Opinion: FDA cuts may mean even less oversight of pet food
The system regulating pet food in the U.S. is patchy — and getting more so.
As a longtime dog owner, I assumed that each bag of my dogs’ commercial pet food was closely monitored by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It turns out I was wrong.
More than 102 million U.S. households own a dog or a cat, and thousands more have fish, birds, or reptiles. The resulting pet food industry is massive — Americans spent $65 billion on pet food and treats in 2023 alone.
