FDA new report - 1,950 cat deaths
This from the VetPet Digest:
DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF ALL VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS
FROM CHINA FOR ANIMAL OR HUMAN FOOD USE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MELAMINE
AND/OR MELAMINE ANALOGS"
TYPE OF ALERT: Detention Without Physical Examination (Countrywide)
PRODUCTS:
Wheat Gluten, Rice Gluten, Rice Protein, Rice Protein Concentrate, Corn
Gluten, Corn Gluten Meal, Corn By-Products, Soy Protein, Soy Gluten,
Proteins (includes amino acids and protein hydrosylates), Mung Bean Protein
COUNTRY: China (CN)
MANUFACTURER/SHIPPER: All
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To see the full FDA import alert notice, see here:
http://www.fda.gov/ora/fiars/ora_import_ia9929.html
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Note: Instead of the usual "16 pet deaths have been reported", in this alert
they are actually stating:
"As of April 26, 2007, FDA had received over 17,000 consumer complaints
relating to this outbreak, and those complaints included reports of
approximately 1950 deaths of cats and 2200 deaths of dogs."