little buddies safer. cnn s rene marsh has more. reporter: christie and miguel, the food and drug administration is proposing new rules for companies that make dog and cat food. the rules would require the same methods that keep human foods safe like better sanitation. the goal, to protect animal foods from bacteria, chemicals and other contaminants. the head of the fda says the announcement, quote, addresses a critical part of the food system. if you remember earlier this week, the agency reported more than 3,000 pets may have gotten sick from jerky treats made in china and the u.s. right now, there are almost no rules on pet food safety, but the fda has issued multiple recalls in the past few years. just last year, a salmonella outbreak at a facility in south carolina led to a recall of 30,000 tons of dog food and cat food. 47 people across the country got sick from handling that food.