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Is Nutro Ignoring Owners Of Cats Made Sick By Recalled Food?
ConsumerAffairs.com reports that independent tests of the cat food recently recalled by Nutro does indeed contain more zinc than recommended, which was why Nutro recalled the product in the first place. However, Nutro says it's received no complaints from pet owners, while pet owners have told ConsumerAffairs.com otherwise. They say that Nutro either won't respond to them or says it's not responsible for their pets' illnesses or deaths. More » -
pedigree
14 Brands Of Pet Food Recalled
Mars Petcare US is recalling 14 brands of dry dog and cat food made between February and July of this year, after two people who may have had contact with some of the food became infected with Salmonella. If you feed your dog or cat any of the brands listed below, here's how to check the package code. More » -
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Melamine Found in Chinese-Made Walmart Dog Treats
Remember the dog treats that Walmart quietly pulled from its shelves instead of recalling? Walmart's own tests have shown they were tainted with melamine, the same chemical that killed all those pets back in March. Fun. More » -
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Walmart Pet Food Recalled Due To Salmonella Contamination
Ol'Roy dog food sold at 69 Walmart stores has been recalled due to salmonella contamination, according to the FDA. More » -
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Ohio Company Used Melamine In Animal Feed
A company in Ohio has voluntarily recalled a binding agent used to make "pellet" type feed for fish, goats, cows, and whathaveyou, because it contained melamine. More » -
lawsuits
Walmart, Menu Foods, Del Monte Sued Over Pet Food Debacle
A man whose dog's death from kidney failure could be connected to the pet food recall has filed suit against Walmart, Menu Foods and Del Monte. The man is asking for class-action status. From SmartMoney: 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 » -
not just for the hogs
USDA Denies Seal Of Inspection To 20 Million Chickens Fed Tainted Pet Food
Pet food tainted with melamine may have been consumed by up to 20 million chickens destined for your dinner plate. The federal government is not taking the matter lightly. The USDA, FDA, and EPA are conducting a risk assessment to determine if the chicken is safe for human consumption. Until the assessment is complete, the USDA will not issue the poultry a seal of inspection, which is required for the meat to be sold commercially. The results of the assessment should be announced early next week.The Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Thursday that no evidence indicated any harm to humans from chicken or pork that had entered the market after having eaten melamine-contaminated feed.
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menu food
Reported Pet Deaths Top 8,500
The FDA said yesterday that consumers have reported 8,500 pet deaths as a result of eating contaminated pet food. Of those, only 20 have been confirmed. However, that number should increase as officials work through a call backlog. 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 » -
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
Tainted Pet Food Hits Human Food Supply
Tainted Pet Food has finally hit the human food supply by way of hogs who ate pet food laced with melamine, a rodenticide banned in the US but in use in China. The hogs, unlike pets affected by the poison did not suffer kidney-failure. Instead, the chemical was excreted in their urine. Why? Oh, we don't know. From the Boston Globe: More » -
pet food
Pet Food Recall: Second Tainted Ingredient Found, Recall Expanded Again
A second tainted ingredient has been found and the never ending pet food recall has been expanded again. The recall now include products made by at least seven companies and sold under more than 100 brands. From the AP: More » -
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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 » -
walmart
Walmart Pulls Tainted Pet Food By Day, Restocks It By Night
Walmart is recalling tainted pet food during the day, only to restock it again at night. This egregious display of corporate ineptitude was detailed to The News & Observer by Walmart merchandise supervisor, Johnnie Walker.Walker said he had removed the products earlier in the week, but clerks restocked the shelves overnight, unaware that the pet food had been recalled. "At night they didn't know better," Walker said. "It's just confusing."
Though the pet food recall has expanded to over 100 brands, Walmart has been unable to implement a recall strategy that extends beyond blocking the purchase of tainted items at the register. If your pet wants food, consider shopping somewhere other than Walmart. — CAREY GREENBERG-BERGER More »
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