The Food Standards Agency (FSA) just dropped a serious warning for pet owners and pet food businesses after finding worrying levels of contamination in raw pet food across the UK. After checking hundreds of products, they found a lot of raw dog and cat food packed with harmful bacteria and falling short of legal safety rules—raising red flags for both pets and people.
Here’s what happened. The FSA and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) tested 380 raw pet food products from shops and online sellers between March 2023 and February 2024.