FYI - Pet food recall

[Cathleen]

Hi all pet 'owners', there's a large recall on both dog and cat foods made by Menu Foods. There are many brands involved. Here's the link to the FDA recall statement. It has links to more specific recall releases.

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01590.html

 

[Nightbird]

Cate, thank you very much for posting this. Hows it going??

 

[Cathleen]

Hi NB, you're welcome. It's a very large recall and since pets are family members for most I thought it was very important.

I'm doing well, thanks. I'm feeling very happy spring is almost here. Last week it was 70 -- then two days later we had a viscious Nor'Easter. It's snowing now but it will be around 60 at the end of the week! But of course spring will get here when it gets here (the weather spring, not the spring equinox).

I hope things are going well with you.

 

[Night_Jasmine]

Is it me or are there getting to be a LOT of recalls lately?

 

[Nightbird]

Jasmine I made that observation just the other day. I don't remember there ever being so many food recalls.

Cate, my weather has been pretty much the same as yours only I didn't get the Nor'easter and all the snow like you did.

 

[FurryFury]

One of our cats holds my heart in her little paws. I would be angry and devastated if the cat food I buy her were to injure or kill her. This is horrible!

Fury

 

[Cathleen]

One of our cats holds my heart in her little paws. I would be angry and devastated if the cat food I buy her were to injure or kill her. This is horrible!

Fury

It's a huge recall. It seems they've not located the source other than it's a plant in Kansas. I also heard Menu Inc was slow with the recall but can't remember the source.

 

[FurryFury]

From what I can tell it seems to be for canned food. I rarely buy canned food at all, so my little darlings are safe, I think.

Fury

 

[Ezzy]

Company latest on the withdrawl.

 

[KokopelliRises]

The reason I love Lit...

This just came out in my local paper today, but I have known about it for weeks thanks to this thread. Truly amazing how far behind the news media can be on a story.

 

[FurryFury]

Now they are saying there is rat poison in the food. What in the hell?

Fury

 

[NoLeafClover7]

I don't get how rat poison could possibly get into food like that. I see a slew of lawsuits coming up in the coming months, and I seriously hope the people win the lawsuit or are able to agree to a big settlement, because pets are a huge part of the family, and there is absolutely NO reason that anything such as rat poison should have been allowed anywhere near a food production facility. I'm glad our dogs eat Purina Puppy Chow/Dog Chow.

 

[FurryFury]

I actually buy this prescription food that costs a butt load because of one cat who tends to be allergic to other stuff. Believe it or not you can only get it at the vet, why are they going to OD on it? But anyway, that is why we don't have to worry about having poisoned our kitties by buying perfectly normal food to high end food. I can't believe this is happening and I agree the law suits should shut them down.

Fury

 

[Grizzman]

One of our cats holds my heart in her little paws. I would be angry and devastated if the cat food I buy her were to injure or kill her. This is horrible!

Fury

if you're feeding your cat dry food. you're sticking the needle in her arm and slowing injecting the poison.
dry food is notorious for causing cats to become diabetic.
feed them low carb wet and you'll save yourself the agony of watching them starve and the 300-600 dollar bill the inept vet charges you in his attempt to fix the problem.

I am speaking from experience.

 

[KokopelliRises]

Addressing questions/issues

Question: How rat poison could get into the dog food.

From what I have heard the food is being made in China. As anyone who has been to China knows, their standards of cleanliness are much below ours. If they have a problem with rats at the factory, which is highly likely at a great number of factories, they will use rat poison to kill them, despite potential health risks.

Issue: Dry cat food

Dry cat food is fine for cats as long as they get sufficient exercise. Some cats do not like wet cat food. I had a cat for about ten years that only had wet cat food once or twice a year. He lived outdoors because my dad has allergies so the cat got a lot of exercise. He did not have any problems. His sister, whom we started out raising, but due to her losing a leg we could not keep anymore, was taken in by my uncle. I don't know what she ate, dry or wet, but it was diabetes that killed her, so the potential for diabetes was in their family. She was an indoor cat and did not get too much exercise due to limited space and not having one of her legs. I think it was the fact that our cat got enough exercise that kept him from having diabetes. Diet may be an issue for some cats, as it is for some people, but it may not be for others.

 

[FurryFury]

if you're feeding your cat dry food. you're sticking the needle in her arm and slowing injecting the poison.
dry food is notorious for causing cats to become diabetic.
feed them low carb wet and you'll save yourself the agony of watching them starve and the 300-600 dollar bill the inept vet charges you in his attempt to fix the problem.

I am speaking from experience.

I'm sorry for you pain and loss. However, my experience it that none of my animals have ever been diabetic.

Fury

 

[FurryFury]

And now this dry food is being recalled:

Hill's Science Diet Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry

Also they can't confirm rat poison and are talking about contaminated wheat gluten, wtf?

I'm pretty confused by all this.

I'm also scared about where it will go NEXT!

Fury

 

[FurryFury]

This just out today:

Imported ingredients used in recalled pet food may have been intentionally spiked with an industrial chemical to boost their apparent protein content, federal officials said Thursday.

What????

OMG.

Fury

 

[FurryFury]

Latest news, the bad chemicals may have been fed to some pigs. Those pigs were slaughtered. They quarantined it, supposedly, it won't be in the human food supply. Even so, they didn't see evidence of the pigs getting sick from it like cats and dogs. Therefore they theorize humans wouldn't have gotten sick either. The food chain illustrated.

Fury

 

[short_circutz]

Investigation Reveals Melamine to be Routinely added to Pet Food in China This is a local website, but the article was basically copied from the New York Times.

 

[FurryFury]

Wow.

Thanks for the info.

Fury

 

[Bottomlover]

My SO has 4 cats, and this has prompted her to buy some books, do some research and cook up some big batches of cat food. The kitchen was an absolute mess of chicken, chicken organs, fish, wheat germ, vitamins and who knows what else (all bought in an organic human food store). The cats are doing well on their new food, and we now have a rotation of portioned baggies going from the freezer to the refrigerator to the cats. I probably don't eat that well.

 

[FurryFury]

My SO has 4 cats, and this has prompted her to buy some books, do some research and cook up some big batches of cat food. The kitchen was an absolute mess of chicken, chicken organs, fish, wheat germ, vitamins and who knows what else (all bought in an organic human food store). The cats are doing well on their new food, and we now have a rotation of portioned baggies going from the freezer to the refrigerator to the cats. I probably don't eat that well.

I'm grateful the food my cats like isn't on the lists yet.

I shudder to think of making my own cat food. I rarely have time to make human food for God's sake! I can't imagine looking at that mess or smelling it either.

My cats are on a special diet for allergy prone cats anyway. I guess I could get some lamb and rice but I'm glad that so far I don't have to.

Fury