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Contaminated milk
Did China Cover Up The Melamine Milk Scandal Because Of The Olympics?
The New York Times says that China's state-controlled media has admitted that "one of China’s biggest dairy producers received consumer complaints about its baby milk formula as early as December 2007 — much earlier than previously thought and nine months before the producer ordered a nationwide recall because of concerns that the formula had been adulterated with a toxic industrial chemical." More » -
class actions
Keep Your Eye On $24 Million Recalled Pet Food Class Action
If you bought, or your pet ate, pet food recalled after March 17, 2007, keep tabs on this $24 million settlement. This would be the pet food purposely cut with melamine, a (poisonous) byproduct of coal production, because it made the food look it was higher in protein and was cheaper than actual protein. The case is called Re: Pet Food Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1850, Civil Action No. 07-2867 (NLH). The final hearing is on October 14, 2008. The final date for submitting a claim form will be November 24, 2008. To see if you're eligible, check the list of recalled products affected by the settlement (PDF). Food by Nestle-Purina, Royal Canin, Sierra Pet products, Chenangono Valley Pet Food, CJ Foods, Diamond Pet Food, Hill's, American Nutrition, and Del Monte are on the list. Claim forms and more can be found at PetFoodSettlement.com.
PREVIOUSLY: Pet Food Companies Agree To $24 Million Settlement Over Killer Pet Food
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settlements
Pet Food Companies Agree To $24 Million Settlement Over Killer Pet Food
After a two-week delay to make sure the language of the settlement met U.S. and Canadian law, about 30 pet food makers have agreed to pay out $24 million to customers whose pets were killed or injured in the tainted food fiasco a year ago. Victims will be reimbursed for expenses, including vet and burial/cremation bills. Additionally, "pet owners can request reimbursement for the cost or fair-market value—whichever is higher—of a deceased pet or one purchased in replacement. Owners who don't have documentation of expenses can get as much as $900 each. All claims are subject to review." More » -
worst company in america
Round 1: Comcast vs Menu Foods
This is Round 1 in our Worst Company in America contest, Comcast vs Menu Foods. One company kills pets. Another kills file sharing. Which is the greater crime? The wisdom of the internet will decide.
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pet food recall
Menu Foods Bullies Pet Owners To Settle Food Contamination Lawsuits
Menu Foods' latest strategy to become the most hated company since Halliburton has revealed itself in some interesting court papers. More » -
white noise
Tainted Chinese Product Was "Wheat Flour" And It Was Also Fed To Fish
We've decided to take a week off and let the chemical melamine write the blog, because our feeble minds can not comprehend the extent of the contamination that has entered our food supply. Today's news is that it is not "wheat gluten" that contaminated the pet food that has killed thousands and thousands of pets, but "wheat flour." What's more, the wheat flour was also used as food for fish that were meant for human consumption. More » -
white noise
Manager of Chinese Wheat Gluten Manufacturer Arrested
The mystery of the poisoned pet food continues to unravel as Mao Lijun, head of the Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Company, has been arrested and is being held "in coastal Jiangsu Province, about 320 miles northwest of Shanghai, though a police spokesman in Pei County declined to say on what charges," according to the New York Times. More » -
pet cemetery
Chinese Frequently Cut Pet Food With Melamine
The melamine thought to be the cause of dozens of pet deaths is routinely added as a filler to food in China, New York Times reports. More » -
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recalls
FDA Serves Search Warrants On Two Pet Food Plants
The FDA served search warrants on two pet food plants that manufactured ingredients involved in the recall of millions of cans of pet food. More » -
pet food
Recalled Pet Food Still On Shelves
Potentially deadly pet food affected by a massive recall remains on store shelves, the FDA announced yesterday after conducting a nationwide survey of 400 stores. More » -
menu foods
Menu Foods Exec Sold Half His Shares 3 Weeks Before Recall
The CFO of Menu Foods, Mark Wiens, sold about half of his shares in the company three weeks before the poisoned pet food recall was announced, Canadian insider trading reports show. More » -
pet food
Contaminated Pet Food Linked To 30% Increase In Feline Kidney Failure
ABC news is reporting a 30% increase in kidney failure among cats during the 3 months that contaminated pet food was sold in the US. The data was compiled from a database of 615 veterinary hospitals. More » -
menu foods
Pet Food Recall: Was Some Human Food Tainted?
According to the Boston Globe, it's possible that some of the tainted wheat from China that is suspected to have caused the massive pet food recall ended up in human food (emphasis added): More » -
menu foods
How To Contact Menu Foods Executives, Makers Of Rat-Poisoned Pet Food
If you would like to let Menu Foods know what you think about them selling pet food laced with rat poison, here's their executive contact info: More » -
menu foods
Woman Hospitalized After Eating Single Bite Of Tainted Dog Food
A Canadian woman who was trying to entice her newly-adopted dog to try dog food (the dog will only eat table scraps) ended up in the late-night ER. From the Edmonton Journal: More » -
recalls
BREAKING: Rat Poison Found In Recalled Pet Food
A rat poison illegal in the United States was the source of the Menu Foods pet food contamination, according to ABC News: More » -
menu foods
Massive Pet Food Recall After Animal Deaths
60 millions cans and pouches of pet food were recalled this weekend after being linked to 10 animal deaths by kidney failure. More »
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