Wal-Mart quietly pulled China dog treat from its shelves. No public announcement. 8/15/07
Wal-Mart has pulled Bestro Chicken Jerky Strips from its shelves after Bella, a chihuahua in Aston, PA, died of “toxic bacteria” after eating the treats, which were made in China. But Wal-Mart has not made a public announcement nor issued a recall. They are giving refunds. Here is the full story. http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=animals_oddities&id=5565762
FDA Warns of Potential Botulism Risk 8/3/07
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat certain brands of French Cut Green Beans in 14.5 ounce cans manufactured by Lakeside Foods Inc, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin because the product may not have been processed adequately to eliminate the potential for botulism toxin. This warning is not related to another recent warning for botulism. Please click here for more information about the recall.
FDA Expands Warning : Botulism Poisoning Risk 7/23/06
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding its July 18 warning to consumers. This expansion is for consumers and pet owners regarding canned food products and dog food produced by Castleberry's Food Company of Augusta, Ga., due to the risk of botulinum toxin. Castleberry's is expanding the recall to include multiple canned products including Natural Balance Eatables dog food. Please click here for the FDA website information regarding the recall.
Meat Contamination fears E-Coli 6/9/07
LOS ANGELES - Southern California meatpacker United Food Group LLC expanded a recall to include 5.7 million pounds of fresh and frozen beef that may be contaminated with the potentially deadly E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday.
Fourteen people in six Western states have fallen ill after eating the beef but all have recovered, the department said. The beef
was butchered and shipped in April, and is no longer on store shelves.
Lab Report on contaminated food 6/11/07
Test results conducted by ExperTox, a fully accredited lab, confirmed the presence of acetamionphen and cyanuric acid in a mixture of Pet Pride "Turkey and Giblets Dinner" lot number APR 24 09, and Pet Pride "Mixed Grill" lot number SEP07 09. - Read article for more information.
Nutra Nuggets Added to the LIST: 5/22/07
May 22nd, 2007
We* have been able to confirm that Nutra Nuggets (made by Diamond Pet Foods) is recalling their Lamb Meal and Rice Dry Formula for Dogs with the Best Buy dates of October 9-10, 2008. We spoke with a vet at the Nutra Nuggets recall line and he said that so far, they had only heard of 2 cases in which the dogs had renal diseases (confirming the news report from yesterday).
*www.itchmo.com
I would strongly suggest that no one feed pets any type of food from any brand that's had a recall. I mean, if the wet has been recalled, but the dry has not I would not feed my pets the dry from that company. These recalls are dragging on and on.
Switch to a new brand that has had no recalls or prepare food for your pet
Chenango Valley Adds More Foods To Recall 5/17/07 This is never ending!
Royal Canin adds more dry foods 5/11/07
The link takes you to an updated list of the Royal Canin dry foods added to the recall - some of the product dates are as old as June 2006! Manufactured and Bagged over a year ago!!
Listings of Recalled Foods 5/11/07
All Foods Recalled FDA Listing as of 5/4
Dr. Fosters & Smith Update 5/4/07
Dry food recalled also due to the potential contamination by utilization of equipment in processing for both wet and dry products
Today's Recalls 5/3/07
These are the products that were recalled by Menu Foods today:
For further information on Natural Life products please go to www.nlpp.com
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Check a Date - Falls within the Below date range Can bottom or Pouch back |
Product Description |
Can or Pouch |
Size |
UPC |
Brand |
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Nov/08/09 to Mar/07/10 |
Vegetarian 12x13.2oz |
Can |
13.2oz |
1234407114 |
Natural Life |
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Nov/08/09 to Mar/07/10 |
Lamaderm 12x13.2oz |
Can |
13.2oz |
1234406114 |
Natural Life |
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Nov/08/09 to Mar/07/10 |
Puppy 12x13.2oz |
Can |
13.2oz |
1234401114 |
Natural Life |
Extended Recalls yet again 5/3/07
Recommends if your brand is not on it now it will be soon - please look at changing what you feed!
Lawmakers back pet food standards being tightened 5/02/07
The Senate voted 94-0 to tighten up on the regulations for labeling for pet foods please read
Addition PetSmart & Menue Foods Recalls 5/2/07
The lists are so vast you need to carefully check yourself: check out both sites and review to see if your food is there. www.petsmart.com
Open Secret in China - filler added 4/30/07
Open secret in China about melamine being added for years by Chinese businesses.
Scientists find what made our pets sick 4/27/07
The combination of melamine and cyanuric acid in the wheat gluten tests - read the article for a piece of the puzzle on what caused these deaths.
Harmony Farms Cans And Biscuits Recalled Due To Product Tampering - 4/27/07
Sierra Pet Products has announced a voluntary recall of its Harmony Farms canned foods and dog biscuits due to product tampering. ANI added rice protein to Sierra Pet Products without Sierra's Company approval.
American Nutrition Inc. Pet Food Recall, Diamond Pet Foods - 4/27/07
Select Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul along with more Doctors Foster & Smith products.
American Nutrition Inc., Pet Food Recall - 4/27/07
This incorporates a list of canned food and baked treats that are added to the recall.
Precautionary Rice Protein Recall - 4/25/07
Foster's & Smith are recalling all pet food they have made
that could potentially have tainted rice protein (with melamine) as one of the manufacturer's that
have received the Wilbur-Ellis rice shipment. All cpu & lot numbers are on their website.
SmartPak Canine Recall - 4/25/07
This recall is relating to the rice protein that was utilized after being purchased from Wilbur-Ellis. SmartPak Canine is a leading catalog and online supplier of both dog supplies and dog supplements.
