By DENA POTTER RICHMOND, Va. - Animal rights advocates are calling on federal food safety regulators and pet food companies to expand a nationwide recall of dog and cat food to include dry varieties, claiming it makes pets sick. The U.S.

Animal rights advocates are calling on federal food safety regulators and pet food companies to expand a nationwide recall of dog and cat food to include dry varieties, claiming it makes pets sick.

The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it has issued a warning letter to Iams Co. that says some of its diet pet foods contain an unapproved substance.

With the FDA now confirming that consumers suspect dry pet food may have sickened or killed their companion animals, PETA will hold an emergency news conference on Friday and call on the FDA to immediately expand the pet food recall to include all dry varieties subject to complaints until they are chemically tested for safety. PETA will also ask the FDA to investigate Iams in order to find out …

The agency has issued a letter to the pet food maker for an possible hazardous ingredient included in weight control food for cats and dogs.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to pet food maker Iams about an additive in some of its products for fat dogs and cats.

Richard Martin, the Rancho Mirage man who believes his cat died from the tainted pet food recalled this month, said he has found a way to ease the minds of concerned pet owners.

PROCTORVILLE — The Lawrence County Farm Bureau and the Lawrence Soil and Water Conservation District are hosting the second annual Safety Adventures Day Saturday at the fairgrounds.

The University of California Cooperative Extension Nutrition Department will host a “Make It Safe, Keep It Safe” class from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today and Saturday at the extension office, 501 Texas St. in Fairfield.

A programme of extensive and intensive training in food handling has been executed across the region for food handlers Cricket World Cup 2007 venues.