Well it's more than contaminants in pet food that is the issue here. Misleading advertising is a big one -- consumer have not been getting "healthy and balanced" nutritious pet food.
Commercial pet foods are "upside down nutrition" for obligate carnivores that are cats. In addition to the rat poison, melamine, cyanuric acid and other garbage commercial cat foods are too high in carbohydrates, which are causing urinary tract illnesses; feline diabetes, chronic renal disease and cancer. Dry cat food should be entirely removed from the market; strict ingredient control and inspections on wet foods needs to occur.

Thanks for your comments. So do you think these settlements will address these concerns you've outlined? They certainly could (and apparently have) brought attention to thiem, but it seems like your points bring forth a whole new set of issues that should be taken to the FDA or brought through public pressure, or perhaps brought through lawsuits seeking an injunction on use of these harmful ingredients. What do you think?

The problems of bad ingredients, harmful chemical additives, mad cow disease possible spread, by commercial pet foods have hardly been touched. How many people would feed their pets pigs ears, tongue, hides, hair, and hooves if they knew that was what was in the food they're buying, disguised as meat analogs and by-products? Labels and advertising needs to be addressed definitely. Standards and surveillance need to be
overhauled entirely by the government. Pet food safety and human food safety are badly
in need of emergency action. If it takes lawsuits, then lawsuits it should be.