Del Monte Expands It's Pet Food Recall

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[Milwaukee_Guy]

Del Monte Pet Products Voluntarily Withdraws Specific Product Codes of Pet Treats and Wet Dog Food Products in the United States

» Recalled Products in Canada Click Here

April 6, 2007—As a precautionary measure, Del Monte Pet Products is voluntarily recalling select product codes of its pet treat products sold under the Jerky Treats®, Gravy Train® Beef Sticks and Pounce Meaty Morsels® brands as well as select dog snack and wet dog food products sold under private label brands. A complete list of affected brands and products is below.

The Company took this voluntary recall action immediately after learning from the FDA that wheat gluten supplied to Del Monte Pet Products from a specific manufacturing facility in China contained melamine. Melamine is a substance not approved for use in food. The FDA made this finding as part of its ongoing investigation into the recent pet food recall.

The adulteration occurred in a limited production quantity on select product codes of the brands below. This recall removes all Del Monte pet products with wheat gluten procured from this manufacturing facility from retail shelves. In addition, since the beginning of the recall in mid-March, Del Monte has discontinued sourcing product from this plant.

No other Del Monte Pet Products treats, biscuits or wet dog food products are impacted by this recall, and no Del Monte dry cat food, dry dog food, wet cat food or pouched pet foods are subject to this voluntary recall.

Del Monte Pet Products has proactively engaged and fully cooperated with the FDA since the start of its investigation. The adulterated ingredients were used in limited production over the last three months for those items identified by specific product codes. Del Monte Pet Products has not used wheat gluten from this manufacturing facility in China in any other pet products except those described below.

Consumers should discontinue feeding the products with the Product Codes detailed below to their pets.

Del Monte Pet Products are 100% guaranteed and all voluntarily recalled products will be refunded.

Del Monte Pet Products customers can contact our Consumer Hotline at (800) 949-3799 for further information about the recall and for instructions on obtaining a product refund. Consumers can also click on the "Contact Us" button and submit the Contact Us form, including UPC number, product name, Best By Date, and manufacturing code information (located under the Best By date).

Consumers may also write to us at:

Del Monte P.O. Box 80 Pittsburgh PA 15230-0080

Following is a COMPLETE and UPDATED list of Del Monte Pet Products and Best Buy Dates that have been voluntarily recalled in the United States. BRANDED Production Code/Best By Date Jerky Treats Beef Flavor Dog Snacks Code: Best By: TP7B06 Aug 06 08 TP7B07 Aug 07 08 TP7B08 Aug 08 08 TP7B09 Aug 09 08 TP7B10 Aug 10 08 Code: Best By: TP7B15 Aug 15 08 TP7B16 Aug 16 08 TP7CO5 Sep 02 08 TP7C06 Sep 03 08 Gravy Train Beef Sticks Dog Snacks Code: Best By: TP7B19 Aug 19 08 TP7B20 Aug 20 08 Pounce Meaty Morsels Moist Chicken Flavor Cat Treats Code: Best By: TP7C12 Sep 09 08

PRIVATE LABEL Production Code/Best By Date Ol' Roy Beef Flavor Jerky Strips Dog Treats Code: Best By: TP7B06 Aug 06 08 TP7B07 Aug 07 08 TP7B08 Aug 08 08 TP7C05 Sep 02 08 TP7C06 Sep 03 08 Code: Best By: TP7C07 Sep 04 08 TP7C08 Sep 05 08 Ol' Roy Beef Flavor Snack Sticks Dog Treats Code: Best By: TP7B19 Aug 19 08 TP7B20 Aug 20 08 TP7B21 Aug 21 08 TP7C08 Sep 05 08 TP7C09 Sep 06 08 Code: Best By: TP7C10 Sep 07 08 Ol' Roy with Beef Hearty Cuts in Gravy Dog Food Code: Best By: BC6M21 Dec 21 09 Ol' Roy with Beef Hearty Strips in Gravy Dog Food Code: Best By: BC7A19 Jan 19 10 Ol' Roy Country Stew Hearty Cuts in Gravy Dog Food Code: Best By: BC6M15 Dec 15 09 Dollar General Beef Flavored Jerky Strips Dog Treats Code: Best By: TP7CO5 Sep 02 08 TP7C06 Sep 03 08 TP7C07 Sep 04 08 TP7C08 Sep 05 08 Dollar General Beef Flavored Beef Sticks Dog Treats Code: Best By: TP7B20 Aug 20 08 TP7B21 Aug 21 08 TP7C08 Sep 05 08 TP7C09 Sep 06 08 TP7C10 Sep 07 08 Happy Tails Beef Flavor Jerky Strips Code: Best By: TP7B08 Aug 08 08 TP7B09 Aug 09 08 Happy Tails Meaty Cuts with Beef in Gravy Dog Food Code: Best By: BC7A29 Jan 29 10 Happy Tails Beef Flavor Beef Sticks Code: Best By: TP7C08 Sep 05 08 TP7C09 Sep 06 08

Recalled Products in Canada DLM Foods Canada Corp. Voluntarily Withdraws Jerky Treats Dog Snacks Beef Flavour with the Best Before Date of 16.08.08 TORONTO, April 2, 2007 - As a precautionary measure, DLM Foods Canada Corp. is voluntarily withdrawing Jerky Treats® Dog Treats Beef Flavour with the best before date of 16.08.08. Consumers should discontinue feeding this product and return affected products to their store for a refund. No other DLM Foods Canada Corp. products are subject to this voluntary withdrawal.

