This has been going on for quite awhile but the FDA can't specifically ban them because they haven't found the link. There was a warning issued when I was giving them to my dog but unless you monitored the FDA site you wouldn't know. My dog died 4 years ago. My vet had not been aware of the problem and at first thought my dog was having age related kidney disease. However, he had fanconi syndrome which is rare for mixed breed dogs but results in kidney failure and death. My vet reported it to the FDA. The treats have been tested but they can not find the link. Also, some dogs get sick, others do not. Some get sick and recover, some die. I'm at least glad the news is getting out.
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