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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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11:32 AM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By Ben Popken
2,752 views, 10 comments

Latest by Trai_Dep: @scoosdad: So the lawsuit amount should have been exponentially higher, I'd presume? If less that three companies aren't forced to declare more »

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 »

12:43 PM on Tue May 27 2008
By Chris Walters
2,581 views, 28 comments

Latest by KhaiJB: @ConsumerAdvocacy1010: PETA?? gods you do NOT want them involved. they do more harm than good. more »

tainted

FDA Believes Heparin Contamination Was Intentional

The New York Times reports that the FDA is now working under the assumption that the deadly contamination of heparin was intentional. In her prepared testimony before a congressional subcommittee, Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation said,
FDA's working hypothesis is that this was intentional contamination, but this has not been proven.
More details, inside... More »

9:49 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Jay Slatkin
5,561 views, 33 comments

Latest by Mr. Gunn: HAI GUISE! DON'T BUY CHINEESE BECAUZE THEIR ECOMOMEE IZ KICKIN' R ASS!! more »

food safety

Food Companies Threaten Higher Prices If FDA Increases Safety Oversight

Last week, the Grocery Manufacturers Association told lawmakers that if the FDA doubled its safety oversight budget by increasing fees from food companies, they'd have to raise prices to make up the cost. That's right: affordable food or safe food. Choose one! More »

10:20 AM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Chris Walters
2,551 views, 36 comments

Latest by Techguy1138: @ConRoo: You can never wash the cadmium out of your food. The FDA regulations are there to make sure that proper more »

law

Charges Filed Against Importers Of Toxic Toothpaste

On Tuesday, the city of Los Angeles and the FDA charged the heads of two U.S. importing companies with 14 counts each of "receiving, selling and delivering an adulterated drug," for their roles in importing and distributing over 70,000 tubes of toothpaste containing diethylene glycol (DEG) instead of glycerin. "Each count carries a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $1,000 fine." More »

12:04 PM on Fri Mar 7 2008
By Chris Walters
1,583 views, 16 comments

Latest by lax2prg: my boyfriend owns an import/export firm in czech republic. he has an item tested from the first batch of everything more »

safety

Lead Found In Dental Appliance

Finally! It's been so long since we've posted about anything tainted with lead that we were starting to wonder if all the world's trade problems had been resolved—but now comes a new study that found 210 parts per million (ppm) of lead in the porcelain veneer of a dental crown ordered from China. That's a lot less than the CPSC's current 600 ppm threshold, but a lot more than the international standard of only 90 ppm. The good news is it's highly unlikely developing children will need a mouth full of crowns and bridges. The bad news is it's yet another example of how hazardous material can slip undiscovered into the marketplace—and your mouth. More »

4:27 PM on Fri Feb 29 2008
By Chris Walters
2,526 views, 14 comments

Latest by WelfareQueen: Thank goodness that the major damages connected with lead poisoning have to do with killing nerves. So there is little more »

toys

Toys Are Super Dangerous!

We can probably all agree that there haven't been enough tainted-toy stories this year, so the Wall Street Journal is reporting that tests on about 1,200 toys by consumer and health organizations have revealed that about a third contain not just lead but "other potentially harmful chemicals, including mercury, cadmium and arsenic." Oh, they must be talking about the new Bratz Heavy Metal dolls, R'senic and Mercurie. More »

1:02 PM on Wed Dec 5 2007
By Chris Walters
796 views, 18 comments

Latest by Conrad: News flash! There is Arsenic in apples, oh god we are all going to die.... You are all freaking out more »

product safety

China Arrests 774 People Over Safety Issues

China has arrested nearly 800 people over the past two months in a "nationwide crackdown on the production and sale of tainted food, drugs and agricultural products," writes the New York Times. The country announced the number officially today on their website, but did not provide details on the violations involved. The announcement is part of a larger campaign to not only rehabilitate China's image around the world, but to address concerns that its domestic products are even less likely to be safe. More »

12:15 AM on Tue Oct 30 2007
By Chris Walters
584 views, 8 comments

Latest by girly: I hope they are arresting the people who are choosing to cut corners rather than regular workers who might not more »

food safety

Don't Eat Chicken Or Turkey Pot Pies Right Now

You can add another item to your special "unsafe food" list for October: chicken and turkey pot pies, including the Banquet brand and generic store brands that have "P-9" stamped on the side, which may contain salmonella. Several cases of salmonella poisoning have now been reported in various states, and ConAgra and the USDA are asking consumers not to eat the product while they investigate. More »

11:50 PM on Tue Oct 9 2007
By Chris Walters
2,402 views, 33 comments

Latest by theblackdog: I'll just stick with making my own pot pies...or buying the take and bake chicken pot pies that Costco sells. more »

recalls

E.Coli Kills Topps Meat Company

Seventeen days after Topps launched the second largest meat recall in U.S. history, the 67-year-old company announced that it's going out of business. Topp's COO told American Agriculturist:
"In one week we have gone from the largest U.S. manufacturer of frozen hamburgers to a company that cannot overcome the economic reality of a recall this large... We want to thank our loyal employees and customers who have supported us throughout the 67 years in which Topps Meat has been in business," D'Urso said. "Topps has always prided itself on providing the utmost quality and safety and never had a recall in our history until now. This has been a shocking and sobering experience for everyone."
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1:51 PM on Fri Oct 5 2007
By Chris Walters
4,374 views, 52 comments

Latest by ViperBorg: @chili_dog: You got my vote. more »