IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PET FOOD RECALLS
THESE RECALLS DO NOT AFFECT THE FOOD THAT WE CARRY. WE ARE MERELY POSTING THEM
AS A SERVICE TO THOSE WHO MAY BE FEEDING THESE BRANDS.
We DO NOT AND WILL NOT carry Dog or Cat food that contains any of the following ingredients:
wheat, wheat gluten, corn, corn-gluten, rice protein concentrates, by-products,
artificial color, flavor or preservatives, or animal digest.

We are making every attempt to keep our readers up to date on recalls as we become aware of them.

See the results of food testing at Pet Food Products Safety Alliance:
http://www.pfpsa.org/news.html

Sept 12, 2008-Mars Petcare recalls Pedigree, Paws n Claws, Special Kitty, Ol Roy brands etc etc etc
Mars Petcare US Issues Voluntary Recall of Everson, PA Plant Dry Pet Food Product due to Potential
Salmonella Contamination

For Immediate Release

Mars Petcare US Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall
Recalled Pet Food-Note: If you see a product you purchased listed below, please review the code date information samples from below to confirm that your product is included in the recall.

Franklin, Tennessee (September 12, 2008)—Today, Mars Petcare US announced a voluntary recall of products manufactured at its Everson, Pennsylvania facility. The pet food is being voluntarily recalled because of potential contamination with Salmonella serotype Schwarzengrund. This voluntary recall only affects the United States.

Salmonella can cause serious infections in dogs and cats, and, if there is cross contamination caused by handling of the pet food, in people as well, especially children, the aged, and people with compromised immune systems. Healthy people potentially infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. On rare occasions, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers.

Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have only decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Animals can be carriers with no visible symptoms and can potentially infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.

The company stopped production at the Everson facility on July 29, 2008 when it was alerted of a possible link between dry pet food produced at the plant and two isolated cases of people infected with Salmonella Schwarzengrund.

Even though no direct link between product produced at Everson and human or pet illness has been made, Mars Petcare US is taking precautionary action to protect pets and their owners by announcing a voluntary recall of all products produced at the Everson facility beginning February 18, 2008 until July 29, 2008 when we stopped production.

The company is continuing to work collaboratively with the FDA to determine the nature and source of Salmonella Schwarzengrund at the Everson facility. Since it has not yet identified the source of the Salmonella Schwarzengrund at the Everson facility, Mars Petcare US does not plan to resume production out of a commitment to the safety of our pet owners and their pets, customers, and associates.

The top priority of Mars Petcare US has always been and continues to be the health and welfare of pets and their owners. Consumers can continue to have confidence in the quality and safety of the products produced at other Mars Petcare US facilities. Only those products which were produced at the Everson facility are impacted by the voluntary recall.

Many of the brands involved in the recall are national brands produced at multiple facilities. A chart for all products is below. For example, PEDIGREE® is manufactured in numerous facilities throughout the country, and Everson represents a very small portion of the manufacturing base – 2.7 percent of total PEDIGREE® production.

Mars Petcare US will work with retail customers to ensure that the recalled products are not on store shelves. These products should not be sold or fed to pets. In the event that consumers believe they have purchased products affected by this voluntary recall, they should return the product to the store where they purchased it for a full refund. Specific product details and other information can be found at www.petcare.mars.com

Please find recalled pet food UPC information below.
The products listed below are made at our Everson facility on behalf of a variety of retailers. All code dates, with the exception of PEDIGREE®, are listed in a similar format as noted below:
Consumers should look for “17” as the first two digits of the second line. Sample:
Best By Feb 18 09
17 1445 1
 

For PEDIGREE® the Everson code date format is as follows:
Consumers should look for “PAE” on the bottom line – the sixth, seventh and eighth digits. Sample:
PEDIGREE ® Small Crunchy Bites
Best Before 02/2009
808G1PAE01 12:00
 

In an effort to prevent the transmission of Salmonella from pets to family members and care givers, the FDA recommends that everyone follow appropriate pet food handling guidelines when feeding their pets. A list of safe pet food handling tips can be found at: www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/petfoodtips080307.html

Pet owners who have questions about the recall should call 1-877-568-4463 or visit www.petcare.mars.com.

