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Daily Sound Bite: FDA Proposes Animal-Food Rules

The FDA is proposing regulations to make pet food and animal feed safer, amid the agency's investigation of pets dying from dog treats. Michael Taylor, FDA deputy commissioner for foods, said the rules fit together with regulations proposed in July to create better oversight over imported food.

The FDA is proposing regulations to make pet food and animal feed safer, amid the agency's investigation of pets dying from dog treats. Michael Taylor, FDA deputy commissioner for foods, said the rules fit together with regulations proposed in July to create better oversight over imported food, including pet foods and animal feed. Taylor said.

"We are really still trying to find out what the hazard is [in the jerky illnesses]."

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