• 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 »

    6:23 AM on Mon Sep 15 2008
    By Chris Walters
    15,111 views, 70 comments

    Most discussed Insparkle: Here is the list that I share with people, that someone on the Something Awful forums put together. We feed our more »

  • recalls

    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 »

    11:27 AM on Wed Aug 22 2007
    By Meg Marco
    3,571 views, 19 comments

  • recalls

    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.
    Only one specific lot of 55 pound bonus bags of Ol' Roy Complete Nutrition dry dog food was affected. Pets who eat the food or people who handle it could be infected with salmonella, so if you've purchased this dog food you're going to want to throw it out and return the empty bag to Walmart for a refund. More »

    2:43 PM on Thu Jun 7 2007
    By Meg Marco
    2,439 views, 33 comments

    Latest by bdgbill: Salmonella will kill your dog fast. Ol'Roy dog food will kill him slow. This is some of the worst crap more »

  • white noise

    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 »

    11:52 AM on Thu May 31 2007
    By Meg Marco
    631 views, 3 comments

  • 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:
    Schwinger alleges that his dog Sandy, an otherwise healthy 2-year-old, had to be euthanized as a result of eating Menu Foods' Ol' Roy Pet Food and Del Monte's Canine Carry-out Bacon Bite, which were purchased at a Wal-Mart store in Cassville.
    More »

    3:59 PM on Fri May 18 2007
    By Meg Marco
    1,504 views, 20 comments

    Latest by fatal616: He is not going to win that one. As soon as anything is recalled the system blocks the sales so 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 »

    1:19 PM on Thu May 10 2007
    By Meg Marco
    1,616 views, 31 comments

    Latest by zibby: @Onouris: I'm too busy right now to explain the obvious. Google "IP rights China" and "Huwei Cisco" for starters 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.
    — CAREY GREENBERG-BERGER More »

    2:09 PM on Sun May 6 2007
    By Carey
    906 views, 16 comments

    Latest by matdevdug: It is interesting to me when you start looking at these situations how powerful the farm lobby is. Imagine more »

  • 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 »

    8:35 AM on Fri May 4 2007
    By Ben Popken
    1,526 views, 13 comments

  • 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 »

    1:17 PM on Thu May 3 2007
    By Meg Marco
    2,409 views, 32 comments

    Latest by tpardini: If anyone has a pet that has died or become sick due to this terrible tragedy, we have a group 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 »

    9:18 AM on Mon Apr 30 2007
    By Ben Popken
    2,074 views, 28 comments