My condolences to those who have lost their pets. Losing a beloved pet, especially in this way, is like losing a piece of your heart. We just lost our 15yo Golden last August.
That's our new girl in my avatar! I was concerned because I was feeding her Nutro puppy chunks in gravy. I was glad to find out the cans I had were not those recalled, I almost had heart failure!
The problem, as I see it, is like the situation with the spinach! A centralized food system is a disaster waiting to happen.
I guess I was still naive in thinking that if we spend more you get better quality and safety.
Our motto should be "eat locally". Easy to do here in the summer and fall , not so in winter and spring.