Pet Food Recall Links

awatkins · Apr 8, 2007

Hi, everybody,

Here are some links to info about the recalls. One of the latest foods added to the recall was a dry cat food, one that is prescribed by vets (Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry food from Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.)!

Here you go:

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

Menu Foods: http://www.menufoods.com/recall/

Nestle Purina PetCare Company: http://www.purina.com/ or call 1-800-218-5898. Also: http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/purina203_07.html

Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc: http://www.hillspet.com/ or call 1-800-445-5777. Also: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01599.html

Del Monte Pet Products: http://www.delmonte.com/petfoodrecall.html or call
1-800-949-3799.

A. Hamilton · Apr 8, 2007

Thank you.
Thankfully, our brands aren't on the list.

Julie Worth · Apr 8, 2007

Answering the question: "Given how much wheat is produced by American farmers, why do we need to import wheat gluten?"

oarsman · Apr 10, 2007

Safe Pet Food

Here's some information about choosing safe food for your pet and a pet food offer from Whiskas.

MSNBC Article with tips on choosing pet food:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17931076/

Document from Naturapet on what ingredients to look for and avoid in pet foods: http://www.naturapet.com/images/choosing_a_food.pdf

Free sample of Whiskas Purrfectly Fish cat food: http://www.whiskas.com/safety/
(Mars Pet products such as Whiskas are not in the recall)

KCH · Apr 10, 2007

Thanks for the links awatkins and oarsman.

Personally, I'm expecting this to expand in a big way to the dry dog food too. A very few dry products are now listed, plus biscuit treats. But hey, it's just an isolated incident [of the same contaminant that caused massive recall of the wet food]

Anecdotally, we had a bag of Ol' Roy kibbles my husband mistakenly picked up several weeks back. I was going to take it back and never got around to it. Ran out of food, so thought as long as I have it, might as well use it. All the dry food's safe, right? Well, that's what they told us. Now? Well.

Anyway, dog ate a very small portion and then wouldn't touch it. Sat there for two days. So then comes the notice of the recall of the Ol' Roy biscuits. Hmmm.

This drip drip drip, limited hangout of the scope of the problem is starting to sound very familiar.

annie.rushden · Apr 10, 2007

I'm so thankful I cook for my dogs. This is some scary stuff.

awatkins · Apr 11, 2007

Heads up, Canada....

You've been added to the recall list. Royal Canin Canada's Medi-Cal Feline Dissolution Formula, a canned diet made by Menu Foods and sold only through veterinarians, contains some of the contaminated wheat gluten. Compare the lot numbers on any cans of this diet you have with the list of recalled foods on Menu Foods' website.

For tips on choosing safe pet foods, check the links Oarsman posted. There's some great info there.

This whole thing is sort of like waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Hope everyone's pets stay safe and healthy!

Nancy · Apr 11, 2007

Thanks, Anne and others for keeping us informed on this topic.

Thomma Lyn · Apr 11, 2007

And here's a great site -- Howl 911's Pet Food Portal -- that breaks ongoing news related to the pet food recalls. You can sign up for pet food recall email alerts here, too.

Pet Food Recall Links

awatkins

Not harboring illegal parrot

A. Hamilton

here for a minute...catch me?

Julie Worth

What? I have a title?

oarsman

Salt water is the cure

KCH

annie.rushden

Blooming Idiot

awatkins

Not harboring illegal parrot

Nancy

Masquerading as normal...

Thomma Lyn

Cat Wrangler