Posted on 03/19/2007 11:37:27 AM PDT by kellynla
MIAMI A major recall of pet food has grown in scope, with an announcement by two major pet food companies that they will voluntarily call products made under their names by a major private label manufacturer.
Dog and cat food products from two more companies, Purina and Hill’s Science Diet, have been added to the list of recalled products made by Menu Foods.
The pet food is widely sold throughout North America under 48 different dog-food brands and 40 cat-food labels, including Iams (eyemz), Nutro and Eukanuba. The products are distributed by major retailers like Wal-Mart, Kroger and Safeway.
Two other pet food companies -- Nestle Purina and Hill's Pet Nutrition -- are voluntarily recalling some of their products that are made by Menu Foods.
The Food and Drug Administration doesn't know yet what's wrong with the food. But Menu Foods says the recalled products were made with wheat gluten from a new supplier. That supplier has been replaced, and Menu Foods has stopped using the gluten.
At least 10 animals, one dog and nine cats, have suffered kidney failure and died after eating the tainted food.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbs4.com ...
Here is the link to the list of recalled pet foods.
http://www.menufoods.com/recall/
I have been unable to find any official clear statement about that, however.
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We better be watching the emergency rooms for an influx of poor elderly folks who are sick from eating this pet food because it is the only food they can afford due to their limited incomes on social security.
(This has been a 'blast from the past' liberal reminder of uncaring Reagan government conservatives.)
My dog's Science Diet prescription formula costs more than regular people food. How poor do you have to be to resort to eating dog food?
What I haven't seen is the evidence that specifically links the animal deaths to the food. Statistically 10 deaths over a few days doesn't seem like much.
The Hill's Science Diet recall seems to only be affecting their cat food.
Just another media driven frenzy.....
I feed my Yorkies Royal Canin (PetSmart), which is not on the list.
I always figured Science Diet was crap, but this clinches it. Made in the same factory as the cheapo food from the same animal byproduct slurry. "Wheat gluten" my a**, it's the other animal byproduct stuff that normally just kills the kidneys a bit slower than it has recently.
Even though initially, the Walmart Special Kitty I had was NOT on the recall list, it NOW is on the list..I also have the Hill's Pricey stuff from the Vet. Now, I have to check the dates on it.
I think my kitty's are going to be eating food cooked by me for awhile. They are getting tired of the canned Friskies and 9 Lives which I hope doesn't end up on the list.
Every single story on this that I've read fails to mention who this mystery supplier is.
This, I think, the public has a right to know.
But then the MSM always seems to want to protect those that do us (and ours) harm.
Actually, don't discount the gluten connection. This kind of sounds like a wide-spread rotavirus infection and acute onset Celiac Disease.
"that normally just kills the kidneys a bit slower than it has recently."
Well, that would be correct for wheat gluten as well :P
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.
Makes me wonder if the new supplier is in the Middle East, hence, MSM not giving out the name. Nothing surprises me anymore.
so you think it's just the wet/moist foods? i thought i was in the clear, but my dog eats Science Diet dry. dang, i feel like i want to just feed him cooked chicken and be done with it, if i have to worry about the dog food being tainted! can you please ping me if you find the definitive word somewhere?
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