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BPO Food Forum => Food Discussion & Information => : Care2Adopt April 17, 2007, 09:48:32 PM
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It's not just wheat gluten anymore....
Fears grow on pet food
New findings expand the threat beyond wheat gluten.
By Carrie Peyton Dahlberg - Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:00 am PDT Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The monthlong pet food recall expanded Tuesday with a troubling twist, for the first time involving foods that do not contain wheat gluten but still tested positive for a potentially lethal chemical.
The finding makes it much tougher to tell people what to safely feed their pets and fuels suspicions that the chemical melamine is being deliberately added to some pet food ingredients to bolster apparent protein.
Natural Balance, a Pacoima-based company, is "99.9 percent sure" that a rice protein made in Asia is responsible for the melamine detected Tuesday in some of its venison-based pet foods, company President Joey Herrick said.
"It was pretty shocking," he said in a phone interview after the company recalled several of its venison foods. "I was livid."
Herrick declined to name the supplier of the rice protein or the country it came from, saying only that a large American company acquired the ingredient for Diamond Pet Foods, which makes some Natural Balance products.
Because both wheat gluten and rice protein enhance the protein content of pet food, "it certainly is suspicious" that melamine now is associated with both, said Bob Poppenga, a UC Davis veterinary toxicology professor.
Melamine isn't an edible protein, but it has plenty of nitrogen, which can be used as a marker for protein in chemical analyses.
So, if someone wanted to use less of the relatively pricey sources of vegetable protein, such as wheat gluten, and throw in cheaper starches instead, adding melamine to that mix would still make it look like a protein-rich product, numerous veterinary nutritionists and toxicologists have said. With such speculation swirling, the rice protein-melamine link further alarmed pet owners as it began appearing on Web sites Tuesday, said Gina Spadafori, a Sacramento-based author who runs a pet Web site.
"I see people who are being almost panicky," she said. "Last week, it was easy for veterinary associations to say if you want to feel better, just avoid wheat gluten," Spadafori said. "Now for this expansion to be an entirely different protein source ... I don't think right now anybody can say, 'Go feed this, it's safe.' "
Natural Balance President Herrick was so shaken by the melamine finding that he imposed a new policy Tuesday to hold all company foods in a warehouse until an offsite lab tests each batch for melamine. He won't ship anything until it has tested clean, he said.
Local veterinarians who've tracked kidney ailments nationwide have tentatively identified five more foods, not at this point under any recall, that they plan to have tested as soon as possible.
The Veterinary Information Network, used by about 16,000 of the estimated 35,000 U.S. veterinarians, noticed the five foods kept recurring in vet-described disease reports, said Paul Pion, the Davis vet who co-founded the service. Pion said it would be premature to name the foods.
He hopes to get suspect food samples to the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory at UC Davis to start testing as early as today. As the recall expands, "my sense is it's time for every manufacturer to go testing for melamine," Pion said.
The notion that melamine could be a deliberate additive -- not an industrial mistake -- arose as early as April 5, when Stephen Sundlof, head of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, said that the pet food recall could turn into a criminal investigation if investigators find that melamine was added deliberately.
Later, the New York Times reported that the Chinese company that supplied tainted wheat gluten to Menu Foods sought to buy large amounts of melamine through Internet trading sites.
More than 4,000 pet deaths have been reported on Spadafori's petconnetion.c om site. Others have estimated recall-related deaths at hundreds to thousands of pets nationwide.
All the 100 or so products recalled previously had involved wheat gluten, the vast majority of them dog food, cat food and treats manufactured for many labels by the Canada-based company Menu Foods.
Amid complaints that the multiple recalls were hard to follow, the FDA tried to assemble all the recalled foods on a single list, now over 5,000 items long, on its Web site at http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/petfoodrecall/
As of Tuesday evening, the Natural Balance recalls hadn't appeared there. Natural Balance recalled two products Monday and added more Tuesday after learning of the melamine test results. It has pulled back Venison and Brown Rice canned and bagged dog foods, Venison and Brown Rice dog treats and Venison and Green Pea dry cat food.
For pet owners, vets said, the important thing to be aware of is any behavior change that seems linked to either a new food, or even a new bag of the same food. Symptoms could include loss of appetite, vomiting, lethargy and excess drinking or urinating.
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/156967.html
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i wonder if that includes the rolls... i just bought one for fumble this weekend... nix that!
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Man all this recall stuff is really scary!
Nina
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UGH! This is really starting to freak me out! If it's not just wheat gluten, then what other ingredients could be affected by this? I need to start looking into making all of Koby's food.
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We have been freaked out enough to start thinking about making Gwen and Ranger's food too, which is pretty freaked out when you stop to consider that we don't even cook for ourselves! We had one of the Natural Balance rolls too, that we decided a few days ago wasn't worth taking the chance on. I guess I need to go scan the new, long, FDA list and get completely caught up...
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This is why I am so glad that I feed B.A.R.F
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Hmm, yes this is very frustrating. I'm still confident in what I feed my dogs. I know Natural Balance is pretty good but I did not know that Diamond Pet Foods made their products. If I had known that, I wouldn't have trusted them anyway. This situation is so so sad and sounds like it's a much bigger problem than people thought.
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I'm so beyond freaked out that I'm switching everyone back to Canidae, I'll put up with the itching. I realllly can't afford to feed raw or homecook at the moment.
It appears to be 'Rice Protein Concentrate' in the Natural Balance that's tainted. I'd like to know when the heck they added this ingredient since it's NOT listed on their bags! :o >:(
I was told by the pet store to avoid anything containing Rice Protein, Rice Protein Concentrate or Rice Gluten. As well as Wheat Gluten from the previous recall. Whether it be canned or dry.
Innova, Canidae, California Natural and Orijen (new canadian high protein food) are being listed as safe since they don't contain any of the above. But everything else.. I don't know. :'(
This is just so sad. :'(
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I'm a bit confused here, maybe someone can help out. I read the part about Diamond buying the Rice Protien but on their website they say they don't use any Rice Protien or Wheat Gluten in their products. Sooooo they make dog food for other companies? If anyone knows about this let me know because we live in a teeny tiny town and not very many brands are available here. A lot of my friends are feeding the Diamond foods to their dogs and this has gotten me worried.
