FDA says dogs allowed in outdoor dining areas if restaurants permit it

FDA says dogs allowed in outdoor dining areas if restaurants permit it

While most Angelenos are used to seeing pups on restaurant patios, the U.S. Government has now weighed in, providing national guidance on whether people can bring their pet pooches to dinner.  In 2020, the Conference for Food Protection, a group of food industry experts, requested the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issue a national recommendation on if it was safe for dogs to be in restaurants.  Some three years later, the FDA says that accor…