Maple Leaf Recalled Meat may affect pet food ingredients Aug 28, 2008:
We are gathering more information at this time to investigate whether any of the listeria tainted meat manufactured by Maple Leaf has in fact also been used in the Pet Food lines manufactured by Maple Leaf Foods under the following names:

AUG 9, 2008 PEDIGREE COMPLETE NUTRITION SMALL CRUNCHY BITES:
Mars Petcare US Voluntarily Issues Limited Recall of PEDIGREE(R) Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites at Albertsons in Southern California and Las Vegas STATEMENT
Last update: 12:00 a.m. EDT Aug. 9, 2008
FRANKLIN, Tenn., Aug 08, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Today Mars Petcare US announced a voluntary recall of 100 of the 20-pound bags of PEDIGREE(R) Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites sold in Southern California and Las Vegas, Nevada to a limited number of Albertsons locations due to potential Salmonella contamination.
PEDIGREE(R) Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites is a multi-component dry pet food. Last week, a component that should have been on hold due to positive testing results was inadvertently shipped to our Tracy, California facility and used in the production of 100 bags of PEDIGREE(R) Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites with best buy dates of 07/2009
http://www.marketwatch.com:80/news/story/mars-petcare-us-voluntarily-issues/story.aspx?guid=%7B32A1D75C-B54D-473E-A728-20CE0974B68F%7D&dist=hppr

August 14, 2008: Lab results are back on samples believed to be Nutro Natural Choice Chicken Meal, Rice and Oatmeal Formula, Lot # 25/Jul/2009 19:59 and Nutro Max Puppy, lot # unknown

Pfpsa.org acquired and tested these samples in response to numerous consumer complaints, related to suspected problems with Nurto dry dog food, as reported by Consumer Affairs. The samples were sent to the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab to be tested for e-coli, salmonella, and listeria, which all tested non-detected. WADDL then forwarded the samples to the Analytical Sciences Laboratory, University of Idaho, to be tested for aflatoxin and a variety of minerals and metals. Aflatoxin was non-detected on both samples at 100 ppb.

By AAFCO guidelines levels on a number of these substances are far higher than AAFCO recommendations. Most notable are copper and zinc. Copper in the two samples were approximately 2 and 3 times higher than AAFCO recommendations. As previously reported by pfpsa.org, some species of dogs are exceptionally sensitive to excess copper.

AAFCO recommends zinc in dog food, on a dry matter basis, at a level of 120 ppm (mg/kg), with a maximum acceptable level of 1,000 ppm. At this point, pfpsa.org would openly question the AAFCO recommendation, as it appears to be on the order of 10 times the amount recommended for humans on a body weight basis. Did AAFCO drop a decimal point on zinc? The daily recommended dosage of zinc in humans is 15 mg.. A 60 pound dog, that ate a little over a pound of dry dog food, would receive 60 mg zinc at the AAFCO recommended level of 120 ppm. Unless dogs have dramatically different metabolic requirements for zinc, as compared to humans, the dosage for a 60 pound dog vs. a 150 pound human, would come to exactly 10 times the required amount based on AAFCO recommendations.

The samples believed to be Nutro dry dog food tested positive for zinc at levels of 260 ppm (ug/g) and 400 ppm as fed. Assuming 10% moisture content “as fed”, vs. “dry matter” as calculated by AAFCO, the 400 ppm sample is over 4 times the recommended amount, and at half the maximum amount allowed. This would come to on the order of 40 times the amount of zinc recommended for human dietary requirements.

This report by the College of Veterinary Medicine, at the University of Georgia, describes zinc toxicity in dogs. The symptoms are consistent with the majority of those reported by consumers suspecting problems believed to be associated with feeding Nutro dry dog food.