The Company took this voluntary withdrawal action after learning from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that wheat gluten supplied to DLM Foods Canada Corp. from a specific manufacturing facility in China contained melamine. Melamine is a substance not approved for use in food in the United States. The FDA made this finding as part of its ongoing investigation into the recent pet food recall in the United States. DLM Foods Canada Corp. conferred with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency today to coordinate the details of this voluntary withdrawal as it applied to the Canadian market.

The adulteration occurred in a limited production quantity indicated by the one best before date of Jerky Treats Dog Treats Beef Flavour product line mentioned above. This withdrawal removes all DLM Foods Canada Corp. pet products with wheat gluten procured from this manufacturing facility from retail shelves.

No other DLM Foods Canada Corp. products are subject to this voluntary withdrawal. The affected products comprise less than one-tenth of one percent of DLM Foods Canada Corp. annual pet food and pet treat production.

DLM Foods Canada Corp. has not used wheat gluten from this manufacturing facility in China in any other pet products except those described above.

DLM Foods Canada Corp. products are 100% guaranteed and all returned product will be refunded. For further information about DLM Foods Canada Corp. consumers can contact our Consumer Affairs at 1-866-657-6929.

As part of the pet community, we value the health and well-being of pets, and we deeply regret this situation. We will continue to take any and all actions necessary to ensure the quality and safety of our products.

[sweetiepiezer]

Another late Friday document dump.
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They don’t want a big panic in the supermarkets befor Easter.
They will let us know next week it is in human food.

They are all on my last nerve.

[Milwaukee_Guy]

FWIW - I have lost 20 pounds on Atkins. I’ve managed to stay on it and have kept most of the weight off for two years now.

Atkins however is very unforgiving of “cheating”. Stay away from refined sugar, wheat, corn and starch and you’ll be OK. I’ll treat my self to a baked potato on the weekend and maybe a sandwich with some good German rye or pumpernickel. Get high fiber bread because the fiber reduces your carbohydrate count. Domestic puffy air loaf white bread is garbage.

Use SPLENDA as your sugar substitute. Less issues than other artificial sweeteners.

Tired of scrambled eggs? Here’s a wild Saturday breakfast I came up with,

Smash up a bag of Barbecue Pork Rinds and coat a pound of chicken livers. Fry ‘em up in some butter and oil.

Thar’ be some fine eatin’, I guarantee!

[TxCopper]

I invented my own BBQ sauce using sugar-free jello and liquid smoke. Net carbs? 0

I was a carb addict before, so it was a big adjustment. And yeah, food costs a little more, but it is worth it. I have gone from 209 -> 195 since I started.

[Milwaukee_Guy]

Very sorry for your loss. I know you have had a bad time.

I am getting real tired of giving our Tabby the Ringer’s IV after two weeks. He does seem to be doing better but I need to get another blood/urine test to be sure.

Maybe some good will eventually come out of the recall. It is almost amusing (in a really sick and sad way) watching this whole train wreck play out.

I hope it doesn’t get to the supermarkets, really. Just in case I am reading labels and buying no pet or human food with wheat gluten in it.

Monday is going to be very interesting.....

[Milwaukee_Guy]

Isn’t it amazing how much sugar is in condiments? Start adding it all up and you’re hitting 100 - 200 carbs a day just from “hidden” sugars.

My “Holy Trinity” is Liquid Smoke, Louisiana Hot Sauce and Worcestershire Sauce. Add some bacon grease and onions and you can make a meal out of darn near anything that walks, crawls or flies!

[backhoe]

Here's the latest I have, updated yesterday:

Two Separate FDA Recalls of Dog Biscuits and Chews--Is it just me, or is this whole pet food thing the world’s longest, slowest, most poorly communicated train wreck in history?

Menu Foods Expands Recall Notice once again they say: "NOT FOR RELEASE OVER US NEWSWIRE SERVICES"

-China Rejects Blame For Pet Food Recall--

Tainted wheat gluten found in U.S. food plants --Pardon the roughness of this- here is a fast grab ( latest first ) of links and other info regarding the Poison Pet Food situation:


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1811761/posts
ChemNutra Announces Nationwide Wheat Gluten Recall

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1811608/posts
Home-Cooked Pet Food Not Always Safe--If we humans are smart enough to figure out how to feed ourselves, surely we can do the same for our pets. Frankly, I'm getting sick of the "experts" telling us first one thing and then another. Dry foods versus wet foods. Homemade versus canned, etc.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1811513/posts
Bigger than you think: The story behind the pet food recall--make certain you see this in depth article. It explains why they are giving such a low number of deaths when the actual number is in the thousands, among other things.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1810752/posts
Another Pet Food Recall Announced Today--"Right now, I'm cooking for all of my dogs and cats, or reading every label for 'Wheat Gluten' When this is over, if the pet food industry wants me to trust them again I want to see the CEO on TV eating the product, or I'm not buying it."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1810368/posts
Poisoned Pet Food Additive Being Siezed and Chinese Company Identified!--This is just heartbreaking. Might I suggest that everyone check out Wysong pet food products http://www.wysong.net As far as I know, they are not part of any recalls, and my cats and dog love their food. You can order online and have everything shipped right to your door.


