The problem with China jerky treats has been going on for years now. It's a shame, but pet owners need to be constantly vigilant and assume nothing. Totally avoiding China products is good place to start, but many products contain Chinese-made ingredients mixed into USA-made foods. Remember wheat gluten?
The local TSC has had those jerky treats on the shelves since the store opened. Sharon took the time to tell them the issues with those treats, recalls, illnesses and deaths. But there is no response or action taken. Once something is in the corporate product chain, no one working locally in such a store has any control. I don't think that would happen so much with Mom and Pop type businesses where a closer owner-customer relationship is built.