Ol'Roy Dog Food Recall 9/19/06

[Suki Wingy]

thank god I've never touched any of those!

[BC_MoM]

That's the one food my parents will never feed. And I'm so glad they understand that it's a horrible food.

[Alysser]

Yeah it really is. Sassy hated it and we didn't even have it a day.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Here's a post *stolen* from another site tha's a little easier to read:

Simmons Pet Food / Ol'Roy Dog Food can linings have separated from inside the cans.
If you have any of the cans, take them back to Wal-Mart for a full refund.

Ol Roy Chicken, 22 oz. Can
Code Date: All
UPC: 0068113189762
Item Number: 849593

Ol Roy Beef, 22 oz. Can
Code Date: All
UPC: 0068113189763
Item Number: 849600

Ol Roy Hearty Chipped Beef, 22 oz. Can
Code Date: All
UPC: 0068113189770
Item Number: 849852

Ol Roy Hearty Loaf, 22 oz. Can
Code Date: All
UPC: 0068113189771
Item Number: 849859

For more information call Simmons Pet Food at 1-800-232-9880
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And from the Simmons Pet Food (factory) web site:

June 12, 2006 (NOTE Date - this didn't "just happen")

Re: 22 Oz. Canned Pet Food

Simmons Pet Food, Inc. is voluntarily recovering 22 oz. canned wet dog food manufactured
with "use by" dates between March 16, 2008 and June 6, 2008.

Simmons has discovered an issue regarding random flaking of the inside coating of the can. The incidence rate is less than 0.1%

This coating was approved for direct contact with food under USFDA 21 CFR 175.300 in 1971 and since 1971 it has worked well on billions of cans for many manufacturers of various types of human and pet food. However, even though the incidence of failure of the inside coating is low, Simmons feels it is in the best interest of our customers to voluntarily recover this product from the marketplace.

Products affected by this recovery are as follows:
22oz. Pot Luck Canned Pet Food UPC 72562326232
22oz. Fit and Active Hearty Loaf with Beef UPC 072562328229
22oz. Fit and Active Hearty Loaf with Chicken UPC 072562378224
22oz. Fred's Canine Cuisine Dog Food Prime Entrée Cuts with Beef UPC 084579100163 (Use By Date 05/08/08 only)
22oz. Twin Pet with Beef Dog and Puppy Food UPC 071682241234
22oz. Twin Pet with Beef - Liver Flavor Dog and Puppy Food UPC 071682241333
22oz. American Fare Dinner with Turkey and Bacon UPC 07200019342 (Use By Date 04/05/08 only)
22oz. American Fare Chunky Dinner with Beef and Bacon UPC 07200019344 (Use By Date 04/05/08 only)
22oz. American Fare Chunky Dinner with Beef UPC 07200019341 (Use By Date 04/05/08 only)
22oz. American Fare Country Stew with Beef UPC 07200019343 (Use By Date 04/05/08 only)
22oz. Strongheart Beef Flavor Dog Food UPC 071682641232
22oz. Ol'Roy Beef Flavor UPC 0068113189763 and UPC 072562350237
22oz. Ol'Roy Chicken Flavor UPC 0068113189762 and UPC 072562349231
22oz. Ol'Roy Hearty Loaf with Chopped Beef UPC 0068113189770
22oz. Ol'Roy Hearty Loaf Chopped Meaty Combo UPC 0068113189771

We request removal, segregation and return of the above mentioned products to point of purchase for credit. We have already begun production to return replacement product to our customer's shelves.

We are undertaking this action in cooperation with the US Food and Drug Administration.
Thank you for your help and understanding at this time.
Mitch Newton
President
Simmons Pet Food, Inc.
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/s/ Phred

[MajesticCollies]

Lord help anyones furbaby that has to eat that food (if you want to call it that)

Thank God for this forum that everyone here is educated on nutritional foods for thier pets. Right Everybody?

[Jessika]

Lord help anyones furbaby that has to eat that food (if you want to call it that)

Thank God for this forum that everyone here is educated on nutritional foods for thier pets. Right Everybody?

Most everyone, anyway. And those that aren't we offer to educate them

[beeniesmom]

Good thing we don't buy that.

[Husky15]

Never fed Belle Ol'Roy once, thank goodness.

[Glacier]

Lord help anyones furbaby that has to eat that food (if you want to call it that)

Ol'Roy kept my Paxil alive when she had cancer. She refused to eat anything--not raw meat, not cooked meat, not fish, not other kibble, not canned food. Absolutely nothing, except Ol'Roy Meaty Chunks and Gravy! I can't even remember how we came to have it around, must have been a donation. For a few weeks, that's all she ate. I wouldn't feed it long term, but it kept Paxil going long enough to fight the cancer that could have easily killed her. Everything else was fixable later....she suffered no ill effects from the food though.

She still refuses to eat sometimes, but now a chunk of raw moose usually gets her chewing again!

[elizabethann]

I used to buy Fenway the Bacon treats.

[pitc9]

I don't shop at WalMart anymore, but when I did I used to buy tons of treats at X-Mas time and give them to my local humane society.