Royal Canin dog food recalled

[Lady's Human]

Blue Seal a food company in the northeast of the US. They make several lines of food, and according to the company, all the food ingredients are US sourced, so they haven't had an issue with the ingredients.

[Jadapit]

Lady's Human, that's what Natural Balance said also but they still got the rice from China. I guess I will go with the Innova for now. I dont know what to do anymore. I pray that the corn gulten doesn't end up having the melamine in it also. Can you imagine if that happened?

[Lady's Human]

Jada, the difference is US SOURCED as opposed to acquired from a US company.If they're just buying it from a company in the US it can be sourced from anywhere.

That having been said, I shudder to think how widespread the incidents would be if the chemical in question was applied to corn.

[Jadapit]

Jada, the difference is US SOURCED as opposed to acquired from a US company.If they're just buying it from a company in the US it can be sourced from anywhere.

That having been said, I shudder to think how widespread the incidents would be if the chemical in question was applied to corn.

Thanks for the info Lady's Human. Here is some more intresting stuff if you want to read it. Melamine was found in the corn gluten in South Africa, it was imported from China. Why do the grains have to come from China? I'm sure it all comes down to cheaper prices.



FDA will not name companies until the companies say they used the shipment of rice protein in the manufacturing of foods.
Wilbur-Ellis started receiving shipments from the Chinese company in July of 2006
FDA has yet to test corn gluten after South Africa’s findings of melamine in corn gluten from China.
Blue Buffalo identified as one of 5 companies that received tainted rice protein.
Rice protein is less widely used as wheat gluten.
Rice protein will be screened at import.
Some contaminated products may have been used as pig feed.








List of Toxins Found in Pets Grows Longer, Pigs Fed Toxins
April 20th, 2007

If it wasn’t confusing enough, three more toxins were found in the urine and kidneys of sick pets.

Researchers in at least three labs found cyanuric acid, amilorine and amiloride — all by-products of melamine — in the crystals of animals’ urine, tissues and kidneys…

Finding cyanuric acid is the more significant finding, Hoff, Goldstein and Mullaney said, although they are not yet certain how toxic it is to animals.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Web site said, “When ingested (by humans) in large amounts, the substance may have effects on the kidneys, resulting in tissue lesions.”

Also, pigs that ate contaminated rice protein were slaughtered and sold before the government could quarantine them. It is not clear whether the meat made it into consumers’ hands. The pigs ate salvaged pet food from Diamond Pet Foods.

Researchers also ruled out aminopterin, previously announced by NY state. No explanation is given as to how this decision was made.

[cyber-sibes]

What a mess!!!! I just saw the recall on the dog side. Who's next, do you suppose? I guess the best outcome for all of this will be better standards for quality control of pet foods--fingers crossed.

I switched to Canidae, they don't use wheat, corn, or gluten...but they do use brown rice. I'll keep watching their site, just in case.

[JenBKR]

I sent an email to Chicken Soup, here was their reply:

Diamond Pet Foods has private label accounts. Natural Balance is one of
these accounts. Natural Balance has recalled 2 of their formulas that
are manufactured by Diamond. These formulas contain rice protein
concentrate. No other products manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods
contain this ingredient. It is a separate ingredient from white rice,
brown rice, brewer's rice, rice bran and rice flour.

We do not import any ingredients from China. None of our grains are
imported from China. We buy all of our ingredients from US companies.
We have requested that all of these companies provide us with letters of
origin for each ingredient that we use in our products. The corn gluten
that is currently under question is from Africa. And besides...Chicken
Soup is corn-free.

Janet L. Rettenmaier, DVM, MS
Veterinary Services
Diamond Pet Foods
Meta, MO 65058
ph. 573-229-4203

[Vela]

Ahh good thanks for posting that, I'm glad to hear. I know that the rice bought for the Natural Balance was bought from a US source, that brought it in from China, but it looks like they are checking out that option to be safe. Thanks for posting.