Months from now we might know the truth from the FDA. 

Wishing you and your pet(s) the best,

Susan Thixton
Truth about Pet Food
Petsumer Report
www.TruthaboutPetFood.com

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