Kidney Failure And Deaths Prompt Recall Of Pet Food

Kidney Failure And Deaths Prompt Recall Of Pet Food
Eukanuba, Iams, Natural Balance, Royal Canin and store brands tied to kidney failure, deaths

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Public Update Center for the National Pet Food Recall Crisis to Be Forwarded to anyone who has recently purchased Dog or Cat Food from Petsmart, Petco, Walmart, or other large retail distributors and supermarkets.
http://www.petfoodrecall.us

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April 27, 2007 - Recalled Brands include:
Diamond Pet Foods - Diamond Lamb & Rice Formula for Dogs 13 oz. cans,
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul Kitten Formula 5.5 oz. cans, and
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul Puppy Formula 13 oz. cans.
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LAMB MEAL, RICE & EGG CAT FOOD, CHICKEN & BROWN RICE FORMULA
ADULT LITE DOG FOOD
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April 16, 2007 - Natural Balance Pet Foods has received consumer complaints regarding the Venison & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food, and Venison & Green Pea Dry Cat Foods.
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April 12 - FDA Warns Consumers That Retailers May Still Have Recalled Pet Food
on Shelves
Menu Foods Expands Recall to More Cat Food
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March 30 - U.S. Investigators Discover Fertilizer in Pet Food
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March 30 - Hills Pet Nutrition, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Single Product, Prescription Diet™ m/d™ Feline Dry Food
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March 26 - Pig Ear Dog Treats Recalled
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Rat Poison Has Been Found in the Contaminated Pet Food
That Has Killed Scores of Animals
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And The Numbers Are Rising!
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Pet Food Recall Grows Along With Owner Worry
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March 16, 2007

A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of failure and deaths.

An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, Menu Foods said in announcing the North American recall. Product testing has not revealed a link explaining the reported cases of illness and death, the company said. Menu Foods Press Release

“At this juncture, we’re not 100 percent sure what’s happened,” said Paul Henderson, the company’s president and chief executive officer. However, the recalled products were made using wheat gluten purchased from a new supplier, since dropped for another source, spokeswoman Sarah Tuite said. Wheat gluten is a source of protein.

The recall covers the company’s “cuts and gravy” style food, which consists of chunks of meat in gravy, sold in cans and small foil pouches between Dec. 3 and March 6. The pet food was sold by stores operated by the Kroger Company, Safeway Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and PetSmart Inc., among others, Henderson said.

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 www.menufoods.com/recall early Saturday.

Consumers with questions can call (866) 463-6738.

The company said it manufacturers for 17 of the top 20 North American retailers. It is also a contract manufacturer for the top branded pet food companies, including Procter & Gamble Co.

P&G announced Friday the recall of specific 3 oz., 5.5 oz., 6 oz. and 13.2 oz. canned and 3 oz. and 5.3 oz. foil pouch cat and dog wet food products made by Menu Foods but sold under the Iams and Eukanuba brands. The recalled products bear the code dates of 6339 through 7073 followed by the plant code 4197, P&G said.

Menu Foods’ three U.S. and one Canadian factory produce more than 1 billion containers of wet pet food a year. The recall covers pet food made at company plants in Emporia, Kan., and Pennsauken, N.J., Henderson said.

Henderson said the company received an undisclosed number of owner complaints of vomiting and kidney failure in dogs and cats after they had been fed its products. It has tested its products but not found a cause for the sickness.

“To date, the tests have not indicated any problems with the product,” Henderson said.

The company alerted the Food and Drug Administration, which already has inspectors in one of the
two plants, Henderson said. The FDA was working to nail down brand names covered by the recall,
agency spokesman Mike Herndon said.

Menu Foods is majority owned by the Menu Foods Income Fund, based in Ontario, Canada.

Henderson said the recall would cost the company the Canadian equivalent of $26 million to $34 million.

