Save all packaging, labels and receipts of pet food
purchases. Save any Vet Bills from December to Now.....and follow the upcoming lawsuits More Updated information
and Web Sources Here
We have been advised that these
brands are NOT a part of Menu Foods recall. Sheba,
9Lives, Fancy Feast, Friskies, Whiskas, Meow Mix, Felix, Gourmet, Mon
Petit, Old Mother Hubbard, Pounce, Pro Plan, Purina, Wellness, Chicken
Soup Pet Foods. Refer to the internet to search for the brands you use and to confirm ...
example> Sheba web site
Menu Foods Web site and Bad Brands > http://www.menufoods.com/recall
5-10-07 News Update - FDA and USDA investigates Risk to Humans
from Food Containing Melamine
Currently, swine and poultry on farms suspected of receiving contaminated feed are being
held under state quarantine or voluntarily by the owners. The FDA import alert for these
products sourced from China remains in effect and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will
continue laboratory testing of the products as they enter the U.S.
How did melamine get from pet food to human food?
FDA and USDA say - There is a low risk to human health from consuming meat from hogs and
chickens known to have been fed animal feed supplemented with pet food scraps that
contained melamine and melamine-related compounds, according to an assessment conducted by
scientists from five federal agencies. When scientists assumed that all the solid food a
person consumes in an entire day was contaminated with melamine at the levels observed in
animals fed contaminated feed, it was well below any level of public health concern. The
risk assessment and federal joint investigation into imported wheat gluten and rice
protein concentrate from China that contained melamine and melamine-related compounds
continues. http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01629.html
What is Melamine? Melamine is a chemical substance used to produce durable,
heat-resistant plastic for building materials, fire-retardant fabrics and kitchenware.
Melamine is not approved for use in pet food or human food and should not be present in
wheat gluten or any other food ingredient. An Incident of Contaminated Wheat
Gluten- On March 30 the FDA announced discovery of wheat gluten contaminated with
melamine from a single supply source. The contaminated wheat gluten represents less than
half of 1% of all the wheat gluten used in human and pet foods in the U.S. during the past
year. The majority of the contaminated ingredient was supplied to Menu Foods, though it
was distributed to other pet food manufacturers, as well. It is suspected that the
melamine contamination may have been caused by tampering.
In recent years, China’s food safety
scandals have involved everything from fake baby milk formulas and soy sauce made from
human hair to instances where cuttlefish were soaked in calligraphy ink to improve their
color and eels were fed contraceptive pills to make them grow long and slim. “They
have fewer people inspecting product at the ports than ever before,” says Caroline
Smith DeWaal, the director of food safety for the Center for Science in the Public
Interest in Washington. “Until China gets programs in place to verify the safety of
their products, they need to be inspected by U.S. inspectors. This open-door policy on
food ingredients is an open invitation for an attack on the food supply, either
intentional or unintentional.”
April-26-07 News - China's
Foreign Ministry said there was no evidence to support the FDA's claim that (melamine) a
chemical found in plastics and pesticides, is to blame for dozens of pet deaths in North
America. They said they would cooperate with the United States to find out what actually
killed the animals. An investigation found melamine in wheat and rice gluten exported to
the United States by two Chinese companies. Meanwhile, officials in North Carolina say
melamine has been found in all the hogs tested at a farm in western North Carolina.
Chinese farmers have a history of using human waste, contaminated irrigation systems and
powerful pesticides banned in the United States.
April 11-2007 - It's been
three weeks since a major pet food recall was announced, but more pets keep getting sick,
and pet owners are still worried. Based on an extrapolation from data released April 10th
by one of the largest chains of veterinary U.S. hospitals, pet food contaminated with the
industrial chemical may have sickened or killed 39,000 cats and dogs
across the U.S. Now, certain dry pet foods and dog biscuits from different companies than
Menu Foods have been added to the list as well, and with more tainted foods, comes more
sick animals. Checking the lists of bad foods is extremely important, so click on the link
below for a list of the recalled pet foods from the F.D.A.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html
April 6-2007 News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has identified a Chinese company in the eastern city
of Xuzhou as the supplier of the tainted gluten. The FDA last week blocked wheat gluten
imports from Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co., saying
they contained melamine, a chemical found in plastics and pesticides. Melamine is used to
make plastic kitchenware, glues, countertops, fabrics, fertilizers and flame retardants.