July 16, 2008: A composite of samples of Nutro Max Cat Gourmet Classics "California Chicken Supreme Dinner" Lot JUN 21 09, Lot SEP 05 09, and Lot MAY 16 09 tested postive for cyanuric acid. This is pet food manufactured prior to the March 2007 recall period. There is a growing body of evidence that Chinese gluten was not solely responsible for the estimated quarter million recall related pet deaths. This body of evidence indicates pet food companies were illegally spiking pet food with cyanuric acid to fraudulently inflate the apparent protein content. A study conducted by UC Davis last year confirmed neither melamine nor cyanuric acid alone are toxic. These tests show the most likely cause of death in many affected pets was the result of a mixture of both illegally adulterated recalled and unrecalled pet food. Test Results

June 14, 2008: Additional test results are back on the Fancy Feast samples we’ve been working on. Ethylene glycol and DEG were not detected. Organic acids were undetected at a level of sensitivity of 1,000 ppm, with the exception of lactic acid, which was present in the food at 2,200 ppm. In a three ounce can of food, at this level of lactic acid, there would be approximately 170 mg. lactic acid present in one can. Based on available research, it is our current view it’s unlikely this level of lactic acid would be toxic. We will continue to investigate the possibility this food either contained toxic adulterants and/or unsafe levels of additives.

A pet owner with unopened samples of pet food manufactured prior to the March 2007 recall period has donated funds to pfpsa.org and supplied samples to be tested through the project. Samples have been submitted to the lab and results should be back in a few weeks.

Pfpsa.org has been helping pet owners with testing pet food suspected in a pet’s illness for almost nine months now. At this time, we felt it would be appropriate to make information on donations and expenses available to persons interested in the progress of this start up phase of the effort. Through June 8, 2008, pfpsa.org has received $2454 in donations and our expenses totaled $2116. To date, pfpsa.org has been operated strictly through the efforts of volunteers. As a result, we’re proud to report that 95% of all funds donated to the effort have been applied directly to the project’s objectives, with the remainder going to merchant services for processing contributions.

May 8, 2008: Unopened samples of Fancy Feast “Ocean White fish & Tuna Feast”, Lot# 80171160L11651036, tested “non-detected” for unknown toxins and below detectable limits for peroxide and mercury. The circumstances surrounding this food, as outlined by the pet owner that supplied the samples, leaves open questions as to the possibility there may be issues with the pet food. It is unknown if other pet owners have experienced similar problems or if this is an isolated incident. Currently, pfpsa.org has approximately $150, which may be used toward ordering additional tests. If any other pet owners have experienced recent health issues in their pets, which could potentially be related to this pet food, we would appreciate any information you may be able to provide, especially if you have lab work available from your vet. We will continue to research the possibility there is a connection between this pet food and the health issues as reported by the pet owner. Pfpsa.org would like to express its heartfelt appreciation to those who have worked with us and contributed toward investigating this particular issue. Thank you.

February 25, 2008: Test results are back on samples received in ziplock bags, believed to be Evangers pheasant and brown rice, best by Oct. 17, 2009, code #001.

Tests ordered: Solanine tested negative.

Aflatoxin and copper. Aflatoxin tested negative. Copper levels were approximately twice the recommended level for dogs. Copper is a necessary element, but excess levels may cause health problems in some breeds.

In a lab report supplied by a private party, a sample believed to be Hill's Science Diet Adult Dry Cat Food - best before 02/09, tested positive for cyanuric acid and melamine. This food is believed to have been manufactured in July 2007, purchased in October 2007, and apparently caused the owner's cat's death shortly after it was purchased.

NOTICE: No funds are currently available to assist pet owners with pet food testing. Donations are needed to further our efforts. In the mean time, we remain committed to working with pet owners suspecting problems with pet food, and will make every effort to provide information and suggest resources to those interested in getting pet food tested at their own expense.
 