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Diamond makes kibble for Natural Balance and Solid Gold. But Natural Balance canned foods are made at American Nutrition. I believe NB purchased the rice protein themselves and then Diamond used it in their food. So it's not really Diamonds fault this time, unless they were suppose to test it before using it. :-\
oops edit.. Yup Kirkland and Chicken Soup foods are Diamonds own brands.
This link has which food contain Rice Protein, Rice Protein Concentrate or Rice Gluten.
http://64.79.216.38/~itchmo/forums/index.php?topic=64.0
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This is coming from someone attached to the Pet Health industry: "Apparently there was a vote done and they added rice protein to the food ONE day only. No one is really sure why. Apparently its the bags that are marked Sept 28. They recalled ALL of the food as a precaution." That is what he heard from the company.
My 2 cents:
Natural Balance claims they wanted to try adding another protein source, which doesn't make much sense when you're dealing with an allergen formula. The key aspect of these foods is a single protein.
We're wondering when this recall is going to effect the human population. Ugh!
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Andi, I think that's right. I think that Diamond manufactures other brands of dog foods ... I think Kirkland is one of them?
Ok ... here's something I'm confused about too:
Is it JUST the gluten, protein, and concentrated forms of rice? Why would it not be all rice in general? And if they ARE purposefully using the melamine with rice and wheat glutens and such, how do we know they're not using it with oh, potatoes or barley?
I think the more I read about the recalls, the more confused I get. I'm going to stop thinking out loud. For my own sanity. :-\
I was just actually thinking the same thing! I keep reading different articles getting more confused by the minute! If it was "just" wheat gluten, now rice protien who's to say it won't be something like potatoes or barley next week? I just read that Diamond only buys their ingredients from the US and Canada, so I guess as long as Innova and all the other Premium Brands buy from US and Canada the food will be ok.
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are they saying how long effects take to show up? is it a months / years thing or is it days ???
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I would think the effects would be quick, maybe not in days but I think within a month you would see the symptoms, someone correct me if I'm wrong. I'm just guessing.
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I would think the effects would be quick, maybe not in days but I think within a month you would see the symptoms, someone correct me if I'm wrong. I'm just guessing.
Response is fast, within 2-3 days of eating tainted food, particularly the excessive urinating and drinking and lethargy
BTW I just wanted to let everyone know that BARF is actually very inexpensive. It costs me $55 a month to feed 4 chinese cresteds, 1 golden retriever, 2 afghans, 3 siberian huskies and a bernie mix.
Chicken backs/necks from a poultry vender (I use perdue farms) are .10 a LBS, and I buy a crate (50LBS) a week, plus recreation bones and veggie glop ingredients and suppliments. I've never looked back! It cost me tons more to feed kibble, and I dont have the bad health affects anymore, plus no dental bills either.
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do you have a local store that has it or do you have to get it delivered? or are you making it up yourself?
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I had no idea about Diamond manufacturing Solid Gold. I'll have to look that one up now. We are on Canidae and sticking to Canidae. Diamond had a huge recall of their own last year and that's the food my breeder feeds her dogs and that these pups were on until I brought them home. Yuck.
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Jenn, From what I've read on different forums is that Solid Gold and Natural Balance have their own processing equipment. So there shouldn't be any cross contamination to worry about.
Here's the list I have of what's made where...
Blue Buffalo: Canned foods made by American > > Nutrition in Utah. Dry foods made at CJ Foods in Kansas.
Breeder's Choice: Canned diets made at Menu Foods, but have not been recalled.
Canidae: Canned food packed by Evangers. Kibble made at Pied Piper in Texas.
Canine Caviar: Canned food made by American Nutrition in Utah. Kibble made by Pied Piper in Texas. Canned diets are 100% meat, contain no grains.
Castor & Pollux: Canned diets made by Menu Foods but have not been recalled.
Eagle Pack: Canned diets made at Menu Foods but have not been recalled and do not contain Wheat Gluten. Dry diets made at their own plant in Mishawaka, IN.
Evangers: They have their own cannery.
Go! Natural (Petcurean): Canned diets made at Menu Foods in Canada but have not been recalled.
Merrick: Has their own plant for all products.
Natura (Healthwise, California Naturals, Innova): Canned diets made at the South Dakota Menu Foods Plant but have not been recalled. Dry diets are made at their own plant.
Natural Balance: Canned diets made at American Nutrition in Utah. Dry diets are made in Diamond Plant in Sacramento, CA.
Nature's Variety: Canned diets made at Menu Foods but have not been recalled. The canned diets contain not grains. Kibble is made at Pied Piper in Texas. Raw diets are made in an in house plant in Lincoln, Ne.
Pet Promise: Purina Brand ... canned and kibble made in their plants.
Solid Gold: It is unknown where canned diets were made. Kibble is made in the Diamond Plant in Sacramento, CA.
Timberwolf Organics: Just released one canned diet and working on additions, it is unsure where this is made, but due to the size of Menu Foods I highly doubt it is being done there. Kibble was at one point being co-packed somewhere in PA but I've heard rumors that it is now being made out of the Diamond Plant. I cannot confirm this and the company will not give out information.
Wellness/Old Mother Hubbard: Canned diets made at Menu Foods but have not been recalled.
Wysong: Canned diets made at Menu Foods but have not been recalled. Most of their line of cans are grain free.
Edited to add this list was put together after the first recall from the tainted wheat. But I kept it because it showed where the foods were made. :)
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This is on the Timberwolfs site:
Is Timberwolf Organics, Inc. owned by Diamond Pet Foods, Inc.?
No. We are a private, independently owned company. At one time, Diamond Pet Foods manufactured our food; however, we have moved production to another facility owned by another company (we cannot give this information out, as it is proprietary). They specialize in manufacturing specialty formulas of pet foods and meet our high standards for exceptional quality production.
We are certain that Diamond Pet Foods, Inc. is a fine company, but to answer the above question, we have no business affiliation with them.
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I know where Timberwolf is made now. I should have updated my list. :-[
Timberwolf Organics kibble is manufactured at Chenango Valley Pet Foods in Sherburne, NY.