It also is both a contaminant and byproduct of several pesticides, including cyromazine,
according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Las Vegas-based ChemNutra Inc., which imported the wheat gluten and
shipped it to companies that make pet food, said that Xuzhou Anying had never reported the
presence of melamine in the content analysis it provided.
Xuzhou Anying produces and exports more than 10,000 tons of wheat gluten a year, according
to its Web site. But only 873 tons were linked to tainted U.S. pet food, raising the
possibility that more of the contaminated product could still be on the market in China,
or abroad.
For the first time ...a Chinese official said the government is investigating the issue.
Xia Wenjun, an administration official, was cited by the state-run Xinhua News Agency as
saying "sampling and examination" of wheat gluten were under way nationwide but
did not elaborate.
Wheat Gluten is also found in Human Foods....
Wheat gluten, a source of
vegetable protein, is also used in some human foods, but the FDA said it had found no
indication that the contaminated ingredient had been used in food for people.....
Some of the chemicals used in pet food include:
BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) - known to cause liver and kidney dysfunction
BHT (butylated hydroxytolulene) - known to cause liver and kidney dysfunction
Ethoxyquin - suspected of causing cancer
Propylene glycol - causes the destruction of red blood cells
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March 30, 2007 News
The Food and Drug Administration found a chemical used to make plastics
in the recalled Menu Foods Pet Food.
The FDA said it found melamine in samples of the Menu Foods pet food, as
well as in wheat gluten used as an ingredient. Cornell University
scientists also have found the chemical, also used as a fertilizer, in the urine of sick
cats, as well as in the kidney of one cat that died after eating the company's wet food.
The FDA said it would alert the public quickly if the melamine was found in any foods
other than the recalled pet food. About 70 percent of the wheat gluten used in the
United States for human and pet food is imported from the European Union and
Asia, according to the Pet Food Institute. Menu Foods used wheat gluten to thicken the
gravy of its "cuts and gravy" style wet pet foods, FDA officials have said. When
you get an ingredient from a supplier from around the globe, they differ in regulation,
oversight and quality compared to strict U.S. guidelines. The FDA said they may change how
it regulates the pet food industry.
3-29- The Cornell Animal Health Diagnostic Center states they are unable to confirm the
findings (aminopterin) of the New York State Lab. The toxic agent or agents in the
recalled food remains uncertain and pet owners are advised to report all suspected
food-related illness or adverse effects to their pets' vets, the FDA and Pet
Connection, including pets
whose symptoms are not consistent with aminopterin poisoning.)
3-29- Why has Menu Foods refused to identify the supplier of the allegedly tainted wheat
gluten? Why won't Menu Foods disclose all of the companies / brands which contract with
Menu Foods, including those not on the official recall list? Why did Menu Foods ignore the
complaints as far back as December 2006... and were so slow in initiating the recall?
3-23 RAT POISON (aminopterin) - China supplied the wheat
gluten...they sprayed the containers and supplies with rat poison to "protect"
it from rats . It is NOT illegal in China or Mexico or other turd countries to use DDT and
other toxins on or around food supplies. Toxic chemicals are illegal to use by farmers in
the U.S. but...no matter....the Bush Administration, Republicans and DemocRats enjoy large
campaign donations from the lobby groups. We strongly ask you to notify your state
representative to ban the import of toxic products and use U.S. sources.
Rat poison has been found in pet food blamed for the deaths of at least 16 cats and dogs,
a spokeswoman for the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets said Friday.
The toxin was identified as aminopterin, state Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker
said in a statement. Aminopterin is used to kill rats in some countries,
but it's not registered for that use in the United States, according to the Environmental
Protection Agency. The officials did not say how they believe it got into the pet food.