IMPENDING NUTRO RECALL??-July 2, 2008 (Note-we DO NOT carry Nutro, nor any other products listed here. This page is posted to assist our readers who may be feeding these foods.
Although Nutro has not yet issued a formal recall, we felt our readers should be aware of illnesses and deaths related to feeding Nutro pet food over the past few months. More info is available at these sites:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/06/pet_food_recalls98.html
http://hubpages.com/author/AskSusanPeters/best/

By Lisa Wade McCormick
ConsumerAffairs.com
June 23, 2008
Scores of pet owners report their animals became ill while eating Nutro products, then recovered when they were switched to another brand.
At least six dogs have died in the past two months, according to an analysis of complaints to ConsumerAffairs.com. The company discounts the reports, saying they are isolated and unconfirmed; at least one Nutro employee, sickened by the company's response, told us she resigned.
In related developments, ConsumerAffairs.com has learned:

• The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently investigated the April deaths of two dogs in Indiana. The FDA tested samples of the Nutro food those dogs ate, but did not find any toxins. No one, however, has tested the Nutro food the other dogs ate before they died;

• A pet for Nutro confirmed she's heard complaints about the company's food making dogs and cats sick. She reported those concerns to her supervisor, but said they were ignored. She recently resigned;

• There is a shortage of some varieties of Nutro dog food. The company says this is a supply problem – not a safety or quality issue;

• Some consumers have sent their pets' food to Nutro for testing. They have not received any results. Other pet owners plan to hire private labs to test their food and report their concerns to the FDA and the Animal Poison Control Center run by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
The six dogs that recently died include two Italian Greyhounds in Indiana, a Beagle/Whippet mix in Pennsylvania, two German Shepherd puppies in North Carolina, and a Doberman Pinscher in Texas.
The dogs' owners all say their pets were in good health and they're convinced that Nutro's food is somehow connected to their animals' deaths. Those concerns are echoed by pet owners whose dogs and cats have recently become sick after eating the company's food.
Nutro, however, defends its products and says the food is 100 percent safe.
But scores of pet owners across the country -- including longtime Nutro customers -- no longer feel safe feeding this brand of food to their dogs and cats.
June 24, 2008

COMFORTIS® and ivermectin interaction Safety Warning Notification

Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is announcing that it has received reports of adverse reactions in dogs receiving the drug Comfortis® (spinosad) concurrently with high, extra-label doses of the drug ivermectin. The clinical signs of these adverse reactions are consistent with ivermectin toxicity.

Comfortis® (spinosad), manufactured by Elanco Animal Health, a division of Eli Lilly and Company, is a monthly oral, chewable tablet used for the prevention and treatment of flea infestations on dogs. Veterinarians who use high, extra-label doses of ivermectin to treat dogs with non-responsive demodectic mange and other conditions should be aware that some dogs have developed signs of ivermectin toxicity when ivermectin is used concurrently with Comfortis® (spinosad). 

CVM and Elanco Animal Health are advising veterinarians that dogs receiving extra-label doses of ivermectin should not receive concurrent treatment with Comfortis® (spinosad).

CVM is working with Elanco Animal Health as they address this issue.  Additional information regarding this safety warning can be obtained on the Elanco Animal Health website.

Lilly Companion Animal Health Technical Bulletin:  Spinosad and the Extra-Label Use of High Dose Ivermectin for the Treatment of Generalized Demodicosis in Dogs - http://elms.xh1.lilly.com/10788_03_tech_Bulletin.pdf
 

Sept 21, 2007 PetSmart pulled various Smokehouse brand chicken and duck dog treats from their shelves as a precautionary measure. The company pulled these treats in response to American Veterinary Medical Association's warning about various treat products from China due to complaints from pet owners about ill dogs.

PetSmart has also pulled Pet n' Shape Chik n' Rings dog treats from their shelves as a precaution. When we spoke to PetSmart last week, there was no word about a Pet n' Shape treat being pulled off shelves last week.

Story continues at:
http://www.itchmo.com/petsmart-pulls-pet-n-shape-chik-n-rings-dog-treats-from-shelves-3002
 

Sept 19, 2007 Bravo! has announced a recall of certain varieties of its poultry products for pets. Here is the press release dated September 18 that is on their website:

Bravo! announces a voluntary recall of select tubes of three of its poultry products for cats and dogs. The pet food is being recalled because two of the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, while the other product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Sept 17, 2007 Expertox, a Texas lab, has found elevated levels of lead, chromium, and cadmium in two Chinese-made pet toys sold at Wal-Mart. But two veterinarians said the levels found by the lab are not a health risk to cats and dogs.

