UPdated Recall List - March 21, 2007
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Does anyone have an updated list of recalled pet foods as of today?
From the Menu Foods web site on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 -
the Dog list now has 53 Recall enteries;
the Cat list now has 42 Recall Enteries.
Recalled Dog Product Information (3/21/2007)
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708
- Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
- Authority
- Award
- Best Choice
- Big Bet
- Big Red
- Bloom
- Cadillac
- Companion
- Demoulas Market Basket
- Eukanuba
- Food Lion
- Giant Companion
- Great Choice
- Hannaford
- Hill Country Fare
- Hy-Vee
- Iams
- Laura Lynn
- Loving Meals
- Meijers Main Choice
- Mighty Dog Pouch
- Mixables
- Nutriplan
- Nutro Max
- Nutro Natural Choice
- Nutro Ultra
- Nutro
- Ol'Roy Canada
- Ol'Roy US
- Paws
- Pet Essentials
- Pet Pride - Good n Meaty
- Presidents Choice
- Price Chopper
- Priority Canada
- Priority US
- Publix
- Roche Brothers
- Save-A-Lot
- Schnucks
- Shep Dog
- Springsfield Prize
- Sprout
- Stater Brothers
- Stop & Shop Companion
- Tops Companion
- Wegmans Bruiser
- Weis Total Pet
- Western Family US
- White Rose
- Winn Dixie
- Your Pet
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Recalled Cat Product Information (3/21/2007)
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708
- Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
- Authority
- Best Choice
- Companion
- Compliments
- Demoulas Market Basket
- Eukanuba
- Fine Feline Cat
- Food Lion
- Foodtown
- Giant Companion
- Hannaford
- Hill Country Fare
- Hy-Vee
- Iams
- Laura Lynn
- Li'l Red
- Loving Meals
- Meijer's Main Choice
- Nutriplan
- Nutro Max Gourmet Classics
- Nutro Natural Choice
- Paws
- Pet Pride
- Presidents Choice
- Price Chopper
- Priority US
- Save-A-Lot
- Schnucks
- Science Diet Feline Savory Cuts Cans
- Sophistacat
- Special Kitty Canada
- Special Kitty US
- Springfield Prize
- Sprout
- Stop & Shop Companion
- Tops Companion
- Wegmans
- Weis Total Pet
- Western Family US
- White Rose
- Winn Dixie
ADDITIONAL Information is leaking out ---
Some Pet Food Labels that are really manufactured by Menu Foods must not have
wanted their names associated with this recall - even though the foods are possibly tainted ...
Guess Who is recalling and now admitting involvement?
Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.,
Announces Voluntary Participation in Menu Foods’ Nationwide U.S.
and Canadian recall of Specific Canned Cat Foods.
Topeka, KS (March 16, 2007) – In response to the recent Menu Foods, Inc. nationwide recall of wet pet foods, Hill’s® Pet Nutrition, Inc. has announced a voluntary precautionary recall in the United States and Canada of a very small number of canned cat products that are co-manufactured by Menu.
Hill’s is voluntarily recalling the following products:
1. Science Diet® Kitten Savory Cuts® Ocean Fish 3 oz. and 5.5 oz.
2. Science Diet® Feline Adult Savory Cuts® Beef 5.5 oz.
3. Science Diet® Feline Adult Savory Cuts® Chicken 5.5 oz.
4. Science Diet® Feline Adult Savory Cuts® Ocean Fish 5.5 oz.
5. Science Diet® Feline Senior Savory Cuts® Chicken 5.5 oz.
No other Hill’s products are affected by this recall.
Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., is taking this precautionary step to protect the health and well being of your pets. Hill’s has received no reported cases of illness. Consumers of other pet food brands manufactured by Menu Foods have reported a small number of cases of cats becoming ill with loss of appetite, vomiting, and lethargy which are potential signs of kidney failure.
This voluntary product recall involves discontinuation of all retail sales and product retrieval from consumers. Consumers should stop using the affected products immediately. Consult with a veterinarian if any symptoms are present in your pet. All Science Diet products carry a 100 percent guarantee, and consumers can receive a refund for recalled products. For more information, consumers can contact the company at 1-800-445-5777 or visit www.HillsPet.com for details.
Hill’s is recalling the following product codes. Product codes can be found at the bottom of the can. Only relevant code numbers have been listed (‘X’s indicate irrelevant numbers).
BESTBEFORE 09 2008
M06XXXXXX 4414
.
BESTBEFORE 08 2008
M28XXXXXX 4416
.
BESTBEFORE 08 2008
M28XXXXXX 4415
.
BESTBEFORE 08 2008
M28XXXXXX 4601
.
BESTBEFORE 08 2008
M28XXXXXX 4603
.
BESTBEFORE 08 2008
M25XXXXXX 4457
.
BESTBEFORE 08 2008
M28XXXXXX 4414
Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., has informed the Food and Drug Administration and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on this issue. The company regrets any inconvenience to its consumers, retail customers and veterinarians.
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"Science Diet" is the "retail" brand of Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc - the people who sell
the Prescription Only Dog & Cat foods through Licensed Veterinarians.
There's no reason given on the Hill's site WHY their products aren't listed on the Menu Foods recall pages.
