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Pet deaths prompt recall of pet food
AP via Yahoo! ^ | 3-16-07 | ANDREW BRIDGES

Posted on 03/16/2007 2:53:30 PM PDT by Dysart

WASHINGTON - 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 kidney 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.

"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 throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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 — http://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. Its 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.


TOPICS: Front Page News
KEYWORDS: badfood; cat; catfood; dog; dogfood; doggieping; menufoods; petdeaths; recall
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To: La Enchiladita

I am definately saving the link and tried to contact earlier but they said it would be 6 am before the brand names were out. You must understand, this kitty is less than a year old and is already spoiled and has chosen brand preference. I have a bunch of "best choice" still in the cabinet and those aren't his choices. From what I've read, these are mostly house brands which he refuses to eat. I'm thinking he's ok but found it strange he had this expensive disorder right when this came out.

I like dogs, they are much less picky and have way more personality than cats. But I have a daughter and she wanted a cat.


141 posted on 03/16/2007 8:40:25 PM PDT by ozarkgirl (Duncan Hunter 2008!!)
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To: ozarkgirl

Ozark,
Did they test him for Leuk and FIV?


142 posted on 03/16/2007 8:44:27 PM PDT by Dasaji (The U.S.A. is the Land of Opportunity and you've got 50 states to do it in!)
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To: Dysart

BTTT for tomorrow.


143 posted on 03/16/2007 8:46:03 PM PDT by CremeSaver
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To: La Enchiladita

LOL,,,Sounds like long naps for you two(lap kitty)...;0)
Harley is being threatened with the Groomer !!
Next time it's the other way round !!,,,LOL;0)

(I have new leather gloves);0)


144 posted on 03/16/2007 8:50:06 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: ozarkgirl

I think it's strange the way so many FReepers' pets have been ill recently, including mine....


145 posted on 03/16/2007 8:55:47 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (Hunter/Poe 2008 "Once again, our government is on the wrong side of the border war")
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

What is the Groomer? Is that the name of the vacuum cleaner?

........


146 posted on 03/16/2007 8:57:20 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (Hunter/Poe 2008 "Once again, our government is on the wrong side of the border war")
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To: Dysart

bump


147 posted on 03/16/2007 8:58:18 PM PDT by GOPJ (Club of Rome had half the world's population dead by the year 2000 -freeper driftless2)
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To: doc30

I've been using Smuckers natural and Arrowhead Mills natural peanut butter; however, I am getting where I think just about any brand can be contaminated. I mostly try to get stuff that doesn't have any partially hydrogenated anything in it. I think they must have lobbied and can list anything with less than a certain amount of trans fat in it as not having any trans fat.


148 posted on 03/16/2007 9:03:52 PM PDT by Twinkie (Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God . . .)
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To: Milwaukee_Guy; spectre

Please, please, please get your cats to the vet ASAP. As oprahstheantichrist mentioned, the vomiting is very troubling, especially if it's been more than a day.


149 posted on 03/16/2007 9:07:37 PM PDT by skr (Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit. -- Ronald Reagan)
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To: magslinger

Your cat would have a rough time here, we live on a no longer operating farm.


150 posted on 03/16/2007 9:09:15 PM PDT by Dustbunny (The BIBLE - Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)
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To: Dysart

I tried the link you posted for Menu Foods, it does not work.


151 posted on 03/16/2007 9:11:59 PM PDT by Dustbunny (The BIBLE - Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)
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To: Dustbunny

Yeah, the site is down, and has been for hours.


152 posted on 03/16/2007 9:14:49 PM PDT by Dysart
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To: jacquej

I hope those 'left overs' do not contain onions.


153 posted on 03/16/2007 9:17:45 PM PDT by Dustbunny (The BIBLE - Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)
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To: skr

Thanks, I just realized I skipped Milwaukee_Guy.


154 posted on 03/16/2007 9:20:09 PM PDT by oprahstheantichrist (Stop calling them "liberals," they're Bolsheviks!)
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To: Dysart

The only 'bought' dog food my maltepoo will eat is Lil Ceasars. I cook for him- chicken and rice, liver and rice- and alternate. I cooked for my Shelties too. Canned dog food is vile, and I've never had a dog who would eat plain, dry dog food of any kind.
If you want your dog to have food with 'real meat' in it- cook it for them. It's much cheaper-and safer.


155 posted on 03/16/2007 9:45:49 PM PDT by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam-it's about Islam. Jesus loves you, Allah wants you dead!)
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To: Dustbunny

nope, and they don't get chocolate either!


156 posted on 03/16/2007 10:00:33 PM PDT by jacquej
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To: MizSterious; DollyCali
SW, you might also think about checking for diabetes. I have a diabetic kittycat, and she acted like that for awhile until we got her on insulin.

I just found out that my soon to be 18 year old grey and white cat, Corky, is diabetic. She was constipated and did eat a lot and did drink quite a bit. Last weekend, she was hospitalized for two days and at first, they said she had early kidney failure but a retest said she did not, but she is just diabetic. We got her on insulin ad she is on Clavimox for now as well. She is eating a lot more although we do force feed her human baby food before the morning insulin shot so we can prevent low blood sugar after the shot, thati s unless she eats enough on her own. She likes to eat more in the afternoon and night. She's putting on some weight she lost, gained 6 ounces in a day and her fur isn't as raggedy looking. She's a little quicker and steadier too. She likes to lay in bed with me, as she did yesterday when I watched the Pitt basketball game on March Madness. Diabeties is a kidney killer among other things, I'm glad we caught it in time.
157 posted on 03/16/2007 10:09:52 PM PDT by Nowhere Man (Pansy: 1987 - 2006, I miss you, Princess. RIP. Say "Hi" to Greystone for me)
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To: All

Another excellent vet on raw feeding is Tom Lonsdale. You can get his book from Amazon.

The title is Raw Meaty Bones. I really do think he is better than Billinghurst.

You do not need to give supplements or mix up veggie slop.

All you have to do is give them raw meat and non-weight bearing bones in about the same percentage as they would eat if they were hunting on their own, along with plenty of fresh water.

It is best to get the above mentioned book and read up first. Then, you knopw exactly what your pets are eating, whether it is fresh and edible, and you will never need to worry about the cr@p they put in even the "best" pet foods.


158 posted on 03/16/2007 10:25:09 PM PDT by jacquej
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To: C210N

Good way to give the tape worms, IMHO.


159 posted on 03/16/2007 10:29:44 PM PDT by oyez (In politics perception is reality.)
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To: Dysart
Iams

Wonderful news(not!) However my five are getting fat on Iams dry.

160 posted on 03/16/2007 10:35:35 PM PDT by oyez (In politics perception is reality.)
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