The lab was hired by ConsumerAffairs.com to test two dog toys and two cat toys for heavy metals and other toxins.

A dog chew toy, a green monster, tested positive for what the lab categorizes as high levels of lead and chromium. The lab detected lead levels of 907.4 micrograms per kilogram (almost one part per million). Chromium was found at levels of 334.9 micrograms per kilogram. Levels of cadmium, arsenic and mercury were also found in the green monster toy.

The lab said with that kind of concentration, if a dog puts the toy in his mouth and chews or licks it, he is being exposed to a good amount of lead and runs the risk of metal toxicity that may shorten his life.

Expertox said a cloth catnip toy also tested positive for a "tremendous amount" of the toxic metal cadmium. The levels of cadmium found were 236 micrograms per kilogram.

Two other Wal-Mart pet toys were analyzed, a cloth hedgehog for dogs and a plastic dumbbell toy for cats. Expertox found cadmium in those two pet toys, but the lab toxicologist said the levels found were similar to the amount in one cigarette and not considered significant.

Read the rest of the article at:
http://www.itchmo.com/expertox-finds-lead-other-toxins-in-wal-mart-pet-toys-2877

Aug 16, 2007 A Philadelphia woman says her dog died after eating tainted dog food treats bought from Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart has quietly pulled the made in China dog treat from its stores. There has been no announcement to the public as of yet. It is also uncertain of how many tainted bags of treats there may still be out among consumers.

Kate Collins said it is hard to talk about. Bella, her two-year-old Chihuahua, died suddenly in July after eating Bestro Chicken Jerky Strips.
Collins said that Bella died within a week after eating the treats. The other dogs did not receive the same treats and are unaffected.

Bella's owner had the animal hospital do an autopsy and they found that Bella died of an infection caused by toxic bacteria.

EXCLUSIVE: Lab Reports Cyanuric Acid In Unrecalled Dry Food
May 24th, 2007

Itchmo has learned that a toxicology test reported the presence of cyanuric acid in an opened bag of what is alleged to be Iams Large Breed dry dog food. According to the report obtained by Itchmo, (available on the site) the results have been certified by a forensic toxicologist. The testing method detects concentrations in excess of 0.1%. We have obtained a copy of the toxicology report and you can see for yourself. We have remove personal information for privacy reasons and a correct lot number was obtained.

We have contacted Iams :In response, Iams says they are “fully confident” that no cyanuric acid or melamine entered their products. They also defended their “exceptional response” to handling customer complaints. When asked if they were testing for melamine and cyanuric acid after the manufacture of their products, Iams said that they were “constantly improving their quality control processes.”

Iams Large Breed does not list rice protein concentrate or wheat gluten as ingredients.

We cannot stress this point enough: This test was performed on a sample from an opened bag. We do not know if this is an isolated case of contamination before or after the sale, or if it is widespread.This information requires verification and we are asking for your help.

Itchmo is asking you to find an unopened 20 lb. bag of Iams Large Breed dry dog food that matches the lot number: 260608 70574173 F4 US30940 with the expiration date of 6/26/08.If you find an unopened bag, please email us at tips@itchmo.com and we will provide further instructions. If it's the right bag, we will pay for the cost of the bag of food, shipping and testing. There will be no cost to you.

If an unopened bag is found and tested, we will release the results as soon as they become available regardless of the outcome.
Full Article:
http://www.itchmo.com/read/lab-reports-cyanuric-acid-in-dry-food_20070524
 

May 23, 2007 Recall Expansion: Menu Foods Adds Two More to Canadian Recall List

In a press release dated today, Menu Foods has added two more items to their Canadian recall list:

1) Western Family Canada Chicken Cuts/Gravy canned dog food dated December 11, 2009 to March 7, 2010 (624g)

2) Western Family Canada Chunks of Chicken/Gravy canned cat food dated December 11, 2009 to March 7, 2010 (374g)

Menu Foods said that these two items should have been added to their recall expansion on May 2 and just recently noticed that they were omitted.
 

