Dog Food Recall

[leeshie45]

More foods have been recalled -
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/ag...d04443e&k=4093

A pet food recall has been expanded to include all varieties of its wet dog and cat food, amid concerns that tainted products are still being sold.

The Mississauga, Ont. based Menu Foods is asking retailers to remove all wet food items as a safety precaution, regardless of the date code.

In a weekend release, Menu Foods said that even brands not on the official recall list should be taken off the shelves.


***I feed Champ a can of Innova Evo 95% every night (which is no crap food). That is made by Menu foods (wet food only), although it's made in their South Dakota plant. I just called Natura, parent company of Innova, and they said it's the Kansas and NJ plants in question and the food I have is completely safe. I'm switching tonight - I'm not taking any chances.
This is too scary.

By the way, there are reports of up to 2,000 animals dead because of this.
http://www.petconnection.com/blog/20...in-the-numbers

[liamsmom]

is Wellness canned affected at all?
i noticed on the list of foods at http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_dog.html it doesn't list science diet and i thought that was mentioned in the recall.
how do we even know if this list is complete.
i've stopped all canned dog food and have my 3 on only kibble for now. but my cat is old and has NO TEETH left. he can't be switched to kibble. he needs to be on wet. we have him on Wellness canned.
this is way too scary

[leeshie45]

verified via website 3/24/07)

Menu Foods IS used for some wet Science Diet cat food products
- these have been recalled. No other Science Diet foods are affected

I would go to their website and verify and then switch to something else.

[leeshie45]

Wellness says
(verified by company rep 3/26/07)

“Menu does make some of our canned cat and canned dog foods. They make
OUR recipes according to OUR quality standards.”
“We have procedures in place to clean between each run of food that is produced. We also inspect the plant regularly to audit their procedures. Since we take our quality very seriously we go above and beyond what is expected in the industry. We are happy to tell you that we require our facilities to pass an audit by Cook & Thurber, a HUMAN FOOD auditing firm.”
Other manufacturers are used besides Menu Foods.
Products do not contain wheat, corn or soy, artificial preservatives, flavors or colors.

[liamsmom]

thankfully......our boxers are on Timberwolf.
but now.....after reading the last few posts about Wellness.
I'm concerned about my cat.
I have to research and get him switched to something else.
HE ATE NUTRO CANNED FOR YEARS! up until a few months ago.

[Chiefsmom]

Originally Posted by liamsmom

is Wellness canned affected at all?
i noticed on the list of foods at http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_dog.html it doesn't list science diet and i thought that was mentioned in the recall.
how do we even know if this list is complete.
i've stopped all canned dog food and have my 3 on only kibble for now. but my cat is old and has NO TEETH left. he can't be switched to kibble. he needs to be on wet. we have him on Wellness canned.
this is way too scary

Science Diet was listed on its own website

[dusterreese]

There was also recently a dog and cat treats recall. Here are two websites related to it. The recall is not for the poisons found in foods, but is said to be salmonella thompson.

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/tw06_05.html

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/bj03_07.html

[Mega's Mom]

I'm so disgusted by all these pet food recalls. I am seriously going to research raw now. Wish me luck!