I've been having pretty good success in receiving updated information from the FDA via email alert prior to any news getting out from other sources.
There are also pig ear treats which have been recalled which is NOT affiliated with the current recall on pet food.
I'm posting the link to FDA where people can sign up for email alerts if they choose to do so. I signed up back during the spinach problem and have found the emails I've received from them to be interesting to say the least. I didn't sign up for every email alert, I signed up for only those that are potentially life threatening. So far the alerts I've received have run the gamut from medications-pet food-people foods (olives was one, bottled water another)-and so on.
http://www.fda.gov/emaillist.html
Thanks, I'm signed up for alerts. Good info.