That plant had quality control issues in the past. Natural Balance sued Chenango Valley Pet Foods that's probably why the 'info' has become proprietary. Hopefully Timberwolf has their own dedicated lines. But they just seem so secretive about it all. :(
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No prob! ;) I've become a pet food detective since this recall stuff started.
I'm so frustrated and fed up that I just bought a bag of Orijen which is grain free, and it's made in Canada so that's a plus. :D So I'm crossing my fingers and knocking on wood that it's works well for Bubba. ;)
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Pet Food Express has pulled all Natural Balance products now, including the Duck & Potato that I feed Bo & Floyd. They recommended Pinnacle as a replacement/substitute, but I know NOTHING about it. I'm concerned that two weeks ago, Natural Balance was assuring people that their products were safe, etc. Now it comes out that they share the same plant with the affected kibbles/treats?! WTF?! I can't go raw at this time, so I'm wondering what a good, grain-free, single protein kibble is. Any suggestions?
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I'm so beyond freaked out that I'm switching everyone back to Canidae, I'll put up with the itching. I realllly can't afford to feed raw or homecook at the moment.
It appears to be 'Rice Protein Concentrate' in the Natural Balance that's tainted. I'd like to know when the heck they added this ingredient since it's NOT listed on their bags! :o >:(
I was told by the pet store to avoid anything containing Rice Protein, Rice Protein Concentrate or Rice Gluten. As well as Wheat Gluten from the previous recall. Whether it be canned or dry.
Innova, Canidae, California Natural and Orijen (new canadian high protein food) are being listed as safe since they don't contain any of the above. But everything else.. I don't know. :'(
This is just so sad. :'(
I just spoke with my vet yesterday about this whole situation. And she said that anyone who is feeding foods that are grain free, are safe. She said the problem is with these huge companies where you don't know where the food is coming from/made. It is best to try and buy local, Innova comes California and Orijen is from Alberta. Not sure about the other ones mentioned. Yes you are paying more for the food but you know what you are buying. This is a real eye opener for everyone, and it is so sad :'( I feel so sad for all those who have lost a loved one.
Nina
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I like the idea of grain free foods but I still am not sure about feeding them to my pups, with the protein and them being so young. I guess I would just feed them less? They are doing SO well on Canidae, I hate to change them. I got a couple sample packs of Evo that I haven't tried them with yet.
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As we feed Eagle Pack Holistic (different flavours)to 3 dogs, I wanted to ensure they do not use rice protein concentrate, and received this reply from John Marsman, Nutritionist, E.P.:
Hi Pat,
...and sorry for the delay. I was at an industry meeting reviewing the ways to safeguard pet foods. There was an expert there from the University Of Kansas. His biggest point was "KNOW YOUR SUPPLIERS." We do not use wheat gluten in anything we make. One Prism item had rice gluten but it has been removed and the new label will reflect that and it is not in any of our foods. Holistic Transition uses it as a carrier. If any ingredient is in our food it is definitely on our label. We don't use wheat gluten.
I am glad you asked we be upfront and we make a point of that. There is no excuse for a manufacturer not knowing country of origin for ALL ingredients. Either they are not doing their homework or they are by design avoiding the answer. We use glucosamine and most glucosamine comes from China. Our vitamins come from BASF, the leading U.S. vitamin manufacturer, but even they must buy some from China. Any vitamin blend you buy for yourself or that is included in pet food most likely some of the vitamins come from China. The bottom line is know your source and we do. We are EU Certified and among other stringent rules you must have an ingredient sourcing trail. We do. Feel free to post this.
Please feel free to pass on your thoughts and anything you hear out there.
John
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I was feeding the dogs Natural Balance (regular one in the white and blue bag). When I went to buy it yesterday, they didn't have it, b/c the store I go to pulled all Natural Balance products (as well as all other brands affected by any of these recalls... the store was looking sort of empty, and they sell higher quality foods).
I was pointed to Precise, which is made here in Texas. I've been trying to research it, as I don't know much about it, just what the guys at the shop said. The dogs sure like it, though! I bought Precise Plus Large Adult, but they said the Precise regular formula would work fine, too.
I'm interested in grain-free, too. Precise does have grains in it.
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This is just getting worse and worse. I just got this from my Pyr email list.
For the full details, go to:
http://www.itchmo.com/read/melamine-in-corn-gluten-linked-to-south-afr
ican-illnesses_20070419
This has been a difficult decision as corn gluten contamination has
not hit North America. But based on patterns of development and
expansion of recall in the US, Itchmo is issuing a warning to pet
parents out of abundance of caution.
We stress that NO US OR CANADIAN CONNECTION HAS BEEN
REPORTED.
BREAKING NEWS: Melamine in Corn Gluten Linked to South African
Pet
Illnesses April 19th, 2007
The 29 cases of renal failure in South Africa has been linked to
melamine in corn gluten used in pet food. Corn gluten is used
extensively in the US.
Tests have confirmed that Vets Choice and Royal Canin dog and cat
dry pet-food products contained corn gluten contaminated with
melamine, says the manufacturer.
The contaminated corn gluten was delivered to Royal Canin by a
South African third-party supplier and appears to have originated
from China.
We were tracking cases of the South African pet deaths before and
have
heard rumors of corn gluten contamination.
At this point, we believe that all corn gluten should be considered at
risk for contamination and should be tested by every pet food
manufacturer and the FDA.
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UGH! I've been reading articles on this recall stuff all day, I'm about burnt out! I honestly don't know when it'll stop. Why is this melamine being put in all this stuff? >:(
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Add Blue Buffalo to that list.. So far it's just their cat food.
""The Blue Buffalo Company has undertaken a voluntary recall on one production run of our Spa Select Kitten dry food. The production code on the recalled product is: "Best Used By Mar. 07 08 B.""
We have taken this action because the rice protein concentrate used for this one production run was obtained from Wilbur-Ellis, the same company who supplied this ingredient to Natural Balance. Test results received late last evening (4/18) indicated that this rice protein concentrate tested positive for melamine. This is the first and only time our manufacturing partner sourced an ingredient from Wilbur-Ellis, and we had no knowledge that they had imported the ingredients from China.
We have advised the FDA of this finding and will be working closely with them on this issue.
