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?
-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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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.
Thank you, that is a good collection of all their recalls and then their lies also.
Nice summary, thanks!
Please stop with the paranoid conspiracy theory stuff. It's not helping. There were two virtually identical releases for the US and Canada:
US: http://www.menufoods.com/recall/Press%20Release%2004052007%20US.htm
Canada: http://www.menufoods.com/recall/PRESS%20RELEASE%2004052007%20CAN.htm
There is one little extra sentence in the Canadian version, which has no bearing on the situation in the US: "A further seven varieties for Europe have been added to the recall list." The header information for the Canadian version also contains the Canadian stock exchange trading symbol for a related security "Menu Foods Income Fund (TSX:MEW.UN)"; this security does not trade on any US exchange. The byline for the US version shows the name of the US PR service that distributed that release, PRNewswire. The byline for the Canadian version shows the name of the Canadian PR service that distributed that release, CCNMatthews. The two releases are otherwise absolutely identical, including every detail of the recalled brands/flavors/dates.
Companies with international operations normally have ongoing contracts with different PR distribution services in different countries. These contracts remain in force during a business crisis situation, and there is nothing sinister about that. Different countries have different laws that may apply to the content of press releases (i.e. libel laws, securities laws, etc.), so it's just prudent business practice to have releases handled by a PR firm that's based in the country where each release is made.