Pet food recall-LOOK HERE FOR UPDATES BEFORE REPEATING

You are what they eat.....This article is from 2005 read it if you get a chance
 
[linkhttp://www.consumerreports.org/cro/food/animal-feed-and-the-food-supply-105/overview/index.htm?EXTKEY=SM72FD0&CMP=KNC-CROFOODM&HBX_OU=52&HBX_PK=pet_food]http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/food/animal-feed-and-the-food-supply-105/overview/index.htm?EXTKEY=SM72FD0&CMP=KNC-CROFOODM&HBX_OU=52&HBX_PK=pet_food[/link]

I found one another company C.J. Foods [linkhttp://www.extrudedpetfood.com/]http://www.extrudedpetfood.com/[/link]That is also on the recall
I'm still looking for one more...... I don't understand why they're making this so difficult ..

ORIGINAL: sharibtx

I found one another company C.J. Foods [linkhttp://www.extrudedpetfood.com/]http://www.extrudedpetfood.com/[/link]That is also on the recall
I'm still looking for one more...... I don't understand why they're making this so difficult ..

CJ Foods is Blue Buffalo. So there are still two more [:@]

[linkhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/20/AR2007042002016.html?referrer=3Demailarticle]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/20/AR2007042002016.html?referrer3Demailarticle[/link]
 
Criminal Probe Opened in Pet Food Scare FDA Says Charges Possible; Tainted Pork Confirmed in Calif.
By Patricia Sullivan
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, April 21, 2007; Page A10

The Food and Drug Administration has opened a criminal investigation in the widening pet food contamination scandal, officials said yesterday, as it was confirmed that tainted pork might have made its way onto human dinner plates in California.
 
More than 100 hogs that ate contaminated food at a custom slaughterhouse in California's Central Valley were sold to private individuals and to an unnamed licensed facility in Northern California during the past 2 1/2 weeks. The hogs consumed feed that contained rice protein tainted with melamine, the industrial chemical that has sickened and killed dogs and cats around the world.
 
Almost a dozen companies have found that they have used melamine-contaminated ingredients from China in their animal foods, either wheat gluten, corn gluten or rice protein concentrate. In the United States, more than 60 million containers of cat and dog food have been pulled from the market in the past five weeks.
 
People who bought pork from the American Hog Farm, a 1,500-animal facility in Ceres, Calif., between April 3 and April 18 are being advised not to eat the meat, California health officials said yesterday, although there have been no reports of illness in either people or the hogs. Authorities are tracking down all the purchasers.
 
"We are making the recommendation out of a preponderance of caution," said Kevin Reilly of the California Department of Health Services. "The risk is minimal, but the investigation is very early on." Stephen Sundlof, director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, said criminal charges are a possibility, but he declined to say whether there is reason to believe any individual or organization intentionally adulterated pet food.
 
Late Thursday, Royal Canin USA became the most recent company to recall pet foods. Some of its brands were contaminated with rice protein concentrate. Its South African subsidiary said contaminated corn gluten had been linked to the deaths of 30 pets there.
 
Five companies received the contaminated Chinese rice protein concentrate. Three firms have identified themselves by announcing recalls; the other two are not publicly known because the FDA will not name them until the companies say they used contaminants in their products.
 
More than six other companies, some of which make pet food under a variety of labels, have announced recalls because melamine-contaminated wheat gluten was used in their products, starting with a March 16 recall. Wheat gluten is by far the larger ingredient in American pet food, the FDA said.
 
Although Banfield Pet Hospitals, a large nationwide chain, is working with the FDA to develop a tally of how many pets have died because of melamine in their foods, the company would not say what their survey shows. The FDA will say only that more than 16 cats and dogs have died; other reports from Oregon and Michigan veterinarians alone put the confirmed toll at 96.

[Deleted by Admins]

Doctors Foster & Smith recall 25th April:
Two of our products: Adult Lite Dry Dog (Item ##%92s 14178, 14179, 14180, 14262, 14263) and Adult Lite Dry Cat foods (Item ##%92s 12855, 12856, 13864, 13865) contain rice protein concentrate. Only the Adult Lite Dry Dog and Adult Lite Dry Cat foods contain rice protein concentrate.