Of the 5,044 bags produced in this one run, we were able to prevent the majority from ever entering retail distribution. We are working closely with our retail partners to remove this product immediately and will be re-stocking the shelves with Spa Select Kitten dry food that was produced without any rice protein sourced from Wilbur-Ellis as soon as possible.
If you currently have a bag of Spa Select Kitten dry food, please check the code date and if it matches the one shown above discontinue use immediately and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. If your cat has eaten any of the recalled food, please call your veterinarian immediately to discuss if there are any risks to your pet.
Should you have a specific question call our Customer Service Department at 1-800-919-2833 or email us at info@bluebuff.com. We understand your desire for immediate answers and we will be working to get back to you as quickly as we can.
No other Spa Select cat food or dog food, canned or dry, is included in this recall.
As a family owned company whose reason for being is to provide cats and dogs with the highest quality natural foods, we are extremely upset by this recall and can't begin to apologize enough to our customers. From our perspective, it is unacceptable to produce even one bag of food with the potential to cause a pet to become ill, and we will further tighten our ingredient sourcing and quality assurance procedures as a result of this incident.
Sincerely,
Bill Bishop
President
The Blue Buffalo Company
It just gets worse and worse.. :'(
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I was just coming on to post this, im glad I dont have to be the bearer of bad news. i know a lot of people have thought Blue Buffalo one of the "safe" foods. It's amazing that most of these foods being recalled are the "high end" foods.
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I knew this was coming.... :'(
BREAKING NEWS: Royal Canin Recalls Several Dry Foods
Royal Canin is recalling several formulations due to contaminated rice protein concentrate. No illnesses are confirmed in relation to these items. Royal Canin also recently recalled pet food in South Africa due to melamine found in corn gluten.
Recalled items:
ROYAL CANIN SENSIBLE CHOICE (available in pet specialty stores nationwide)
Dry Dog Food
- Chicken Meal & Rice Formula Senior
- Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Puppy
- Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Adult
- Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Senior
- Rice & Catfish Meal Formula Adult
ROYAL CANIN VETERINARY DIET (available only in veterinary clinics)
Dry Dog Food
- Canine Early Cardiac EC 22™
- Canine Skin Support SS21™
Dry Cat Food
- Feline Hypoallergenic HP23™
Full release after the jump.
(Thanks PetSitUSA!)
April 19, 2007
Dear Royal Canin USA Customer,
It is with sincere regret that I inform you of a new and unfortunate development with some of our pet food products.
Although we have no confirmed cases of illness in pets, we have decided to voluntarily remove the following dry pet food products that contain rice protein concentrate due to the presence of a melamine derivative.
ROYAL CANIN SENSIBLE CHOICE® (available in pet specialty stores nationwide)
Dry Dog Food
- Chicken Meal & Rice Formula Senior
- Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Puppy
- Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Adult
- Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Senior
- Rice & Catfish Meal Formula Adult
ROYAL CANIN VETERINARY DIET™ (available only in veterinary clinics)
Dry Dog Food
- Canine Early Cardiac EC 22™
- Canine Skin Support SS21™
Dry Cat Food
- Feline Hypoallergenic HP23™
We are taking this proactive stance to voluntarily recall these products to avoid any confusion for our customers about which Royal Canin USA products are safe and which products may be affected.
Pet owners should immediately stop feeding their pets the Royal Canin USA dry pet food products listed above. Pet owners should consult with a veterinarian if they are concerned about the health of their pet. No other Royal Canin diets are affected by this recall and CONTINUE TO BE safe for pets to eat.
In addition, Royal Canin USA will no longer use any Chinese suppliers for any of our vegetable proteins.
This decision to recall some of our dry pet food products is driven by our philosophy that the “Pet Comes First”. The safety and nutritional quality of our pet food is Royal Canin USA’s top priority. Pet owners who have questions about this recall and other Royal Canin USA products should call 1-800-592-6687.
On behalf of the entire Royal Canin family, our hearts go out to the pet owners and everyone in the pet community who have been affected by all of the recent recalls. We are as passionate about the health and happiness of our customers’ pets as we are of our own, so we are committed to taking the steps necessary to ensure this never happens again.
Sincerely,
Olivier Amice
President and CEO
Royal Canin USA
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Good freakin lord, this list is never ending. Funny Purina has stayed off the lists, and here these higher end foods are all getting pulled. :-\
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Good freakin lord, this list is never ending. Funny Purina has stayed off the lists, and here these higher end foods are all getting pulled. :-\
I was thinking about that this morning. I think it is because Purina and a lot of the grocery store brands use corn as their grain in dry foods, rather than rice. Since the U.S. produces SO much corn, the corn gluten is probably local, and therefor not affected by the melamine contamination.
Oh yeah, that makes sense.
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I was also reading yesterday that Purina has also recalled Alpo dog foods. I wonder what the next brand recall will be? :(
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Well they said there were 5 companies that purchased the contaminated rice protein concentrate. We now know of 3.. Natural Balance, Blue Buffalo and Royal Canin have all come forward with voluntary recalls. The Wilbur-Ellis company KNOWS who the last 2 companies are, but refuses to release their names. That realllly ticks me off. >:(
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This is a ridiculouse situation. I checked my manufactures web sight (Nutrisource)and fortunantly they do not use either wheat or rice gluten in their products.
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The situtation becomes more and more confusing everyday.
Is there pet food that is home grown in this country.
Why is all this stuff coming out of China,and if pet food products are coming from china how much are human products coming from the same place.???
It is getting to the point that my husband says if it continues we will start feeding our fur kids whatever we eat,and if we all die then at least we will all be together.
Tricia and the fur kids
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I'd like to thank all the people who keep posting theses new recalls. It seems like the main stream media is letting some of this go because there are so many recalls now and it doesn't grab the headlines like it use to.
Not sure if the wife posted on here.....we changed Joy ( the Newfie) to Origen...70% meat, 30% Fruit, Veggies and Botanicals, and best 0% grain. Amy (the Wolfhound) will be getting changed over too.
Keep up the great posts! thanks
Brad
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I am getting so paranoid. I went to give Harley a treat yesterday and(Wellness, they are NOT part of the recall and they have a statement on their website stating where they get their grain ect) but how are we suppose to trust this? Brown rice is in the treat, I thought it was grain free when I bought it, my fault I should have read the ingrediants better. Anyway I just don't want to risk it so I won't be using them. It is just so scary now!
