Rat Poison Found in Killer Pet Food That Sparked Nationwide Recall

Fox News ^ | March 23, 2007 | Fox

[2Jedismom]

Are you still doing the doggie ping list?

[Dan(9698)]

They must have put it on the wheat in a warehouse or something and they obviously put a lot of it.

It is normal to treat seed grains with anti fungicides, rodent poison or other chemicals intended to preserve the seeds.

One of the cardinal rules of farming is: don't eat the seeds. This is an example of why.

[Xenalyte]

Hang my fat ass. Give the culprit to me.

Lock us in an empty room for 10 minutes. That's all I need.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

If this is so, why wouldn't dry food be affected as well as wet?

[Calpernia]

>>>Maybe someone used "seed corn" for their grain. It is often doused with pesticides to keep rats and other vermin away.

Back in December 2005, Diamond Pet Foods had a recall due to aflatoxin in the dog food. Aflatoxin is from moldy corn.

[RDTF]

any idea why this was removed from the sidebar?

[reagan_fanatic]

Most rodents don't die from kidney failure- too slow. But from hemorrhage (warfarin).

Correct. I'm on Coumadin (Warfarin) because of a blood clot I had in my abdomen. It's a blood thinner. In rat poison, it thins their blood so much that they hemmorhage to death.

Thank God the Doc keeps my dosage low!

[tertiary01]

And I wonder how much made it into the human food supply here, after all a good proportion of the workers in these companies probably don't even read or speak English. And they will be given the jobs around the toxic substances because they won't bitch about working conditions. AND most of these companies produce food for human consumption too.

AND WHAT OTHER CROPS DOES CHINA ALLOW TO BE SPRAYED WITH THIS RODENTICIDE.... RICE?????

I think I'm going to just eat what I produce, I don't need all that starch anyway.

[MaDeuce]

"One would hope they should know the source soon given the new Homeland Security regulations for food plants."

PETA, who else? .... They don't believe in people having pets and this is just a way for them to do something about it.

[tiki]

That would be if it was raised for seed only because you wouldn't put rat poison or any other product harmful to humans, directly on food-grade wheat.

[mugs99]

If this is so, why wouldn't dry food be affected as well as wet?

The wet food uses wheat glutten in the "gravy". The dry food doesn't.
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[Dan(9698)]

That would be if it was raised for seed only...

It is for grains that were designated to be used as seed for next year, or to be sold to someone else as seed.

It may be food grade before it is treated, but obviously is not "food grade" after it is treated.

There was a similar thing that happened with corn sent to Africa as seed. It was treated with a compound of mercury as an fungicide. When it arrived, people diverted some and sold it to people. It killed a few before they figured out what happened.

[tertiary01]

The wet food uses wheat glutten in the "gravy". The dry food doesn't.

You do know that wheat gluten is often the biproduct from a distillation process? It used to be called "mash".

[restornu]

Some question when I suggest it ....!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1803317/posts?page=17#17

blam; Zuben Elgenubi; PAR35
This is too much of a coincident who would benifit or have leverage??

Across the broad of cat food companies hit could it be the terrorist tell how easy it is to get into our food supply?

17 posted on 03/19/2007 2:47:25 PM EDT by restornu

Recalled Cat Product Information
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708

Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
Authority
Best Choice
Companion
Compliments
Demoulas Market Basket
Eukanuba
Fine Feline Cat
Food Lion
Foodtown
Giant Companion
Hannaford
Hill Country Fare
Hy-Vee
Iams
Laura Lynn
Li'l Red
Loving Meals
Meijer's Main Choice
Nutriplan
Nutro Max Gourmet Classics
Nutro Natural Choice
Paws
Pet Pride
Presidents Choice
Price Chopper
Priority US
Save-A-Lot Special Blend
Schnucks
Science Diet Feline Savory Cuts Cans
Sophistacat
Special Kitty Canada
Special Kitty US
Springfield Prize
Sprout
Stop & Shop Companion
Tops Companion
Wegmans
Weis Total Pet
Western Family US
White Rose
Winn Dixie

For dogs
Recalled Dog Product Information
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708
Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
Authority
Award
Best Choice
Big Bet
Big Red
Bloom
Cadillac
Companion
Demoulas Market Basket
Eukanuba
Food Lion
Giant Companion
Great Choice
Hannaford
Hill Country Fare
Hy-Vee
Iams
Laura Lynn
Loving Meals
Meijers Main Choice
Mighty Dog Pouch
Mixables
Nutriplan
Nutro Max
Nutro Natural Choice
Nutro Ultra
Nutro
Ol'Roy Canada
Ol'Roy US
Paws
Pet Essentials
Pet Pride - Good n Meaty
Presidents Choice
Price Chopper
Priority Canada
Priority US
Publix
Roche Brothers
Save-A-Lot Choice Morsels
Schnucks
Shep Dog
Springsfield Prize
Sprout
Stater Brothers
Stop & Shop Companion
Tops Companion
Wegmans Bruiser
Weis Total Pet
Western Family US
White Rose
Winn Dixie
Your Pet

[HairOfTheDog]

Other thread here:

Fox News/Rat Poison in Dog Foods

Ping!

Other articles with keyword "DOGGIEPING" since 12/29/04

[3niner]

...wheat that was imported from China...

I wonder how much of that "wheat" may have found its way into people food.

[JRochelle]

I have just recently noticed some disturbing facts in grocery stores.

Peanut Butter from India.

Canned Mandarin Oranges from China.

Canned mushrooms from Thailand.

Dole canned pineapple from Thailand.

[PAR35]

There is at least one other possibility that needs to be explored - stock manipulation. Anyone take a short position in any of the affected companies shortly before the crisis hit?

[potlatch]

Three dogs in my city of 65 thousand have proven to have died of kidney failure from these foods. Who knows how many others may not even aware of the reason!

[Slings and Arrows]

Second thread.