Makes ME wonder how many more of the major pet food suppliers are not allowing their names to be listed by Menu Foods.
Not being on the Menu Foods Recall list doesn't necessarily mean that a wet food is "safe".
by http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/mad.gif Phred on 3/21/2007
Canadian Purina pet food NOT impacted
Canadian Purina pet food NOT impacted by Menu Foods recall
Dear Valued Pet Priority Member,
Throughout the past few days there has been a great deal of media coverage regarding the Menu Foods Income Trust product recall of wet dog and wet cat food. We are very sympathetic to the concern and would like to clarify with our valued Pet Priority members that Purina products in Canada are not impacted by the Menu Foods recall.
Ensuring the safety and quality of Purina pet foods is our priority. As this recall relates to wet pet foods, please be assured that you can continue to feed Purina wet dog and wet cat food, including Fancy Feast®, Friskies®, Pro Plan®, Purina Veterinary Diet® wet cat foods, and Beneful®, Purina Veterinary Diet® wet dog foods. We also wish to assure you that Purina® brand dry dog and cat food products can continue to be fed with the utmost of confidence.
As a precautionary measure in the United States, Nestlé Purina PetCare Company has voluntarily withdrawn its 5.3-ounce Mighty Dog® brand pouch products. Please note that the Mighty Dog® brand is not available in Canada. For a complete list of recalled products, click here.
To learn more about the Purina® pet food brands available in Canada, please visit www.purina.ca. If you have any questions about Canadian Purina products, please call Consumer Relations at 1.800.268.5345.
Thank you for your continued support and confidence in Purina products.
MSNBC.com & Newsweek article ...
MSNBC.com is carrying a Newsweek article about the Recall.
Here's a few paragraphs of a 3 page article:
Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17728426/site/newsweek/
Titled: "Limited Resources" - questions about the regulation of pet foods.
"March 21, 2007 - It's been nearly a week since Canadian pet-food manufacturer Menu Foods Inc. recalled some 60 million cans and pouches of wet food linked to the deaths of at least 15 cats and one dog, yet authorities still can't explain exactly what went wrong. Some critics and animal lovers are honing in on what they see as lax regulation of the $15-billion annual pet-food industry in the United States.
"There's almost a void there," says Bob Vetere, president of the American Pet Product Manufacturers Association. "There is no real pet food department of any federal agency."
Technically, the Food and Drug Administration is responsible for ensuring that, like human foods, pet foods are safe to eat, truthfully labeled and produced under sanitary conditions. But on Tuesday, FDA officials admitted that the regulation of pet food takes a backseat to its regulatory obligations of other food and drug sectors, and that inspections of pet-food processing plants are done only on a for-cause basis.
"There are limited resources," said David Elder, director of the Office of Surveillance and Compliance in the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine in Rockville, Md. Elder added that inspections of companion animals' food products are, "based on risk." Which means that the processing plant in Emporia, Kans., where the tainted food was manufactured, had never been inspected by government officials until after consumers started complaining about pets dying of kidney failure. The Emporia plant remains open and continues to produce new food, according to a Menu Foods spokesperson, who adds that safety tests are being done around the clock.
"The FDA says Ontario-based Menu Foods began to receive complaints about renal failure on Feb. 20 and began on Feb. 27 to conduct a series of taste tests on 40 to 50 dogs and cats, leading to the eventual death of at least 9 cats. On March 16, the company issued its North American recall of pet food sold under 95 different brand names manufactured between Dec. 3 and March 6, including popular brands such as Iams and Eukanuba, plus many store brands sold in large retailers such as Wal-Mart, Winn-Dixie and Publix. ...
But without regular inspections, the pet-food industry is largely self-regulated. ...
"It's wide-open. As far as ingredients go, there is no regulation," says Ann Martin, a Canadian pet-health advocate and author of three pet-food related books, including 1997's "Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food." While the raw materials used in commercial pet food often contain animal protein derived largely from slaughterhouse offal--unused animal parts--Martin contends that there are other sources of that material, including road kill, zoo animal carcasses and fecal matter. ...
The industry insists their products are absolutely safe. "Pet foods are the highest regulated product you'll find in the grocery store," says Duane Ekedahl, president of the Pet Food Institute (PFI), an industry trade association representing the interests of 20 member companies whose products make up about 97 percent of the dog and cat food produced in the United States. ...
On Tuesday, PFI issued a statement claiming that, "All cat and dog food products on store shelves are safe. The recall is now complete and all suspected products have been removed from the stream of commerce. ..."
[ {{:rolleyes:}} Anybody care to believe that?? ]
Wonder if Phish Food or Hamster Pellets would be safer?
:p
/s/ Phred
Pet Owners Report 241 Deaths from Food
The latest in the pet food scare
Pet Owners Report 241 Deaths from Food
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2963443&page=1
Snippet:
"If owners believe that their pet has been eating the food, Becker said that they should bring their pets into the vet's office immediately.
Cats, Becker said, can lose 80 percent of kidney function before showing evidence of a problem. But once the animal reaches this tipping point, the problem becomes apparent. By this time, treatment may come too late."
http://www.menufoods.com/recall
http://www.petconnection.com/ Click here to report a sick pet. (Owners have reported over 500 deaths) I took the time to hunt down this link since the article didn't include it. PLEASE pass it on.