Nina
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I'm doing the same thing Nina! I keep wondering, what ingredient is going to be tainted next? Like I said, I'm probably totally over reacting but I just don't want to take any chances with Koby's health.
And I also wanted to thank everybody for posting articles here, yesterday Tony was trying to google pet food recall and I said "Just go to BPO they have all the info there!"
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I chucked all the sample packs of Natural Balance I had. I was using them as treats.
We have switched onto Orijen also. I was so wary of the high protein foods but Orijen has a large breed puppy and regular puppy formula, all high protein. So I'm assuming they are formulated differently than EVO. Since the Natura rep told me not to feed it to large/giant breeds under the age of 2. ??? In anycase I'm less nervous feeding grain free now with the recalls.
Back on topic.. So far still no idea who those last 2 companies are. :( Maybe the recall started before they used what they purchased?
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Are you guys in the US that are using Orijen? Wondering how the price compares to other high end foods. There is a feed store near me that apparently carries it.
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Now it has been recalled in Canada!!
Royal Canin Canada Recalls Additional Cat and Dog Food
April 22nd, 2007
Due to contaminated rice protein concentrate, Royal Canin has recalled
the following cat and dog products from Canada on Friday:
* Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine EARLY CARDIAC
* Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine SENSITIVITY RC (Rice and
Catfish)
* Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine SKIN SUPPORT
* Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Feline HYPOALLERGENIC HP
* Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Feline SENSITIVITY RD (Rice and Duck)
These differ from the products pulled from the US. Two products, Feline
Sensitivity RD and Canine Sensitivity RC are not currently recalled in
the US.
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UGH! This just suxes.
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This is REALLY starting to tick me off! >:( We have a right to know who's buying this malamine infested product! That's gotta be illegal. I'm hoping after all this mess there will be stricter laws on what goes into pet foods.
Is "stricter" even a word? Hmm whatever! hahahaha
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Well I'm relieved they finally let us know the 5 companies! Still I'm worried about what other ingredients could be tainted with that melamine, and what long term effects this will have.
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With all these recalls, I think I might start making zoeys food myself :o
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OMG I knew Diamond was going to start recalling some foods, I just had a feeling! I'm going to have to make a few phone calls to friends, thanks Jenn for posting that!
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Natural Balance has also recalled some of their canned foods.
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http://petfoodtracker.blogspot.com/
1. Blue Buffalo recalls all canned food and treats.
2. Natural Balance recalls more cans of canned Cat and Dog Foods
3. Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul recalls wet kitten and puppy food recalled
4.Diamond canned Dog food recalled (info in same post as Chicken Soup...)
5. Lick Your Chops DRY Cat Food recalled
6. Costco / Kirkland Signature Canned Food recalled
Entire list up to date as of 4/27 here in pdf format:
http://localhostr.com/files/9cb30c7c47892e4616b4.pdf
CRAZY!!!
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*sigh*
My neighbor's two aussies were killed during all these recalls. Katie was 8 years old; a loving playful girl who was raised with their oldest son, Jason. True boy-and-his- faithful-dog relationship there. The other, a 14 wk old little boy was just brought home for their youngest son. Caleb has been begging his parents for a puppy for 4 years, but he had to wait until he was 10. They were on a waiting list for him for a year, finally brought Nemo home. Caleb carried him everywhere, brought him over to see me almost every day to show off his new baby. Katie died on a monday, Nemo on a wednesday. The poor kids are doing God-awful.
I hope everyone is taking these recalls very...very... . seriously...
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*sigh*
My neighbor's two aussies were killed during all these recalls. Katie was 8 years old; a loving playful girl who was raised with their oldest son, Jason. True boy-and-his- faithful-dog relationship there. The other, a 14 wk old little boy was just brought home for their youngest son. Caleb has been begging his parents for a puppy for 4 years, but he had to wait until he was 10. They were on a waiting list for him for a year, finally brought Nemo home. Caleb carried him everywhere, brought him over to see me almost every day to show off his new baby. Katie died on a monday, Nemo on a wednesday. The poor kids are doing God-awful.
I hope everyone is taking these recalls very...very... . seriously...
OMG that is so sad! Please send my condolences to your friends, I feel so bad for Caleb, how awful. :'(
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Here is the info on the recalls for today.
BREAKING NEWS: Blue Buffalo Recalls All Canned Dog and Cat Food, As Well As Treats
Blue Buffalo just announced another expansion of the recall covering:
All Blue brand can dog foods
All Spa Select brand can cat foods
All Blue Health Bar treats.
The release indicates that rice protein was added without their knowledge to these products. Blue Buffalo attributes this to “tampering” by their contract manufacturer American Nutrition, who was connected to several other recalls on Thursday.
Full release after the jump:
Blue Buffalo Recalls Can and Biscuit Products
Due To Tampering By American Nutrition Inc.
Contact:
Consumer Inquiries:
1-800-919-2833
Media Inquiries:
David Petrie
1-203-762-9751
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Wilton, Connecticut, April 26, 2007.
We at the Blue Buffalo Company have just learned that American Nutrition Inc. (ANI), the manufacturer of all our cans and biscuits, has been adding rice protein concentrate to our can formulas without our knowledge and without our approval. This is product tampering, and it apparently has been going on for some time. The can formulas that we developed, and trusted them to produce, never contained any rice protein concentrate. It appears that only an FDA investigation of ANI’s rice protein concentrate supplies forced them to reveal this product tampering to us.
While this activity by ANI is in itself unlawful, the situation is further clouded by the fact that ANI has been receiving rice protein concentrate from Wilber-Ellis, some of which the FDA has determined to be contaminated with melamine.
So while no BLUE or Spa Select canned product has tested positive for the presence of melamine, and there has been no reported illness due to any of our canned products, we simply cannot be sure of what ANI has been including in our formulas. For this reason, we have decided to remove all of our canned and biscuit products from retail distribution. While this may seem to many to be a major over-reaction, as other ANI customers will probably only recall the products that tested positive for melamine, we see this as a matter of integrity.
