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 Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:05 pm Reply with quote
A lot of pet lovers on this site, so I wanted to spread the word:
Pet food maker announces major recall By ANDREW BRIDGES, Associated
Press Writer
A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart,
Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million
containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure
and deaths.
An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and about
10 died after eating the affected pet food, Menu Foods said in
announcing the North American recall. Product testing has not
revealed a link explaining the reported cases of illness and death,
the company said.
"At this juncture, we're not 100 percent sure what's happened," said
Paul Henderson, the company's president and chief executive officer.
The recall covers the company's "cuts and gravy" style food, which
consists of chunks of meat in gravy, sold in cans and small foil
pouches between Dec. 3 and March 6. The pet food was sold by stores
operated by the Kroger Company, Safeway Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
and PetSmart Inc., among others, Henderson said.
Menu Foods did not immediately provide a full list of brand names
and lot numbers covered by the recall, saying they would be posted
on its Web site — http://www.menufoods.com/recall — early Saturday.
Consumers with questions can call (800) 551-7392.
The company said it manufacturers for 17 of the top 20 North
American retailers. It is also a contract manufacturer for the top
branded pet food companies. Its three U.S. and one Canadian factory
produce more than 1 billion containers of wet pet food a year. The
recall covers pet food made at company plants in Emporia, Kan., and
Pennsauken, N.J., Henderson said.
Henderson said the company received an undisclosed number of owner
complaints of vomiting and kidney failure in dogs and cats after
they had been fed its products. It has tested its products but not
found a cause for the sickness.
"To date, the tests have not indicated any problems with the
product," Henderson said.
The company alerted the Food and Drug Administration, which already
has inspectors in one of the two plants, Henderson said. The FDA was
working to nail down brand names covered by the recall, agency
spokesman Mike Herndon said.
Menu Foods is majority owned by the Menu Foods Income Fund, based in
Ontario, Canada.
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