In rough chronological order, here are some of my more salient links about “Poisoned Pet Food”—
First mention: 03/16/2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802083/posts
—Menu Foods did not immediately provide a full list of brand names and lot numbers covered by the recall, saying they would be posted on its Web site — http://www.menufoods.com/recall — early Saturday. Consumers with questions can call (866) 463-6738.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1802307/posts
Recall of Pet Foods
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816256/posts
Some Recalled Pet Food Still On Shelves
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816523/posts
China’s food safety woes expand overseas
April 12, 2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816819/posts
Pet Food Crisis Highlights Chinese Food Safety Woes
April 13, 2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816723/posts
How Close Was Tainted Wheat To Human Food?
Re: How Close Was Tainted Wheat To Human Food? 04/14/2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816723/posts?page=163#163
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816723/posts?page=169#169
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816723/posts?page=177#177
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816723/posts?page=182#182
Latest from, http://www.petconnection.com/blog/category/2007-food-recall/
Here are lots of recalls most of the public hasn’t even heard about yet:
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1819788/posts
Chemical Found in Second Pet Food Ingredient, Recall Expanded
April 18, 2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1820340/posts
Pet food probe turns to possibility of fraud
April 19, 2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1820602/posts
Starting A Pet Food Recall Ping List
04/20/2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1821072/posts
Humans at risk from tainted pet food? - Found In Pigs Now!
April 20, 2007
Database:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=petfood
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1821403/posts
Criminal Probe Opened in Pet Food Scare (FDA Says Charges Possible; Tainted Pork Confirmed in Calif)
April 21, 2007
For all sorts of animal health news and information visit the main page of the AVMA
http://www.avma.org/
as well as their list of useful links:
http://www.avma.org/aa/petfoodrecall/default.asp
Pet Connection, a pet information clearinghouse that hosts a popular blog, has been tracking the pet food recall from the start:
http://www.petconnection.com/
FDA’s Update on Tainted Pet Food
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01615.html
After the melamine story broke, this story broke about the problems with improted food in general.
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660211904,00.html
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1823668/posts
U.S. hogs ate contaminated pet food from China.
4/25/07
U.S. hogs ate contaminated pet food from China.
iht ^ | 4/25/07
Pet-Food Recall: Timing and Triggers (Iams Blew the Whistle!)
April 26, 2007...a poultry farm also may have received tainted food.—
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070424/hl_nm/petfood_testing_dc
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1825419/posts
Will food ever be safe? (pet food recall expanded)
April 28, 2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1826949/posts
Joint Update: FDA/USDA Trace Adulterated Animal Feed to Poultry—So now it includes products made from soybeans and mung beans (whatever those are). Holy crap. The hits just keep on coming, don’t they?
Our little pets were the canaries...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKfSsEI9BMc
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1827025/posts
Chinese pet food contamination only the beginning of concerns-(3.3% of USA food comes from CHINA)
May 02, 2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1827486/posts
Feds: Millions have eaten chickens fed tainted pet food
May 2, 2007
Lots of good recall info at:
http://www.itchmo.com/
http://petfoodtracker.blogspot.com/
Yes, I find the Itchmo link particularly valuable.
From there, they have a link to Wysong, which has the following on one of its web pages:
This unthinkable and irresponsible act has most certainly destroyed our confidence in China. Our feeling is that any food product now coming from China should be held in suspicion unless proven otherwise. We have reviewed all Wysong formulations and believe all of our ingredients are safe. We are using no ingredients from China. We are also hesitant to use any imported ingredient unless we can have absolute assurance of quality. If there arises any reason for us to suspect any ingredient, regardless of its source, it will be tested to assure purity. ...
Manufacturers seeking to avoid any ingredients from China are finding it very difficult to do so. Many ingredient manufacturers in the U.S. have been driven out of business by Chinese competition. Shopping for “made in the U.S.” in the ingredient market has become as difficult as finding non-Chinese products at Wal-Mart. China will be crippled from these events and U.S. manufacturers are learning that “least-cost formulation” is not the smartest way to healthy nutrition.
It also has a link that leads to an interesting webpage at the University of Guelph, with a lot of information, including photographs showing the contaminated product alongside uncontaminated:
Contaminated wheat gluten
Uncontaminated wheat gluten 