FDA Confirms Probe of NUTRO Pet Food Deaths, Illnesses

consumeraffairs.com ^ | April 20, 2009 | Lisa Wade McCormick

[GBA]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that the agency is investigating NUTRO pet food, following a series of unexplained illnesses and deaths. Consumers have been complaining for more than two years that their pets have become ill after eating NUTRO products; many have recovered when they were switched to other foods. The company has steadfastly denied that its food is to blame.

[GBA]

Not this again...another dog and cat food leading to pet deaths and illnesses. NUTRO pet food this time.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Is there a Chinese connection ?

[ZULU]

Wonder if it is made in China??????

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Do they also make horse feed?

[southlake_hoosier]

Obscure name brand? Seems obvious it is Chinese based.

Seems like about 90% of our stuff is Chinese based. Even the drywall is poison.

We are slowly being poisoned by Chinese goods and allowing it to happen.

[dawn53]

Nutro is one of the brands that is considered a “premium” brand...only sold in pet stores. Here’s a link to their site:

http://www.nutroproducts.com/

[silverleaf]

Marketed as “Natural Choice”
Nutro Products is in INdustry City, CA

I just threw a bag away!

[dawn53]

The company is claiming this is faulty info...and that there is no FDA investigation. Wonder if we could find a link on FDA site to verify whether or not there is an investigation.

http://www.nutroproducts.com/nutro-food-recall-facts.shtml

[dawn53]

Here’s the FDA page...can’t find a word about Nutro...maybe this is bogus as Nutro claims.

http://www.fda.gov/cvm/default.html

[Cableguy]

nutro was recommended by many for its high nutritional value. i believe nutro is owned by an investment/buyout fund (correct me if i am wrong). to cut costs, nutro obviously replaced something, possibly from china.

[wolfcreek]

Here's a complete list of recalls by the FDA since March ‘07

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/petfoodrecall/

I noticed the Blue Buffalo brand was recalled in ‘07 . Hopefully they worked out the kinks since our little dog eats that brand. (along with Solid Gold pet food)

[wolfcreek]

See post #11. Nutro has been recalled at one time.

[Abby4116]

I feed Canidae All Life Stages. About 15 months ago I opened a new 35 pound bag and neither of my dogs would eat food from the new bag. I called the pet store (also a premium food, not grocery store item) and they told me to scoop it all back in the bag and they would replace it. I did that and putting the bag in my car the bottom fell out. Those bags are usually rock solid and this one had not been treated any differently - brought it home and dumped it in a rubbermaid - put the bags with empty bags. It also was one that had a sticker on it that the bag had a "gift" inside - calendar in this case. There was no calendar inside.

They replaced the bag for me and the new bag had the calendar. I have always wondered if someone opened the bag from the bottom and added something sinister to it and then resealed the bag.

I still use Canidae with no problems since.

[Cheburashka]

Company based in Tennessee, in business for 80 years.

http://www.nutroproducts.com/company.shtml

How about we not ruin their reputation with vague allegations of which we have no evidence?

[wolfcreek]

Appears to be only the cans and pouches.

[wolfcreek]

See post #11 Nutro has been recalled.

[An Old Man]

NUTRO, which has extensive international operations, was acquired in 2007 by Mars, Inc., the privately-held Virginia-based food products company.

Is this the same company that makes "Snickers"?

[Scythian]

I see it contains soy and peas, heavy GMO crops, the evidence is already in on this, no wonder they are getting sick ...

[wolfcreek]

Yep, I checked on *Solid Gold* and Blue Buffalo* brands and they don't contain those ingredients.

[ZULU]

Uhh, I DIDN’T make “allegations” .
Somebody posted n article. I asked a question.
What’s your problem?

Maybe you should get your story straight too.