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Kidney Failure And Deaths Prompt Recall Of Pet Food
Eukanuba, Iams and store brands tied to kidney failure, deaths
March 30 - U.S. Investigators Discover Fertilizer in Pet Food
Bloomberg News
March 30 - Hills Pet Nutrition, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Single Product, Prescription Diet™ m/d™ Feline Dry Food
FDA Press Release
March 26 - Pig Ear Dog Treats Recalled
Petrapport Recalls Pig Ears due to Salmonella Contamination
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March 23 - Rat Poison to Blame for Pet Food Contamination
Rat Poison Has Been Found in the Contaminated Pet Food
That Has Killed Scores of Animals
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March 22 - ABC News Is Now Reporting 241 Animal Deaths
And The Numbers Are Rising!
ABC New Story
Pet Food Recall Grows Along With Owner Worry
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March 16, 2007
A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of failure and deaths.
An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, Menu Foods said in announcing the North American recall. Product testing has not revealed a link explaining the reported cases of illness and death, the company said. Menu Foods Press Release
“At this juncture, we’re not 100 percent sure what’s happened,” said Paul Henderson, the company’s president and chief executive officer. However, the recalled products were made using wheat gluten purchased from a new supplier, since dropped for another source, spokeswoman Sarah Tuite said. Wheat gluten is a source of protein.
The recall covers the company’s “cuts and gravy” style food, which consists of chunks of meat in gravy, sold in cans and small foil pouches between Dec. 3 and March 6. The pet food was sold by stores operated by the Kroger Company, Safeway Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and PetSmart Inc., among others, Henderson said.
Menu Foods did not immediately provide a full list of brand names and lot numbers covered by the recall, saying they would be posted on its Web site www.menufoods.com/recall early Saturday.
Consumers with questions can call (866) 463-6738.
The company said it manufacturers for 17 of the top 20 North American retailers. It is also a contract manufacturer for the top branded pet food companies, including Procter & Gamble Co.
P&G announced Friday the recall of specific 3 oz., 5.5 oz., 6 oz. and 13.2 oz. canned and 3 oz. and 5.3 oz. foil pouch cat and dog wet food products made by Menu Foods but sold under the Iams and Eukanuba brands. The recalled products bear the code dates of 6339 through 7073 followed by the plant code 4197, P&G said.
Menu Foods’ three U.S. and one Canadian factory produce more than 1 billion containers of wet pet food a year. The recall covers pet food made at company plants in Emporia, Kan., and Pennsauken, N.J., Henderson said.
Henderson said the company received an undisclosed number of owner complaints of vomiting and kidney failure in dogs and cats after they had been fed its products. It has tested its products but not found a cause for the sickness.
“To date, the tests have not indicated any problems with the product,” Henderson said.
The company alerted the Food and Drug Administration, which already has inspectors in one of the
two plants, Henderson said. The FDA was working to nail down brand names covered by the recall,
agency spokesman Mike Herndon said.
Menu Foods is majority owned by the Menu Foods Income Fund, based in Ontario, Canada.
Henderson said the recall would cost the company the Canadian equivalent of $26 million to $34 million. Recalled Dog Product Information Recalled Cat Product Information
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708 Recall Information 1-866-895-2708
1. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets 1. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
2. Authority 2. Authority
3. Award 3. Best Choice
4. Best Choice 4. Companion
5. Big Bet 5. Compliments
6. Big Red 6. Demoulas Market Basket
7. Bloom 7. Fine Feline Cat, Shep Dog
8. Bruiser 8. Food Lion
9. Cadillac 9. Foodtown
10.Companion 10. Giant Companion
11. Demoulas Market Basket 11. Good n Meaty
12. Fine Feline Cat, Shep Dog 12. Hannaford
13. Food Lion 13. Hill Country Fare
14. Giant Companion 14. Hy-Vee
15. Great Choice 15. Key Food
16. Hannaford 16. Laura Lynn
17. Hill Country Fare 17. Li'l Red
18. Hy-Vee 18. Loving Meals
19. Key Food 19. Main Choice
20. Laura Lynn 20. Nutriplan
21. Loving Meals 21. Nutro Max Gourmet Classics
22. Main Choice 22. Nutro Natural Choice
23. Mixables 23. Paws
24. Nutriplan 24. Presidents Choice
25. Nutro Max 25. Price Chopper
26. Nutro Natural Choice 26. Priority
27. Nutro 27. Save-A-Lot
28. Ol'Roy 28. Schnucks
29. Paws 29. Sophisticat
30. Pet Essentials 30. Special Kitty
31. Pet Pride 31. Springfield Pride
32. Presidents Choice 32. Sprout
33. Price Chopper 33. Total Pet, My True Friend
34. Priority 34. Wegmans
35. Publix 35. Western Family
36. Roche Bros. 36. White Rose
37. Save-A-Lot 37. Winn Dixie
38. Schnucks
39. Springfield Pride
40. Sprout
41. Stater Bros.
42. Total Pet, My True Friend
43. Western Family
44. White Rose
45. Winn Dixie
46. Your Pet
NBC affiliate KXAS obtained the following list of wet foods being taken off PetSmart shelves due to the recall:
Sophisticat
Authority
Award
Great Choice
Iams
Eukanuba
Nutro
Science Diet
Mighty Dog
Mixables
P&G Pet Care Announces Voluntary Participation in Menu Foods’ Nationwide U.S. and Canadian Recall of Specific Canned and Small Foil Pouch ‘Wet’ Cat and Dog Foods
This voluntary product recall involves discontinuation of all retail sales and product retrieval from consumers. Consumers should stop using the affected products immediately, and consult with a veterinarian if any symptoms are present in their pet. All Iams and Eukanuba products carry a 100 percent guarantee, and consumers can receive a refund for recalled products. For more information, consumers can contact the company at 1-800-882-1591 or visit www.Iams.com and www.Eukanuba.com for details. Review the list of involved products here.
To read can product codes, refer to the bottom of the can. The first four numbers of the second line of numbers are the date code, and the following four numbers indicate the plant code. For example, if the second line begins with four numbers from 6339 to 7073 followed by the plant code 4197, then the can should be recalled. For foil pouches, the code numbers are located at the lower left hand corner on the back of the pouch. The date and plant codes appear in the third group of numbers, beginning an 11-digit sequence.
Purina to Voluntarily Withdraw Mighty Dog(R) 5.3 Ounce Pouch Products in Response to
Menu Foods Recall
For more information, contact Menu Foods at 1-866-463-6738.
We also encourage customers with concerns or questions to contact any of the companies listed below:
Authority – 1-866-738-7375
Award – 1-866-738-7375
Eukanuba – 1-800-882-1591 (www.eukanuba.com)
Grreat Choice – 1-866-738-7375
Hills/Science Diet – 1-800-445-5777 (www.hillspet.com)
Iams – 1-800-882-1591 (www.iams.com)
Menu Foods – 1-866-463-6738 (www.menufoods.com)
Mighty Dog – 1-800-778-7462 (www.purina.com)
Mixables – 1-303-768-8400 (www.varietypetfoods.com)
Nutro – 1-800-833-5330 (www.nutroproducts.com)
Sophisticat – 1-866-738-7375