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Chemical Found in Second Pet Food Ingredient, Recall Expanded
http://www.foxnews.com ^ | Wednesday, April 18, 2007 | Associated Press

Posted on 04/18/2007 7:59:23 PM PDT by nmh

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The chemical, melamine, is believed to have contaminated rice protein concentrate used to make a variety of Natural Balance Pet Foods products for both dogs and cats, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

Previously, the chemical was found to contaminate wheat gluten used by at least six other pet food and treat manufacturers.

Both ingredients were imported from China, though by different companies and from different manufacturers.

A lawmaker said Wednesday the Chinese have refused to grant visas to FDA inspectors seeking to visit the plants where the ingredients were made. An FDA spokesman later said the visas were not refused but that the agency had not received the necessary invitation letter to get visas.

"It troubles me greatly the Chinese are making it more difficult to understand what led to this pet food crisis," Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told The Associated Press after meeting with the FDA commissioner, Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach.

A message left Wednesday with the Chinese Embassy in Washington was not immediately returned.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cats; china; dickdurbin; dogs; durbin; food; melamine; pet; petfood; petfoodrecall; recall
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To: Arizona Carolyn

I am afraid of every pet food right now, have 4 dogs and am a breeder & have been cooking homemade food for our dogs for weeks now!


41 posted on 04/18/2007 8:23:04 PM PDT by blondee123
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To: 6SJ7
Contains rice and corn and is made by Diamond foods, which was the subject of a huge recall last year due to contaminated corn... dogs and cats are carnivores and do not need grain in their diets, are healthier without grains... substitute steamed vegetables for grains and they would be healthier...

which is why Inova is now making EVO and Nature's Variety is making Raw Instinct and Natures Logic is making three different grain-free foods and Honest Kitchen is making two different grain-free foods...

The problem in this growing recall is grains, not the meats. The foods I mentioned use organic ingredients...

Check out onlynaturalpets.com to learn more about all these different foods. I feed raw, but if I was going to feed kibble, it's only the kibble's mentioned I would even consider. None of my three dogs have eaten any grains and they are fit and trim and muscular, no fat.

42 posted on 04/18/2007 8:23:40 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Arizona Carolyn
For people who don't feel up to home-cooking,

At this point I would home cook, but now the talking heads are warning against it because most pet owners don't know how to balance the diet. We buy dog food manufactured in our state (SC) but now I'm wondering if they get their base products from China. I'll check out your link, thanks for that.

43 posted on 04/18/2007 8:23:50 PM PDT by PistolPaknMama (Al-Queda can recruit on college campuses but the US military can't! --FReeper airborne)
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To: cricket

you name is appropriate to your post — I hear crickets sounding rather than Peta.


44 posted on 04/18/2007 8:24:59 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Chgogal
Here is some info you may be able to use: http://www.purina.com/company/press/2007/MightyDog.aspx I use Pro Plan for adult dogs. So far no recall.

I had been feeding my dogs the Alpo dry treats & every one of them has vomitted (more than just once) in the past few weeks. I don't feed them but maybe one each when I am going somewhere & leaving them, so maybe they aren't getting enough of the poison, but I quit feeding the treats & they now get fresh carrots for treats.

45 posted on 04/18/2007 8:25:27 PM PDT by blondee123
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To: nmh
The chemical, melamine, is believed to have contaminated rice protein concentrate used to make a variety of Natural Balance Pet Foods

Good grief!

Would it be that much trouble to identify which dry foods may be affected?

46 posted on 04/18/2007 8:26:13 PM PDT by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: 6SJ7

We feed our dog Canidae - the statement on their webpage is that there are no glutens in the food and they do not import ingredients from China. All I know is that she had problems with ear infections in the past, and the food change really helped.


47 posted on 04/18/2007 8:26:45 PM PDT by Mygirlsmom (I practice Calorie Offset Trading. I eat a candy bar & pay my kid 10 bucks to run around the block)
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Natural Balance foods are the “good guys” when it comes to dog food. My dogs love it. If you read the labels they have just regular food in them. Just so happened that the rice they bought from China was contaminated.

http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/dogformulas/canned.html

You’ll notice they say read our ingredient panel...and when you do you just read good ingredients, not byproducts.

Wonder how much of our food has Chinese products in it. Sooner or later we’re going to see something similar with human food.

On the other hand, we’ve got enough contamination of our own with salmonella, etc.


48 posted on 04/18/2007 8:28:33 PM PDT by dawn53
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To: blondee123
I've fed raw for 9 years now. There is a lot of breeders on our Natural Cockers list weining their new puppies right onto raw as well.... I think the hardest thing to adjust to was once they have no grains, they are so much calmer.