Today's House hearing - 4/24/07
A brief synopsis of the 4 1/2 hours of the house hearings on the nations food supply both animal and human.
Investigating the Melamine in Rice Gluten - 4/20/07
Melamine is being tested, but the only way to determine if the Chinese added the protein rich nutrient is to visit China and test their gluten at the manufacturing plant to see if melamine was added to add monetary value to the produce. Melamine makes the gluten higher in protein therefore, making the gluten worth more in the world market.
Our Nation's Food Supply - Is it Safe? 4/20/07
On Tuesday April 24 there will be a subcommittee meeting in Washington DC.
The agenda will be "Can The FDA Assure The Safety and Security Of The Nation's Food Supply?" It will be Web cast, Windows Media Player is required for all Committee Video and audio Web casts.
Rice Protein Concentrate - Recall - Blue Buffalo 4-19-07
"The Blue Buffalo Company has undertaken a voluntary recall of one production run of our Spa Select Kitten dry food. The production code on the recalled product is: "Best Used By Mar. 07 08 B."
We have taken this action because the rice protein concentrate used for this run was obtained from Wilbur-Ellis, the same company who supplied this ingredient to Natural Balance. Test results received late last evening (4/18) indicated that this rice protein concentrate tested positive for melamine. This is the first and only time our manufacturing partner sourced an ingredient from Wilbur-Ellis, and we had no knowledge that they had imported the ingredients from China."
Other sites following the recall: 4-19-07
South Africa identifies Pet Food Poisoning - 4/19/07
Corn Gluten has been identified in South African pet food as being contaminated by melamine when renal failures started to appear
Corn Gluten contamination in South African pet food - 4-19-07
Pet food contamination has been identified as melamine
Rice Protein Recall - 4-19-07
Wilbur-Ellis recalls rice protein imported from China to 5 pet food manufacturers
T.W. Enterprises Issues Nationwide Recall of Dog Chews Due to Salmonella Contamination
April 16, 2007
FDA Combined Recall Listing: 4-16-2007
This is the most combined listing for Menu Foods Recall:
http://www.fda.gov/ora/fed_state/recalls/Recall.xls
Natural Balance Recall: 4-17-2007
The following is now posted on www.naturalbalanceinc.com
Wild Kitty Frozen Raw Food Recall 4-13-07
Please read this if you feed raw cat food
BETTER OVERSIGHT OF PET FOOD INSPECTIONS; TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR COMPANIES
Legislation is requesting better oversight of pet food inspection and tougher penalties for
companies that delay reporting problems to the FDA for human and animal health endangerment.
Canned Cat Foods Recalled
Wheat Gluten has been identified by Canadian manufactures as having been shipped to Kansas manufacturing plant of canned pet foods!!! See lists for cat UPC #s at URL.
Del Monte Updates Recall Additional treats check upc codes and date on packages
New Varieties Added to the recall: 4/6/07
Adding new varieties to the list of products.
Dingo Pet Treats: Eight in One is recalling packages of its Dingo brand dog, cat and ferret
treats because of salmonella. This part is important .. the company said the bacteria could
infect both animals and PEOPLE handling the food. This is not related to the wheat gluten recall.
The recall involves Dingo Chick'n Jerky, Dingo Kitty Chicken Jerky and Dingo Ferret Chicken Jerky.
Eight in One asks that you throw away unused portions. For more information please visit
http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/eightinone03_07.html
To get a refund call 888-232-9889
Contaminants: 4-2-07
Wheat Gluten appears to have more than one contaminant that has
been identified in pet foods - check them out!
4-2-07 :
ABC 11PM news tonight said the FDA has now banned the import of wheat gluten to
the United States from China BUT they also said to expect more recalls in the next few days.
Recall Grows to include Dry foods: Hills ReCalls Dry Prescription Diet™ m/d™ Feline Dry Food,
Only Product Containing Wheat Gluten - Maintenance Diabetic
Pet Treats and Wet Dog Food: Del Monte Pet Products Voluntarily Withdraws Specific Product
Codes of Pet Treats and Wet Dog Food Products Jerky Treats®, Gravy Train® Beef Sticks and
Pounce Meaty Morsels brands as well as select dog snack and wet dog food products sold
under private label brands. A complete list of affected brands and products is below.
Pigs Ears: Can produce Salmonella - Salmonella can potentially be transferred to people
handling these dog treats, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands. Dogs
that become ill from Salmonella generally will have a fever and diarrhea that may contain
blood or mucus. Affected animals may seem more tired that usual, and may have vomiting.
Some dogs do not have diarrhea, but will have decreased appetite, fever with or without
excess salivation.
Dog Food & Cat Food (wet) Many of you may have already been notified about the pet food
recall of 60 million cans of dog and cat food that went into effect 3/17/2007, it is being
posted just in case you missed it. The List of foods that may be affected continues to grow
since the recall was first reported, so please check to be sure the "wet" "cuts and gravy" styles
food you give your DOG or CAT is not on the list!
Recall Follow Up More information on the recalls and where to go to identify your pet as having
been on these products.
More information on the Recall The toxin has been identified - check out where to go to get the
report.
Where Do Euthanized Animals Go? This article was forwarded to me from one of the rescue
groups. It was found on Craig's List and the author's research appears to be from several
books, one being "Food Pets Die For" by Ann N. Martin. It paints a pretty sick picture of
what is being fed to not only our pets but our livestock and cattle that are milk producers.