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1810024/posts
Del Monte Pet Products Voluntarily Withdraws Specific Product Codes of Pet Treats and Wet Dog Food--From http://www.petconnection.com :

"The most recent numbers from our Pet Connection database: (3/31 8:45 p.m. PT):

2,797 deceased pets (1,546 cats and 1,251 dogs). Remember, these are self-reported numbers, but there is now a widespread acknowledgement that thousands of pets have been made ill or killed by one of the recalled products.

Truth is, no one will ever really know how many there are."

Purina One is now partially recalled!

http://www.purina.com/company/press/2007/MightyDog.aspx

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1809732/posts
Hills Pet Nutrition Recalls Prescription Diet™ M/D™ Cat Dry Food, Only Product with Wheat Gluten

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1809730/posts
Alpo® Pet Food Recall - Another One!

–The Poisoned Pet Food Problem–

-here are some quick links.

Note, like all my stuff, you need to scan the “replies” sections for more links and info as well:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1809221/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1809248/posts

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Feline-CRF-Support

The data base here is up to 2,400 dead pets now.
http://www.petconnection.com/

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1809067/posts

National Toxicology Program - Executive Summary: Chromium Picolinate
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=6F5E980E-F1F6-975E-7CA23E823F2CB959

http://www.itchmo.com/read/voluntary-dry-food-reports_20070328

Doggie folks might like this link:

http://www.i-love-dogs.com/dog-food-recipes.html

Lots and lots of recipes for doggie ration and treats.

This is a fast cut & paste from the Dark Underbelly- always crosscheck, reference, and proceed with caution with internet sources.
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[ZULU]

I remember something about poisoned or contamined fruit from south of the border.

[babaloo]

I have a 3 + pound bin of the Jerky Treats by Del Monte left from a 2-pack I got at Costco a couple of months ago. It is not on the recall list and it has a big “No Wheat Formula” label on it. Is it just food that contains wheat gluten that is the problem? I am sorry I have not been able to keep up with all the updates. Maybe I should just throw it away. My pooches prefer Hormel pepperoni slices anyway.

[backhoe]

When in doubt,
toss it out...

Pepperoni sounds better to me, anyway!

[babaloo]

Probably a good idea. I am sure the girls will not be too upset.

[sweetiepiezer]

Thank you, that is a good collection of all their recalls and then their lies also.

[backhoe]

My kindest regards to you.

[sweetiepiezer]

Thank you m_guy,
Glad to hear your Tabby doing better.
What I find is so odd is that besides my dog dying and then my son’s dog and have talked to 2 other people who lost dogs in the last few weeks.
And that is just in my circle.

[sweetiepiezer]

Check this out.

http://www.avma.org/aa/menufoodsrecall/default.asp

Scroll down to Timely topics and check out the June 1, 2006.

ISNT THAT RAT POISON THEY WERE SUSPICOUS OF THEN.

[backhoe]

I checked the link, and am getting cookie errors for some odd reason, but aflatoxicosis appears to be related to aflatoxin, which is a mold— see this search string:

http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&hl=en&num=10&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=Aflatoxicosis+in+dogs&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_rights=&safe=images

Can’t recall the name of that rodenticide offhand, but it was something else. Either one is bad news for pets, however!

[Faith65]

The article won’t load for me form AVMA.....does anybody know if it was posted the last few days? Link?

thanks....ps....how is your son’s dog?

[mombonn]

Thanks for the link - the most helpful information in one place that I’ve found!

[Milwaukee_Guy]

Nice summary, thanks!

[Ainast]

I eat it sometimes, not really my thing though.

This diet would be really really easy if I wasn’t going to school. The only thing to eat around my school is fast food. So I’ve resorted to making what I call “steak on a stick” to take to school, I strip some ribeye and skewer it and grill it and take a couple of those to school.

I go through about 1 1/2 bottles of propane a week lol.

But yea, I never thought I would say this but steak has gotten a little boring lol.

[sweetiepiezer]

My son’s dog passed away after 2 days on iv at the vets.

I couldn’t get the link on IE but got it on netscape and thought it would disappear soon, so I printed it out. It disapeared soon after that.
But, I don’t have a scanner.
DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK THAT THIS IS ODD THAT IT DISAPPEARED?

helloooooooooo

If I can scan it somehow, whoever wants it, let me know and i will try to get it to them.