May 22, 2007 Costco brand Nutra Nuggets dog food tested positive for melamine
NEW RECALL: Nutra Nuggets Lamb Meal and Rice Dry Formula for Dogs Recalled

We have been able to confirm that Nutra Nuggets (made by Diamond Pet Foods) is recalling their Lamb Meal and Rice Dry Formula for Dogs with the Best Buy dates of October 9-10, 2008. We spoke with a vet at the Nutra Nuggets recall line and he said that so far, they had only heard of 2 cases in which the dogs had renal diseases (confirming the news report from yesterday).

He said that it was due to cross-contamination due to food being produced for Natural Balance (Natural Balance had recalls in mid-April). At this time, he said that no other food produced by Nutra Nuggets was being recalled.

A central California vet is reporting that tests on a bag of Nutra Nuggets-brand dog food purchased from Costco tested positive for melamine.

Veterinarian Dr. Matt Humason says “We began asking questions…we found the dogs all ate the same food from the same store at the same time… so we sent a sample to get it tested and it came back positive with melamine.” All four dogs ate Nutra Nuggets brand food.
 
A sample was sent to a lab at UC Davis and [the pet owner’s] fears were confirmed.

NEW RECALLS: More Recalls from Chenango Valley Pet Foods
May 18th, 2007

Last night, there were recalls of Lick Your Chops and Evolve made by Chenango Valley Pet Foods, and there's more to add to that list. According to a FDA press release dated 5/17/07, here is a list of recalls of dry pet food from Chenango Valley Pet Foods
(this list even includes ferret food now):

        * DOCTORS FOSTER & SMITH LAMB & BROWN RICE FORMULA ADULT DOG FOOD, NET WT. 6 LBS. (UPC 25141 28244), 15 LBS. (25141 30074), and 30 LBS. (UPC 25141 06043); Date Codes: Best By Feb 09 09 and Best By Feb 26 09;
        * SHOP RITE REDI-MIXT DOG FOOD FOR DOGS, NET WT. 25 LB. (UPC 41190 00555), Date Code: Code C7107;
        * LICK YOUR CHOPS KITTEN & CAT FOOD, NET WEIGHT 4 LBS. (UPC 32976 25915), and 18 LBS. (UPC 32976 25925); Date Code: Best Used By April 29 08; [We posted this recall last night]
        * SHEP chunk style dog food, NET WT. 20 LBS. (UPC 41498 14142); Date Code: Best By March 14 08;
        * 8 in 1 Ferret ULTRA-BLEND ADVANCED NUTRITION DIET, NET WT. 20 LBS, UPC 26851 00413, Code: C7072;
        * Bulk Lamb & Brown Rice Formula Dog Food, Date Code: Feb 09, 08, sold to one consignee SmartPak.
        * Health Diet Cat Food Chicken & Rice Dinner NET WT. 1.81 kg/4 LB (UPC 78198 01594), 4 kg/8.8 LB (UPC 78198 01599), and 8 kg/17.6 LB (UPC 78198 01585); Code C7072;
 

UPDATED MAY 18, 2007: NEW RECALL: Evolve Dry Kitten Food Recalled
Evolve is recalling their dry kitten food formula with the Best Used By date of September 13, 2008.

Their Triumph canned food brand was also a part of a previous recall.
Evolve's announcement says:

    Evolve Kitten Food made on March 12, 2007 has now been included in [the recalled pet food] group.

    As of today, 99.4% of the 27,560 lbs. of product made on March 12, 2007 (Best Used By Sep 13 08) has been accounted for and removed from sale. Currently there is 168 lbs. that has not been accounted for. The above 168 lbs. is a total of 9 units in 3# and 7# sizes.

NEW RECALL: Lick Your Chops Recalls Dry Cat Food
May 17th, 2007

Lick Your Chops is recalling their Kitten and Cat dry food in the 4 lb. and 18 lb. bags with a Best By date of 4/29/08, due to the possibility this product may have been cross-contaminated.

The food doesn't contain any wheat gluten, corn gluten or rice protein concentrate, but "it was produced around the same time there may have been other products manufactured that contained rice gluten, even though tests on these products did not indicate any presence of contamination".
 

