Major "wet" pet food recall of dog & cat foods ~ NOW Includes Treets & Biscuits

[luvofallhorses]

Wal-Mart Dog Treats Join Pet Food Recall

By ANDREW BRIDGES
Associated Press Writer
Published April 5, 2007, 2:16 PM CDT


WASHINGTON -- The recall of pet foods and treats contaminated with an industrial chemical expanded Thursday to include dog biscuits made by an Alabama company and sold by Wal-Mart under the Ol'Roy brand.

The Food and Drug Administration said the manufacturer, Sunshine Mills Inc., is recalling dog biscuits made with imported Chinese wheat gluten. Testing has revealed the wheat gluten, a protein source, was contaminated with melamine, used to make plastics and other industrial products.

Also Thursday, Menu Foods, a major manufacturer of brand- and private-label wet pet foods expanded its original recall to include a broader range of dates and varieties. Menu Foods was the first of at least six companies to recall the now more than 100 brands of pet foods and treats made with the contaminated ingredient.

The recall now covers "cuts and gravy"-style products made between Nov. 8 and March 6, Menu Foods said. Previously, it only applied to products made beginning Dec. 3. In addition, Menu Foods said it was expanding the recall to include more varieties, but no new brands.

The FDA knows of no other pet product companies planning recalls, agency officials told reporters.

"Other than that, I think, you know, the public should feel secure in purchasing pet foods that are not subject to the recall," Stephen Sundlof, director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, told reporters.

Do you have the link for this???

[lizbud]

Iams & Eukanuba took out full page ads in our largest newspapers to
apologize and offer added info on contaminated pet food. These biggest
pet food makers are going to suffer for years for this mistake by a supplier
of their company. I think they should sue Menu Foods too. They were the
'middle man" in all of this.

[Freedom]

Here is the link you are looking for, luvofallhorses!

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles...00010000000001

[luvofallhorses]

thanks! we fed our dogs those biscuits. but threw them out when we found out about it. I am baking their own treats from now on!