We founded Blue Buffalo on the principle of providing dogs and cats with the highest quality and most nutritious food, and we will not sell any product that doesn’t meet this standard. And under these circumstances, we cannot say that any products manufactured by ANI measure up.
The obvious question is “how could Blue Buffalo not know that ANI was putting rice protein concentrate into our canned food?” The answer is we trusted them. In business and in life, we all trust our partners to deal with us honestly. When we buy produce from our local grocery store, we are trusting growers, shippers and a series of handlers to have delivered a product that is safe and nutritious for our family. If any one of these parties betrays our trust, contaminated products can make their way to our dinner table.
And while we test for known toxins and contaminants, we don’t test for protein sources, like rice protein concentrate, especially when we did not formulate our products to contain them.
In the end, this all comes down to an issue of integrity, and ANI has not been honest with us and with the pet parents who buy our products. We will not put any product made by ANI on the shelf, and are temporarily withdrawing an important part of our business in order to be true to our pet parents.
We have already started the process of identifying a can and biscuit manufacturer with whom we can build a partnership based on trust. Once we have accomplished this, BLUE and Spa Select cans and BLUE Health Bars will be reintroduced with the high quality and superior nutrition that our brand stands for and that dogs and cats deserve.
We have informed our retail partners and the FDA about this action and will be cooperating with them to complete this recall quickly. The specific product involved includes all “BLUE” brand can dog foods, all “Spa Select” brand can cat foods and all “BLUE Health Bar” treats.
Consumers who have unused or partially used packages of any of these products should return them to their place of purchase for a complete refund.
All “BLUE” dry natural food for dogs and “Spa Select” dry natural foods for cats are not affected by this recall and are safe for consumption. Should consumers have a specific question, they can call the Company at 1-800-919-2833, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT, to receive more information.
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Here's more
BREAKING NEWS: Natural Balance Expands Recall to Canned Foods
Natural Balance recalls more products — this time canned. Same ingredient (rice protein concentrate) different manufacturer (American Nutrition). However “rice protein”, or any variation there of, is not listed in the ingredients for any of these recalled products.
Products recalled are:
Chicken Formula Canned Dog Food 13 oz
Lamb Formula Canned Dog Food 13 oz
Beef Formula Canned Dog Food 13 oz
Ocean Fish Formula Canned Cat Food 3 oz & 6 oz
Full release after the jump.
Breaking Recall News: Thursday, April 26th, 2007
Our canned manufacturer, American Nutrition, from Ogden Utah just informed us that they are recalling all canned products made in their plant that contain rice protein concentrate. American Nutrition continued by telling us that they added this ingredient to four of our canned products without informing us. The four products involved are:
Chicken Formula Canned Dog Food 13 oz
Lamb Formula Canned Dog Food 13 oz
Beef Formula Canned Dog Food 13 oz
Ocean Fish Formula Canned Cat Food 3 oz & 6 oz
To make sure that this does not happen in the future, we are demanding from each of our co-packers daily production record of all of our formulas before they are shipped to us. We have reviewed all of our other products and determined that they are free of rice protein concentrate and that all of our other product labels are accurate.
There have been no illnesses reported related to feeding these formulas, however, to comply with the American Nutrition recall of the four products, we will pull all dates and batches of these four formulas. We also ask that our customers return unused product for a full credit to their store.
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And more :'(
BREAKING NEWS: Diamond Brand and Chicken Soup For the Pet Lover’s Soul Recalled
Due to American Nutrition’s recall, the following Diamond Pet Food can formulations are being recalled:
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Kitten Formula cans
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Puppy Formula cans
Diamond Lamb & Rice Formula cans
UPDATE: Currently, none of the ingredients for the above Diamond products list rice protein concentrate. Diamond’s homepage still claims “WHEAT GLUTEN OR RICE PROTEIN CONCENTRATE IS NOT USED in any of our dry, canned or treat products.”
Full Release and ingredients list after the jump.
(Thanks to many readers)
Diamond Pet Foods has announced it is withdrawing a limited number of canned products manufactured by American Nutrition. This action is limited to three specific canned products: Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Kitten Formula 5.5 oz. cans, and Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Puppy Formula 13 oz. cans, and Diamond Lamb & Rice Formula for Dogs 13 oz. cans.
Diamond Pet Foods has not received any indication of quality or safety issues, including pet illness, with the three withdrawn products. However, because American Nutrition informed the company that these three specific products may include rice protein concentrate, Diamond Pet Foods felt this action was necessary for the protection of its customers and their pets.
Customers with these products should stop feeding them immediately and return them to their retailer for a full refund.
INGREDIENTS AS OF 4/27 5:20pm Pacific
Diamond Lamb & Rice Formula cans:
Ingredients
Lamb, lamb broth, lamb liver, rice flour, dried egg product, fish meal, dried beet pulp, lamb meal, vitamins and minerals.
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Kitten Formula cans:
Ingredients
Chicken, salmon, chicken liver, turkey, duck, chicken broth, whole grain brown rice, white rice, oatmeal, potatoes, barley, egg product, guar gum, flaxseed meal, kelp, carrots, peas, apples, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, taurine, dried chicory root, carrageenan gum, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, biotin, folic acid, menadione sodium bisulfite (source of vitamin K), copper sulfate, calcium iodate and sodium selenite.
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Puppy Formula cans:
Ingredients
Chicken, chicken liver, turkey, chicken broth, duck, salmon, whole grain brown rice, white rice, oatmeal, carrots, peas, potatoes, barley, egg product, guar gum, flaxseed meal, kelp, apples, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, dried chicory root, carrageenan gum, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, ascorbic acid, niacin supplement, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, biotin, folic acid, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, calcium iodate and sodium selenite.
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And more....
BREAKING NEWS: Costco Kirkland Brand and Lick Your Chops Recalls
Two recalls in one post:
American Nutrition is finally recalling their foods containing rice protein concentrate. The recall covers Costco’s Kirkland Signature Super Premium Canned Food, item # 38436, best buy dates of Aug. 21 08 to April 15 of 09.
UPDATE: The ingredient is listed as “rice flour”. Pet Connection has details on how Costco’s recall started.