The substance was found at a level of at least 40 parts per million in tested cat food
samples, according to Donald Smith, dean of Cornell University's College of Veterinary
Medicine. Testing was done at the New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center at
Cornell and at the New York State Food Laboratory. "Any amount of this product is too
much in food," Hooker said. The lab tested three cat food samples provided by Menu
Foods, the manufacturer that produced all the recalled food. Aminopterin was found in two
samples. The lab has not tested any dog food. Hooker said the lab would be testing
individual components of the pet food. Aminopterin, also used as a cancer drug, is highly
toxic in high doses. It inhibits the growth of malignant cells and suppresses the immune
system. The Food and Drug Administration has said the investigation was focusing on wheat
gluten in the food. Wheat gluten itself would not cause kidney failure, but the common
ingredient could have been contaminated by heavy metals or mold toxins, the FDA said.
State and FBI officials said they knew of no criminal investigations in the case.
3-22 Numerous quotes from the company and even Vets are saying, "There’s just no
conclusive evidence of what the contaminating agent is right now." We disagree with
the foot dragging. They know the suspected products.... they have the product id's...they
have test equipment...they are fools or fraudulent.
UDPATE March 21- The FDA said the investigation was focused on problems
with wheat gluten, which the manufacturer said had been coming from a new supplier. Neither
the FDA nor Menu Foods would identify the supplier or that company's other
customers, saying the ingredient had not been confirmed as the source of the problem. The
FDA said, "That supplier does not provide ingredients for makers of human
food."
March 18 -The recalled products were made using wheat gluten purchased from a new supplier,
since dropped for another source, spokeswoman Sarah Tuite said. Wheat gluten is a source
of protein. 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 December
3 and March 6 throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Food and Drug
Administration spokeswoman Julie Zawisza said it is still too early to determine what
could have affected the food. Zawisza added that even if wheat gluten is the source,
“it doesn’t necessarily mean the wheat gluten per se. It could be another
substance associated with the wheat gluten.”
Things to look for on the label are the first three ingredients. These first three
make up 75% of the contents of the food you are feeding. The first three items listed are
usually easy to read and easy to understand
NOTE - Meat By Products News Source
ingredients included in commercial pet foods.
The official definition for meat by-products by the Association Of American Feed Control
Officials, Inc. (AAFCO) is:
"The non-rendered, clean parts, other than meat, derived from slaughtered mammals. It
includes, but is not limited to, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, livers, blood, bone,
partially defatted low temperature fatty tissue, and stomachs and intestines freed of
their contents. It does not include hair, horns, teeth and hoofs. It shall be suitable for
use in animal food."
In many cases, by-product meals are derived from "4-D" meat sources - defined as
food animals that have been rejected for human consumption because they were presented to
the meat packing plant as "Dead, Dying, Diseased or Disabled." The quality of
animal meat by-products also tends to be very inconsistent between batches.
Meat by-products are commonly found in lower-grade pet foods and even many of the larger
name brands, including Science Diet (even their prescription diet product line), Purina
(both Purina One and Purina Pro Plan), and Iams / Eukanuba. Ingredients listed as
"meat, beef, chicken, and/or poultry by-products" on pet food
labels are not required to include actual meat, and "rendered meat" on labels
can refer to any rendered mammal meat, including dogs and cats.
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Someone wrote- We've been using Pet Foods, Peanut Butter, Spinach and
other recalled items for years with no problems. So.. why the sudden problem? Check out
the toilet facilities in the thousand acre fields that Illegal Aliens and others work in.
You will not find porta potties. They are usually paid by the bushel or basket so do you
think they will walk two miles to relieve themselves and lose time and money? It could be
that simple and that horrific. An investigation of companies using illegal aliens just
might explain some of the "crappy food supplies." You can make an anonymous
report GO HERE
Mexican comedian Goerge Lopez actually alluded
to that on his HBO special 'Americas Mexican.' Lopez said "you wanna fuck with us?
Who do you think picks your lettuce, etc?" Why do you think there was an e-coli
outbreak?" Then he mimics wiping his ass. He even said 'you think this is your
country?' "Not ANYMORE" and starting dancing to mexican music!
