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Posted on 08/21/2007 8:08:46 PM PDT by JACKRUSSELL
(LITTLE ROCK, ARK.) - Tests of two Chinese brands of dog treats sold at Wal-Mart stores found traces of melamine, a chemical agent that led to another massive pet food recall in March, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Wal-Mart quietly stopped selling Chicken Jerky Strips from Import-Pingyang Pet Product Co. and Chicken Jerky from Shanghai Bestro Trading in July, after customers said the products sickened their pets. Company spokeswoman Deisha Galberth said 17 sets of tests done on the products found melamine, a contaminant that's a byproduct of several pesticides.
"There were very small amounts of melamine found," Galberth told The Associated Press. "The amounts were so small the laboratory recommended more testing." More than 150 brands of pet food were recalled earlier this year after U.S. inspectors said wheat gluten from China that was used to make the food was tainted with melamine. An unknown number of dogs and cats died.
Since then, other Chinese products including tires, toothpaste, seafood, juice, and toys decorated with lead paint have been recalled or have come under scrutiny. Galberth said she couldn't say if the amount of melamine found in its dog treats would be enough to sicken or kill a dog that ate the suspect products. Philadelphia television station WPVI reported last week that a woman claimed her 2-year-old Chihuahua died after eating some of the products. The station reported that an autopsy found the dog died of an infection caused by toxic bacteria.
Galberth said the world's largest retailer would expand its testing of the jerky strips to see if tests detected melamine. A statement Tuesday by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said customers should be especially wary of jerky from Shanghai Bestro Trading with the UPC number 0087784900006 and item number 839751.
The Bentonville-based company has urged customers who bought one of the products to return it to the nearest store for a refund.
The Food and Drug Administration did not list the two products on its recall Web site Tuesday. As recently as 2005, the FDA blocked some pet treat imports from Pingyang Pet Product Co. because of contamination with salmonella.
Galberth said she was not aware of the FDA's previous concerns with Pingyang but said the company was working with the FDA and manufacturers. She said she did not immediately know where the Chinese companies were based.
Wal-Mart pulled the products from shelves July 26 and placed a computerized block on all cash registers to prevent workers from selling the products. Galberth said she did not know how many stores sold the treats.
"Generally, we won't do a pull-and-hold unless most stores are impacted," she said. "There's a high likelihood many of our stores would have been impacted by this one."
China dog treats contained......melamine.
What is going on with China...they are trying to poison our pets, our children and kill us.
thanks, bfl
Pretty soon every Chinese restaurant will have to update their signage to read “No MSG, no Lead, and no Melamine!”
But we’re paying good money for it so they may as well do it right.
Chinese doggie food ping.
STILL?
This is getting old...Just put out one headline: “China is poisoning America”.....
Purchase products that are 100% MADE IN THE USA!
Continue to take a stand and be a voice for our pets and our loved ones! Do everything you can to boycott goods made by China and this includes ingredients made in China, Chinese plant processing and Chinese exporting!
Our animals couldn’t speak for themselves.
Were they the canaries of the food chain?
We have to protect our families now.
BOYCOTT CHINA!!!!!!
Here is a list of a few items made in USA.
Made in USA
ussstuff.com
madeinusa.com
stillmadeinusa.com
http://www.coopamerica.org/programs/rs/profile.cfm?id=246
http://travel.discovery.com/Ratzenberger-America_Goods_Goods.shtml
http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/united-states-utah/444718-1.html
Here is a FABULOUS company that makes clothing in USA!
http://www.americanapparel.net
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The first pet on video is mine. They were the canaries of our food chain.
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!
BOYCOTT CHINA!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrCvfj4g9MU
HOW LONG DOES A RECALL TAKE!!!!!!
I was buying rawhide treats regularly from a dollar store for my two dogs, who are very unpicky eaters.
About four months ago my dogs suddenly began refusing to eat those rawhide treats.
I thought maybe I had gotten a bad batch so I bought some more.
They refused to touch them.
I buy Hartz now and they like them just fine.
Check out this web site. www.Betterpets.com. Try the bacon sofites..
Ping.
I just heard on the radio that Krasdale Gravy dry dog food, by Mars PetCare, is being recalled for contamination with salmonella.
I didn’t see a post on that yet.
That itchmo site is a really great site. I should have checked there as soon as I heard that piece on the radio.
Thanks.
BTTT
Also, Red Flannel Dry Dogfood made by Mars Pet Care is recalled.
“Wal-Mart quietly stopped selling...”
Why on earth are they doing this “quietly” rather than promptly and widely informing customers of the bad product so those people can avoid feeding product already bought to their pets? Wouldn’t people respect them more if they were forthright about it? Sheesh!
None of the above brands have been recalled (yet). Probably a good idea to stay tuned though.
They removed the products and informed the public what products. It is up to the FDA to issue a recall. All WalMart can do is issue a prss release, which they did.
Here we go again, problems with important pet treats. =^..^=
Thank you.
Bump
I don’t know what to tell you, I had heard about it on the radio or TV before I read it on FR, and I keep pretty close tabs on these threads.
MADE IN CHINA is rapidly becoming a warning label.
see also post 15 & 16:
Calpernia, thank you for the ping.
Thanks for the links.
My lord that is scary. I am thinking about just making my my dogs treats from now on.
I found this recipe ...have any of you ever done homemade treats?
Peanut Butter Pooch Cookies
21/2 cups whole wheat flour
¼ cup white flour
¼ cup oatmeal
11/4 Tbsp baking powder
1 Tbsp honey
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup milk
Combine flour, oatmeal, and baking powder. Combine milk, peanut butter, and honey in a separate bowl and mix well. Stir peanut butter mixture into flour/oatmeal mixture. Knead dough and roll-out on floured surface to a quarter inch thickness. Cut out treats using a cookie cutter. Place aluminum foil on cookie sheet and bake in a 400 degree oven for approximately 15 minutes.
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