Itchmo has learned that the recall covers two formulations sold in a single case:
Kirkland Signature Super Premium Chicken and Rice Canned food for Dogs
Kirkland Signature Super Premium Lamb and Rice Canned food for Dogs
American Nutrition says that their products were tested by them, FDA and state officials and melamine was found by one group.
Chenango Valley is adding one more product to the recall list in addition to SmartPak and Drs. Fosters & Smith products:
Lick Your Chops Lamb Meal, Rice & Egg Cat Food in packages with a net weight of 4 lbs. and a code date best used by April 29, 2008.
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And here is the latest on the www.itchmo.com website...
(there are links in the story, go to the website to get full details.)
Yesterday, we saw several recalls that should have been announced more than a week ago. The FDA continued to be in the dark, and pets and people are left to fend for ourselves.
We write this update with a heavy heart. Itchmo suggested avoiding rice protein — what we didn’t know was that many ingredient lists were misleading. The ingredient labels did not list rice protein. In fact, ingredient lists can no longer be trusted — leaving the consumer with little chance at avoiding high-risk ingredients.
(NEW) ChemNutra says Menu Foods got wheat gluten from more than one source.
Also, FDA says tainted food may have been imported by Wilbur-Ellis as early as 2006. Is the FDA testing food from last year? How long has this really been going on? (Edited)
Recalls Within the Last 24 Hours:
Blue Buffalo recalls all canned dog and cat food, plus treats.
Natural Balance recalls more foods.
Chicken Soup For the Pet Lover’s Soul recalled.
Diamond pet food recalled. (See link above)
Costco’s Kirkland brand canned food recalled.
Lick Your Chops brand recalled. (See link above)
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Holy shady buisness dealings batman.....!!!!
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There are several raw frozen food companies out there. I feed my dogs Raw Advantage http://www.rawadvantagepetfood.com/. I am sure you can find someone to deliver it. I also feed Northwest Naturals http://www.nw-naturals.com/. It would be good to read about these diets. I have 3 dogs (all rescues with some kind of problem). They trhive on this diet and I have been doing it for 3 years without any problems and I think I have healthier dogs because of it. I used to make my own and if you don't know what you are doing, you can harm your dog. It take alot of time and reseach to know that you are giving your dog the proper ratios of calcium and phosperas, protein, vegetables and fat.
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And more. :'( When is it going to end?
* Mulligan Stew Chicken 13.2oz
* Mulligan Stew Turkey 13.2oz
* Canine Caviar Gourmet Beaver 13.2oz
* Canine Caviar Gourmet Turkey 13.2oz
* All Harmony Farms canned dog foods
* All Harmony Farms canned cat foods
* All Harmony Farms Health Bar biscuits
Harmony Farms has this little piece on their website:
"We regret to inform you that Sierra Pet Products has announced a voluntary recall of its Harmony Farms canned foods and dog biscuits due to product tampering.
Sierra Pet Products was made aware of the product tampering when American Nutrition, Inc. (ANI), the manufacturer of all Harmony Farms cans and biscuits, informed the Company that they had been adding rice protein concentrate to Harmony Farms canned dog and cat foods without the Company’s approval.
It appears that ANI had been adding the unauthorized rice protein concentrate to Harmony Farms products for some time and only told the Company when the FDA was about to conclude that some of ANI’s rice protein concentrate (Supplied by Wilber-Ellis) was contaminated with Melamine."
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This stuff is so crazy. I really thought that it would've been fixed by now. Thank God our food wasn't effected. :) And thanks for keeping this thread alive.
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I am so glad that our food wasn't effected too, but my heart is breaking for those that have been effected. :'(
My parents feed their cats Royal Canin wet food and last year they had to take it back twice because the cats wouldn't eat the food. I wonder if they knew it was bad? Makes you wonder huh?
Nina
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A New York Times article that you need to read to believe:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/30/business/worldbusiness/30food.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5070&en=bd11a0515fdadadf&ex=1178596800&emc=eta1
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This makes me sick! I watch the nightly news every night and our local station has not covered this story once! It angers me to think most people aren't aware of the situation and how important it really is.
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There are new foods added yet again in the link Jenn posted. :'(
Here's the new food with the others we already knew about. These are WET foods only. I can't believe Go! Natural and Performatrin Ultra are on that list. :(
US Recall Expansion
Cat Food:
Americas Choice, Preferred Pet
Best Choice
Cat’s Choice (New)
Companion
Compliments
Co-Op Gold (New)
Demoulas/Market Basket
Despar (New)
Drs. Fosters and Smith
Fame (New)
Feline Classic (New)
Feline Cuisine (New)
Food Lion
Giant Companion
Giant Eagle (New)
Hannaford
Hill Country Fare
Hy Vee
J. E. Mondou (New)
La Griffe (New)
Laura Lynn
Loving Meals
Master Choice (New)
Medi-Cal
Meijer’s Main Choice
Natural Ultramix (New)
Nu Pet (New)
Nutriplan
Nutro
Paws
Performatrin Ultra (New)
Pet Pride
Presidents Choice
Price Chopper
Priority Canada
Priority US
Roche Brothers (New)
Roundy’s (New)
Schnucks
Sophistacat
Special Kitty Canada
Springfield Prize
Stuzzy Gold (New)
Triumph (New)
Wegmans
Western Family Canada (New)
White Rose
Winn Dixie
Your Pet (New)
Dog Food
Authority
Award
Best Choice
Compliments (New)
Co-Op Gold (New)
Go Natural (New)
Hannaford
Health Diet Gourmet Cusine (New)
Hill Country Fare (New)
Hy Vee
La Griffe (New)
Master Choice (New)
Natural Life
Nu Pet (New)
Ol’ Roy Canada
Performatrin Ultra (New)
Pet Pride/Good n Meaty
Presidents Choice
Priority US
Schnucks
Springfield Prize
Stater Brothers
Triumph (New)
Truly (New)
Western Family Canada (New)
Western Family US
Canadian Recall Expansion
Cat Food:
Americas Choice, Preferred Pet
Best Choice
Companion
Compliments
Co-Op Gold (NEW)
Demoulas/Market Basket
Drs Foster & Smith
Fame (NEW)
Feline Classic (NEW)
Feline Cuisine (NEW)
Food Lion
Giant Companion
Giant Eagle (NEW)
Hannaford
Hill Country Fare
Hy Vee
La Griffe (NEW)
Laura Lynn
Master Choice (NEW)
Meijer’s Main Choice
Natural Ultramix (NEW)
Nu Pet (NEW)
Nutriplan
Nutro
Paws
Performatrin Ultra (NEW)
Pet Pride
Presidents Choice
Price Chopper
Priority Canada (NEW)
Priority US
Roche Brothers
Roundy’s (NEW)
Schnucks
Sophistacat
Special Kitty Canada
Springfield Prize
Triumph (NEW)
Wegmans
Western Family Canada (NEW)
White Rose
Winn Dixie
Your Pet (NEW)
Dog Food:
Authority
Award
Best Choice
Compliments
Co-Op Gold (NEW)
Hannaford
Health Diet Gourmet Cuisine (NEW)
Hill Country Fare (NEW)
Hy Vee
La Griffe (NEW)
Master Choice (NEW)
Natural Life
Nu Pet (NEW)
Ol’ Roy Canada
Performatrin Ultra (NEW)
Pet Pride / Good n Meaty
Presidents Choice
Priority US
Schnucks
Springfield Prize
Stater Brothers
Triumph (NEW)
Truly (NEW)
Western Family Canada (NEW)
Western Family US
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UGH!! The scary thing is I don't see this slowing down anytime soon. Now that the human food has also found to be contaminated we'll be doing all our produce shopping at our local organic farms and buying meats from small farmers we know. This is just awful!