SmartPac, has recalled a single production run of its LiveSmart Weight Management Chicken and Brown Rice product. They personally contacted all their customers.

Senator Durbin has been leading the fight to investigate the pet food recalls.  He wants to establish government inspections and protective regulations to clean up the pet food industry and to keep the pet/human food supply safe.  
 
Senator Durbin has set up an email campaign [color=#000000]to FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach. [/color]Please participate!!  Personalize your email with your own experiences and concerns.  Encourage everyone you know to do the same!
[linkhttp://ga3.org/campaign/petfoodsafety?qp_source=petfood%5fweb[/link]>http://ga3.org/campaign/petfoodsafety?qp_source=petfood%5fweb]http://ga3.org/campaign/petfoodsafety?qp_source=petfood%5fweb[/link]

ORIGINAL: cavowner

Doctors Foster & Smith recall 25th April:
Two of our products: Adult Lite Dry Dog (Item ##%92s 14178, 14179, 14180, 14262, 14263) and Adult Lite Dry Cat foods (Item ##%92s 12855, 12856, 13864, 13865) contain rice protein concentrate. Only the Adult Lite Dry Dog and Adult Lite Dry Cat foods contain rice protein concentrate.

SmartPac, has recalled a single production run of its LiveSmart Weight Management Chicken and Brown Rice product. They personally contacted all their customers.

Here's the link for more info:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/general.cfm?gid=568

This is beyond ridiculous.

Iams forced Menu Foods to do the recall!!!
 
[linkhttp://www.petconnection.com/blog/category/2007-food-recall/[/link]>http://www.petconnection.com/blog/category/2007-food-recall/]http://www.petconnection.com/blog/category/2007-food-recall/[/link]

In sworn testimony, Menu Foods CEO Paul Henderson admitted that his company called the recall because Iams told them they'd had enough, that their own quality internal systems had revealed a problem, and that they were pulling their own products even if Menu wouldn't pull them all.

It was that stand that triggered everything that has followed since. Menu launched the massive and unprecedented recall before Iams could, but only because Iams was ready to do it on their own.

URGENT BREEDER ALERT

BEWARE PUPPY MILK REPLACERS AND WEANING FORMULA

by Robert Jay Russell, Ph.D., Coton de Tulear Club of America President
      CotonNews@aol.com
       www.CotonClub.com

April 26th, 2007. I was monitoring a livestock email list today when I noticed a post by one of the members who was looking for milk replacer for her kids (goats). She wrote:

Recently I had some kids born and mother refused them. Not having enough milk from mother to feed these kids I went to Milk Replacer.  I usually use Land-O-Lakes Kid Milk Replacer but could not find any anywhere.  I went to Tractor Supply Company (TSC) and purchased two 10# bags of MannaPro UNIMILK.  I have since lost one kid.  I happened to be talking to a friend in Indiana about what happened and she asked me what replacer I was using, so I told her...This is when I found out that brand had a RECALL notice.   I searched through the information and found that INDEED the bags I purchased were part of that recall. I Called the TSC store and they had no idea anything had a recall on it. I printed the info out and the next day I took everything into the store to prove to them.  The recall has been in place since 3-30-07. All the Unimilk was still on the shelf, not taking my word for it. I showed the manager the printout and he searched the TSC website and found no alerts.  He said he would give me my money back for both bags but he couldn't do anything about the kid. Yesterday I stopped at a friends house and found they she was using UNIMILK for a calf... She got it at TSC about 2 weeks ago.  Why wasn't TSC informed?  And then when they were? Why didn't they do anything about it?

Dr. Russell continues:

I went on the Manna Pro corporation web site today and had a very difficult time finding a tiny button which stated "Information about Manna Pro Milk Replacer" (nothing about "Alert" or "Recall" or Danger"). This is what that MannaPro information page stated:

Manna Pro has a heritage of quality and takes pride in maintaining the highest quality standards for the products it produces and sells under the Manna Pro brand name.

Very recently, a few customers have reported that, when mixed with water, the Unimilk they purchased turns light grey in color rather than the characteristic creamy white.  As we have investigated these consumer calls, we have identified that a single batch of Unimilk is affected by this issue.