Recalled Dog Product Information	Recalled Cat Product Information
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708	Recall Information 1-866-895-2708

1. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets	1. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
2. Authority	2. Authority
3. Award	3. Best Choice
4. Best Choice	4. Companion
5. Big Bet	5. Compliments
6. Big Red	6. Demoulas Market Basket
7. Bloom	7. Fine Feline Cat, Shep Dog
8. Bruiser	8. Food Lion
9. Cadillac	9. Foodtown
10.Companion	10. Giant Companion
11. Demoulas Market Basket	11. Good n Meaty
12. Fine Feline Cat, Shep Dog	12. Hannaford
13. Food Lion	13. Hill Country Fare
14. Giant Companion	14. Hy-Vee
15. Great Choice	15. Key Food
16. Hannaford	16. Laura Lynn
17. Hill Country Fare	17. Li'l Red
18. Hy-Vee	18. Loving Meals
19. Key Food	19. Main Choice
20. Laura Lynn	20. Nutriplan
21. Loving Meals	21. Nutro Max Gourmet Classics
22. Main Choice	22. Nutro Natural Choice
23. Mixables	23. Paws
24. Nutriplan	24. Presidents Choice
25. Nutro Max	25. Price Chopper

26. Nutro Natural Choice	26. Priority
27. Nutro	27. Save-A-Lot
28. Ol'Roy	28. Schnucks
29. Paws	29. Sophisticat
30. Pet Essentials	30. Special Kitty
31. Pet Pride	31. Springfield Pride
32. Presidents Choice	32. Sprout
33. Price Chopper	33. Total Pet, My True Friend
34. Priority	34. Wegmans
35. Publix	35. Western Family
36. Roche Bros.	36. White Rose
37. Save-A-Lot	37. Winn Dixie
38. Schnucks
39. Springfield Pride
40. Sprout
41. Stater Bros.
42. Total Pet, My True Friend

43. Western Family
44. White Rose
45. Winn Dixie
46. Your Pet

NBC affiliate KXAS obtained the following list of wet foods being taken off PetSmart shelves due to the recall:

Sophisticat

Authority

Award

Great Choice

Iams

Eukanuba

Nutro

Science Diet

Mighty Dog

Mixables

P&G Pet Care Announces Voluntary Participation in Menu Foods’ Nationwide U.S. and Canadian Recall of Specific Canned and Small Foil Pouch ‘Wet’ Cat and Dog Foods

This voluntary product recall involves discontinuation of all retail sales and product retrieval from consumers. Consumers should stop using the affected products immediately, and consult with a veterinarian if any symptoms are present in their pet. All Iams and Eukanuba products carry a 100 percent guarantee, and consumers can receive a refund for recalled products. For more information, consumers can contact the company at 1-800-882-1591 or visit www.Iams.com and www.Eukanuba.com for details. Review the list of involved products here.

To read can product codes, refer to the bottom of the can. The first four numbers of the second line of numbers are the date code, and the following four numbers indicate the plant code. For example, if the second line begins with four numbers from 6339 to 7073 followed by the plant code 4197, then the can should be recalled. For foil pouches, the code numbers are located at the lower left hand corner on the back of the pouch. The date and plant codes appear in the third group of numbers, beginning an 11-digit sequence.

Purina to Voluntarily Withdraw Mighty Dog(R) 5.3 Ounce Pouch Products in Response to
Menu Foods Recall

For more information, contact Menu Foods at 1-866-463-6738.
We also encourage customers with concerns or questions to contact any of the companies listed below:

Authority – 1-866-738-7375
Award – 1-866-738-7375
Eukanuba – 1-800-882-1591 (www.eukanuba.com)
Grreat Choice – 1-866-738-7375
Hills/Science Diet – 1-800-445-5777 (www.hillspet.com)
Iams – 1-800-882-1591 (www.iams.com)
Menu Foods – 1-866-463-6738 (www.menufoods.com)
Mighty Dog – 1-800-778-7462 (www.purina.com)
Mixables – 1-303-768-8400 (www.varietypetfoods.com)
Nutro – 1-800-833-5330 (www.nutroproducts.com)
Sophisticat – 1-866-738-7375