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OH my this is horible! Somehow I felt it would only be a matter of time before this would happen. Now even grain free food is effected!
I am so glad that we are feeding Harley raw now, and I think that I may even switch Jolene (cat) to a raw diet as well!
Nina
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this is getting out of hand :-\ they should really make it mandatory that the US is self contained and not importing any foods when we have all the things we need to support ourselves here. we just don't use / put them together.
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i really wish we had a local farm. unfortunately though, we don't, but i'm looking for a farmers market, maybe i can find someone there that sells meat also. tried to talk hubby into buying a few chickens but he said "NO!"
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OH my this is horible! Somehow I felt it would only be a matter of time before this would happen. Now even grain free food is effected!
I am so glad that we are feeding Harley raw now, and I think that I may even switch Jolene (cat) to a raw diet as well!
Nina
Grain free dog food is affected too? ??? Ok I''m confused, lol. I haven't heard anything about that.
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We get our raw food directly from our vet, and any other food we get is manufactured from a farm in Saskatchewan.
We also need to watch out for food that we buy for our selves! :o
Nina
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You made excellent points Jenn! So many times we reach for the "convenience foods", not thinking taking into consideration how it's affecting our health. I'm actually REALLY please to see more people reporting about this on the news and in the papers. Tony's been doing his part too talking to people at his work (from what I've told him) about the contamination of dog foods and people foods trying to educate people more, I'm soooo proud of him! hahahha This thread has really been great at keeping everyone updated on the situation, thanks bunches!
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OH my this is horible! Somehow I felt it would only be a matter of time before this would happen. Now even grain free food is effected!
I am so glad that we are feeding Harley raw now, and I think that I may even switch Jolene (cat) to a raw diet as well!
Nina
Grain free dog food is affected too? ??? Ok I''m confused, lol. I haven't heard anything about that.
Go! Natural is a grain free food. I know the dry food isn't recalled but if the wet food was...
Nina
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Yeah when I check out their website to see if they were in fact grain free, I noticed they said that. I think they need to update their site >:(
You know if the wet food was recalled it is just a matter of time before the dry is.
Nina
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If you Google various dog foods' names, and recall together, you get similar recalls spaced out over the past 3-5 years. Of course, none were as highly publicized. I may be a conspiracy theorist, but I just think this has been going on for quite some time ...
Jenn I'm with ya girl! You know I get paranoid and investigatey over little things but I've been doing a lot of research on this stuff and I think it's been going on for awhile. I keep coming back to the question "How come most older cats die from kidney disease or failure?" It just seems like it's too much of a coincidence. I've been doing lots of research on cats, their digestive systems and the food we feed and I'm finding out lots of very interesting things!
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OH my this is horible! Somehow I felt it would only be a matter of time before this would happen. Now even grain free food is effected!
I am so glad that we are feeding Harley raw now, and I think that I may even switch Jolene (cat) to a raw diet as well!
Nina
Grain free dog food is affected too? ??? Ok I''m confused, lol. I haven't heard anything about that.
Go! Natural is a grain free food. I know the dry food isn't recalled but if the wet food was...
Nina
Ahhh ok. I thought you had discovered more info. Apparently the reason the new foods are being recalled is from cross contamination. Which mean menu isn't very clean with their equipment. >:(
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hmmm now Go! Natural has been removed from that list. It was on Menu's site and Itchmo's yesterday, which I copied and pasted on page 7, now it's not on there. ???
http://www.itchmo.com/read/breaking-news-menu-foods-recall-expands-dramatically-due-to-cross-contamination_20070502
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WOW that is so weird!
Nina
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Awww, I was hoping the recall thing was over! :(
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Seriously, when will this stop?
I was just thinking the SAME dang thing! I was just telling Tony yesterday, that I'm so glad the recalled food thing was over with, then I'm driving my daughter to school this morning and the Nutra Nugget story was on the radio! I spoke too soon. I will no longer mention anything about the food recall because I think I jinxed it. BUT I'm also worried of how many other Companies are trying to keep things hush hush, it's kinda strange how Diamond went this long before recalling this product!
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Itchmo is also testing none recalled food to see if they find anything. Should be interesting!
Nina
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I can't believe that they find this and then have the gall to NOT tell us which companies are doing this. We have a right to know! GRRRR AHHHH I am so P%$^SED OFF! This is not right! I am so glad that I made the switch to raw. But it makes me think what are they putting in the food we eat, is that even safe anymore? It make me sad to think that the our world really does revolve around money, and these big companies just don't care anymore. :'(
Nina
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OMG!!! This is crazy! Why would they put that stuff in pet food? That's really scary stuff.
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This is just getting insane! :'( First melamine, now Salmonella and tylenol?! :o How the heck does tylenol get in pet food.. someone had to of put it there. :-\