I used to think something was wrong with Daisy (fed raw from 12 weeks) because she was unlike any puppy I'd ever had before -- very calm... all three of my cockers are like that and the groomer always comments how much easier they are to groom than most of the other cockers she grooms.

Before raw, I home-cooked.

49 posted on 04/18/2007 8:28:51 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: cspackler

Exactly... when I read the “what is really in pet food” article years ago I was stunned.


50 posted on 04/18/2007 8:29:35 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: goodnesswins

This should help ya ->

http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html


51 posted on 04/18/2007 8:29:49 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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To: Grizzled Bear
Oh... you really need to read these links (please for the health of your pets)..

Links everyone might want to read. Helps to know before you buy:

What's Really in Pet Food

Identifying better products

Ingredients to avoid

Dog Food Ingredients & Nutrition

52 posted on 04/18/2007 8:30:11 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: nmh

I guess now I’m not so upset at the youngest dog for eating poo. It retrospect, it’s probably safer for her.


53 posted on 04/18/2007 8:30:17 PM PDT by randog (What the...?!)
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To: blondee123
I had been feeding my dogs the Alpo dry treats & every one of them has vomitted (more than just once) in the past few weeks.

This is troubling...
Which "dry" Alpo treats specifically? The ones in the foil packet? The ones I use specifically are labeled "ALPO Al's Grill".

About a week or two before the pet food story exploded, I noticed my dog was vomiting randomly, every few days. Didn't think anything of it at the time...

He is still doing so.

54 posted on 04/18/2007 8:33:31 PM PDT by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: cspackler
That reminds, me. I was checking out at the market last weekend and buying organic green onions, organic lettuce and carrots and the cashier asked why I was paying more for organic... I said I hoped it is true the growers are more closely regulated and the fields are not full of human poop... that this is the same reason I home-cook for my dogs.

She said oh, I feed Science Diet... I explained it has BHA, BHT and Ethioxin in it and not to mentione wheat Gluten and Rice .... she says: My vet says it's fine to feed --- and you could tell she cared less as long as her vet (who gets all of two weeks nutritional training during school and gets scholarships from Hills and Purina to go to school in return for selling their stuff -- oh, and gets paid for treating all the dogs who get sick on crappy diet and too many vaccinations) said it was okay....

55 posted on 04/18/2007 8:33:58 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: nmh

Thanks - it’s their VENISON dry and canned food


56 posted on 04/18/2007 8:34:04 PM PDT by goodnesswins (We need to cure Academentia)
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To: blondee123
I have my dog just about 12 days and he is about 3 years old. I rescued him on a cold April day. He was almost hit by a car and was freezing to death. My neighbor recommended the food, and so far Pro Plan for adult dogs has caused him now problems, yet. I’m new at this dog stuff. This is going to be an adventure. Spend the morning at the e-vet. He decided to gobble 4.4 oz of chocolate sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m.!

I’m going to start feed him carrots too, BTW!

57 posted on 04/18/2007 8:35:24 PM PDT by Chgogal (Vote Al Qaeda. Vote Democrat.)
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To: Chgogal

I bought some Pro Plan crunchies, Chicken and Rice from Purina and something else from Purina ... Purina One crunchies. They didn’t like Pro Plan moist food. Firskies moist is not a hit either. I tried to stay with products ONLY made in the U.S..

Last fall I had an issue with Diamond Foods - CHicken Noodles Soup for the Cat Lovers Soul - great ingredients but that was part of a recall back then. I will not buy anything made from Diamond - they’re on the recall list again.


58 posted on 04/18/2007 8:36:30 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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To: nmh

dont be so sure

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1818505/posts

To: Flavius; EagleUSA; vetvetdoug

An older article; it’s probably happening now.

Why the chicken crossed the ocean — twice:

A new government rule will soon allow American chicken meat to be exported to China to be processed, then shipped back.

The Department of Agriculture (in April, 2006) certified China as eligible to export processed chicken meat to the United States — but with one caveat. The chicken has to be American.

In other words, American chicken will travel across the ocean once and return cooked and canned - to be sent on its way to a supermarket shelf near you.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/19/news/international/china_chickendeal/index.htm


59 posted on 04/18/2007 8:37:43 PM PDT by Flavius ("Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum")
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To: cripplecreek
MInd a visit from a active Bengal and an orange cat?

My Bengal LOVES to eat. Debbie wears the pants when it comes to eating. Thomas backs off - he’s such a marshmallow. Love em both!

60 posted on 04/18/2007 8:38:15 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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