Updated May 12, 2007-Royal Canin is recalling more products: eight Sensible Choice dry dog food products and seven Kasco dry dog and cat food products. Royal Canin states small traces of melamine were found in the rice protein concentrate provided by Cereal ByProducts.

These eight Sensible Choice dry dog food products and seven Kasco dry dog and cat food products with Best Before date codes between
July 28, 2007 to April 30, 2008 are being voluntarily recalled

SENSIBLE CHOICE® (available in pet specialty stores nationwide)
- SENSIBLE CHOICE® Chicken and Rice Adult (Dry Dog Food)
- SENSIBLE CHOICE® Chicken and Rice Reduced (Dry Dog Food)
- SENSIBLE CHOICE®  Lamb and Rice Reduced (Dry Dog Food)
- SENSIBLE CHOICE® Chicken and Rice Puppy (Dry Dog Food)
- SENSIBLE CHOICE® Chicken and Rice Large Breed Puppy (Dry Dog Food)
- SENSIBLE CHOICE® NATURAL BLEND Adult (Dry Dog Food)
- SENSIBLE CHOICE® NATURAL BLEND Senior (Dry Dog Food)
- SENSIBLE CHOICE® NATURAL BLEND Puppy (Dry Dog Food)

KASCO® (available in pet specialty stores nationwide)
- KASCO® Chunks (Dry Dog Food)
- KASCO® Hi Energy (Dry Dog Food)
- KASCO® Maintenance (Dry Dog Food)
- KASCO® Mealettes (Dry Dog Food)
- KASCO® Mini Chunks (Dry Dog Food)
- KASCO® Puppy (Dry Dog Food)
- KASCO® Cat (Dry Cat Food)
 

BREAKING NEWS: Menu Foods Recall Expands Dramatically May 2nd, 2007

This recall expansion covers dozens of new brands and foods.

Menu Foods has previously recalled wet cat and dog food produced with contaminated wheat gluten supplied by ChemNutra Inc.

Menu Foods is now expanding the recall due to the possibility of cross-contamination. Menu Foods has received a report from a customer and has received study results, both of which indicate cross-contamination.

Recall includes cuts and gravy and select other products which do not include ChemNutra wheat gluten but which were manufactured at any of Menu Foods’ plants during the period that ChemNutra wheat gluten was used at that plant, to the extent they have not already been subject to a recall,

Recalled Brands List

Due to several recall expansions, we suggest that you avoid all these brands.
(Updated 5/2 with major Menu Foods recall expansion.)

Recalls added recently:

• Blue Buffalo recalls all canned dog and cat food, plus treats.
• Natural Balance recalls more foods.
• Chicken Soup For the Pet Lover’s Soul recalled.
• Diamond pet food recalled. (See link above)
• Costco’s Kirkland brand canned food recalled.
• Lick Your Chops brand recalled. (See link above)

Nestle' Purina Beneful -click here to read more about reported illnesses and deaths related to Purina Beneful pet food

Natural Balance recalls more products - this time canned. Same ingredient (rice protein concentrate) different manufacturer (American Nutrition). natural-balance-expands-recall-to-canned-foods_20070426 Products recalled are:

    * Chicken Formula Canned Dog Food 13 oz
    * Lamb Formula Canned Dog Food 13 oz
    * Beef Formula Canned Dog Food 13 oz
    * Ocean Fish Formula Canned Cat Food 3 oz & 6 oz

BREAKING NEWS: Blue Buffalo Recalls All Canned Dog and Cat Food, As Well As Treats

Blue Buffalo just announced another expansion of the recall covering:

    * All Blue brand can dog foods
    * All Spa Select brand can cat foods
    * All Blue Health Bar treats.

The release indicates that rice protein was added without their knowledge to these products. Blue Buffalo attributes this to "tampering" by their contract manufacturer American Nutrition, who was connected to several other recalls on Thursday.