The lot codes for this product are listed below.

PLEASE IMMEDIATELY DESTROY ANY PRODUCT YOU HAVE WITH THESE LOT CODES.
Unimilk, 3.5# Poly Bag      Unimilk, 10# Paper Bag
LOT CODE:  AB707AZ         LOT CODE:  A020707AZ
LOT CODE:  AB707BZ         LOT CODE:  A020707BZ
LOT CODE:  AB707CZ         LOT CODE:  A020807AZ
LOT CODE:  AB708AZ         LOT CODE:  A020807BZ
LOT CODE:  AB708BZ         LOT CODE:  A020907AZ
LOT CODE:  AB708CZ         LOT CODE:  A020907AZ
LOT CODE:  AB709AZ         LOT CODE:  A021007AZ
LOT CODE:  AB709BZ         LOT CODE:  A021007BZ
LOT CODE:  AB709CZ         LOT CODE:  A021207AZ
LOT CODE:  AB710AZ         LOT CODE:  A021207BZ
LOT CODE:  AB710BZ 
LOT CODE:  AB710CZ 
LOT CODE:  AB712AZ 
LOT CODE:  AB712BZ 
LOT CODE:  AB712CZ 

All Manna Pro products are Satisfaction Guaranteed, and we will be happy to offer you a full refund.  Simply cut the lot code numbers from the bottom of the bag, and send in to Manna Pro Products, 707 Spirit 40 Park Dr., Suite 150, Chesterfield, MO 63005, attn:  Suze L.

If you have a receipt from your purchase, please include it.  If not, simply indicate what you paid for the product and where you bought it, and we will issue your refund.Please call with questions at 866/489-1500.

Updated 3/30/2007

Dr. Russell continues:

Note that the MannaPro recall mentions nothing about poisoned gluten nor does it mention any report to the FDA. However, it is reasonable to suggest that this company may be quietly attempting to cover up another case of Chinese gluten/protein concentrate melamine poisoning. Manna Pro makes livestock feed for farmers AND inexpensive pet food most often sold at farm supply stores (but note: The Tractor Supply Company is located in suburban and even urban areas throughout the US and is popular with suburbanites, not just farmers).

What is significant here is the penetration of possible highly toxic food into the category of "Milk Replacer" and "Weaning Formula" for dogs and cats. Many CTCA Code of Ethics Breeders and others use milk replacers and weaning formulae routinely, often as a bridge between mother's milk and puppy food at weaning time. So BEWARE!!! Check ingredient lists carefully.

AN ALTERNATIVE: you need not use a commercial weaning formula. Instead, blend milk with some finely blended puppy food or dog food that you've checked to make sure is NOT on any recall list and does NOT contain grain products (rice, corn, wheat, soy). This, in fact, is probably a far better formulae for weaning and milk replacement.

AND EVERYONE: check ingredient lists with care. Even milk replacers may contain protein concentrates, grain powders or glutens!

This crisis is far from over.
-------------------------------------------------
(c)2007 Dr. R. J. Russell & the CTCA

Just a quick one
Kirkland Signature Super Premium Canned Food, item # 38436, best buy dates of Aug. 21 08 to April 15 of 09, has been voluntarilly recalled.

Just a quick one
Kirkland Signature Super Premium Canned Food, item # 38436, best buy dates of Aug. 21 08 to April 15 of 09, has been voluntarilly recalled.

 
Where did you get this info?  I have an entire unopened case of the stuff

you can find info at www.itchmo.com    its the chick/rice and lamb/rice kirkland

also from [linkhttp://itchmo.com]http://itchmo.com[/link]
 
Due to American Nutrition#%92s recall, the following can formulations are being recalled:

• Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover#%92s Soul Kitten Formula cans
  
• Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover#%92s Soul Puppy Formula cans
  
• Diamond Lamb & Rice Formula cans

[linkhttp://www.itchmo.com/read/natural-balance-expands-recall-to-canned-foods_20070426]BREAKINGNEWS: Natural Balance Expands Recall to Canned Foods[/link]April 26th, 2007

[linkhttp://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/]Natural Balance recalls more products — this time canned.[/link] Same ingredient (rice protein concentrate) different manufacturer (American Nutrition). 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