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Update on Greenies Safety

Last December, I wrote an article about possible dangers of Greenies.

Now there is an update to that story. The company that makes Greenies has announced that it will be changing the packaging for the Greenies.

According to chron.com:

The maker of Greenies, the country’s best-selling dog treat, said Wednesday it plans to change its packaging in response to complaints from some pet owners and veterinarians that the treat may pose a health hazard to some dogs.

S&M NuTec, based in North Kansas City, also said it may remove a claim that Greenies are fully edible, saying its own study shows a dog can only digest up to 85 percent of the bone-shaped treat.

“What we’re interested in is the safety of the dog,” Joe Roetheli, the company’s co-founder and chief executive, told reporters during a conference call.

Roetheli said the company plans to enlarge and expand wording on the packaging that tells dog owners to carefully monitor their pets when feeding them Greenies and make sure they feed their dog the right size of treat. The company has long warned that dogs who gulp their food or otherwise do not adequately chew Greenies could have trouble digesting the treat, as could animals eating Greenies that are too big or too small for them.

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