Drs. Fosters & Smith Products Recalled Due to Rice Protein
April 25th, 2007

Another pet food maker - Drs. Fosters & Smith - is issuing a recall due to the use of Wilbur-Ellis rice protein.
    Rice protein concentrate has been indicated as a source of melamine recently found in pet food products. As a precautionary measure Wilbur-Ellis company, the supplier of rice protein concentrate, is voluntarily recalling all lots of rice protein concentrate. Full details:http://www.itchmo.com/read/drs-fosters-smith-products-recalled_20070425

The recalled products are:

• Drs. Foster & Smith Adult Dry Lite Dog Food
• Drs. Foster & Smith Adult Dry Lite Cat Food

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ROYAL CANIN RECALL EXPANDED TO MULTIPLE FORMULAS Updated April 21
Royal Canin Canada adds specialty diet pet foods to recall list...READ DETAILS HERE

BREAKING NEWS: Melamine in Corn Gluten Linked to South African Pet Illnesses
April 19th, 2007  For the full details, go to:http://www.itchmo.com

The 29 cases of renal failure in South Africa has been linked to melamine in corn gluten used in pet food. Corn gluten is used extensively in the US.

Tests have confirmed that Vets Choice and Royal Canin dog and cat dry pet-food products contained corn gluten contaminated with melamine, says the manufacturer. The contaminated corn gluten was delivered to Royal Canin by a South African third-party supplier and appears to have originated from China.

We were tracking cases of the South African pet deaths before and have heard rumors of corn gluten contamination.

At this point, we believe that all corn gluten should be considered at risk for contamination and should be tested by every pet food manufacturer and the FDA.
 

LIST OF CURRENTLY RECALLED PET FOODS

ATTENTION ALL FAMILIES FEEDING ROYAL CANIN OR
ANY PET FOOD BRANDS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL
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PET FOOD RECALL continued

March 16, 2007

Menu Foods Income Fund Announces Precautionary Dog and Cat Food Recall

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - March 16, 2007) -

Menu Foods Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX:MEW.UN) today announced the precautionary recall of a portion of the dog and cat food it

manufactured between December 3, 2006 and March 6, 2007. The recall is limited to "cuts and gravy" style pet food in cans and pouches

manufactured at two of the Fund's United States facilities. These products are both manufactured and sold under private-label and are

contract-manufactured for some national brands.

Over the past several days, the Fund has received feedback in the United States (none in Canada) raising concerns about pet food

manufactured since early December, and its impact on the renal health of the pets consuming the products. Shortly after receipt of the first

complaint, the Fund initiated a substantial battery of technical tests, conducted by both internal and external specialists, but has failed to

identify any issues with the products in question. The Fund has, however, discovered that timing of the production associated with these

complaints, coincides with the introduction of an ingredient from a new supplier. The Fund stopped using this ingredient shortly after this

discovery and production since then has been undertaken using ingredients from another source.

At the same time, the Fund's largest customer, for which it manufactures on a contract basis, received a small number of consumer

complaints and has initiated its own recall. Furthermore, for the time being, the customer has put future orders for cuts and gravy products on

hold. This customer's cuts and gravy purchases in 2006 represented approximately 11% of the Fund's annual revenue.

"We take these complaints very seriously and, while we are still looking for a specific cause, we are acting to err on the side of caution" said

Paul K. Henderson, President and CEO, Menu Foods. "We will do whatever is necessary to ensure that our products maintain the very

highest quality standards."

While the number of complaints has been relatively small, Menu is taking this proactive step out of an abundance of caution, because the

health and well-being of pets is paramount to the Fund.

In addition to changing suppliers, for production after March 6, the Fund has increased testing of all raw materials and finished goods. It is

also working closely with regulatory authorities and its customers to learn more and will take whatever additional actions are appropriate. The

Fund estimates that based on currently available information, this recall could cost between $30 million and $40 million, which will be

financed from a combination of internally generated cash flow and bank credit facilities. Furthermore, the Fund is aggressively producing

product, utilizing a different supplier for the ingredient in question, to replenish customers as quickly as possible.

In order to determine whether cat and dog food in their possession is subject to recall, consumers should refer to the list of brand names

("listed products") at www.menufoods.com/recall. This will be available by 6 a.m. Saturday March 17, 2007. Products not identified on the

website can continue to be used.

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