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March 14, 2007- Menu Foods recalls 60 million containers of wet cat and
dog pet food after reports of kidney failure and deaths. Menu Foods said,
"we have failed to indentify any issues with the products in question." "We
discovered that timing of the production associated with these complaints, coincides with
the introduction of an INGREDIENT FROM A NEW SUPPLIER." "We stopped
using that ingredient .... and production since then has been undertaken using INGREDIENTS
from another source. News
source Menu Foods Recall Statement
News - March 14, 2007 -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 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. 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. Its three U.S. and one Canadian factory produce more than 1 billion containers of
wet pet food a year. 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 Consumers with questions can call (800) 551-7392
nestle purina mighty dog recall referred to this number 800 778 7462 which is also
nestle purina, BUSY SIGNAL ALL DAY ON THIS NUMBER - 866 895 2708
MENU FOODS INCOME FD UNITS (Toronto:MEW-UN.TO)
Procter & Gamble announced Friday the recall of specific 3 oz., 5.5 oz., 6 oz. and
13.2 oz. canned and 3 oz. and 5.3 oz. foil pouch cat and dog wet food products made by
Menu Foods but sold under the Iams and Eukanuba brands. The recalled products bear the
code dates of 6339 through 7073 followed by the plant code 4197, P&G said.
Below are lists of specific brands recalled by Menu Foods, in addition to Procter &
Gamble's recall of certain Iams and Eukanuba products.
Recalled cat foods
Americas Choice; Preferred Pets; Authority; Best Choice; Companion; Compliments; Demoulas
Market Basket; Fine Feline Cat, Shep Dog; Food Lion; Foodtown; Giant Companion; Good n
Meaty; Hannaford; Hill Country Fare; Hy-Vee; Key Food; Laura Lynn; Li'l Red; Loving Meals;
Main Choice; Nutriplan; Nutro Max Gourmet Classics; Nutro Natural Choice; Paws; Presidents
Choice; Price Chopper; Priority; Save-A-Lot; Schnucks; Sophistacat; Special Kitty;
Springfield Pride; Sprout; Total Pet; My True Friend; Wegmans; Western Family; White Rose;
and Winn Dixie.
Recalled dog foods
America's Choice; Preferred Pets; Authority; Award; Best Choice; Big Bet; Big Red; Bloom;
Bruiser; Cadillac; Companion; Demoulas Market Basket; Fine Feline Cat; Shep Dog; Food
Lion; Giant Companion; Great Choice; Hannaford; Hill Country Fare; Hy-Vee; Key Food; Laura
Lynn; Loving Meals; Main Choice; Mixables; Nutriplan; Nutro Max; Nutro Natural Choice;
Nutro; Ol'Roy; Paws; Pet Essentials; Pet Pride; President's Choice; Price Chopper;
Priority; Publix; Roche Bros; Save-A-Lot; Schnucks; Springsfield Pride; Sprout; Stater
Bros; Total Pet; My True Friend; Western Family; White Rose; Winn Dixie and Your Pet.
Warriors researched questionable
ingredients in pet foods
Some of the chemicals used in pet food include:
BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) - known to cause liver and kidney dysfunction
BHT (butylated hydroxytolulene) - known to cause liver and kidney dysfunction
Ethoxyquin - suspected of causing cancer
Propylene glycol - causes the destruction of red blood cells
Who regulates the pet food industry? The answer is:
PFI – The Pet Food Institute
AAFCO – Association of American Feed Control Officials
FDA/CVM – The Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine
These agencies profess standards and measures for dog food manufacturers to uphold, but
they DO NOT have the authority to enforce them. Therefore, there are no assurances of the
quality of ingredients that the major dog food manufacturers are putting into their bad
dog food.
Some web sites that inform you of ethoxyquin are below, including the FDA report.
www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/ANS00119.html
www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/Ethoxyquin.htm
There are a number of foods that are toxic to cats. You may have forgotten that the gravy
slathered over your Thanksgiving turkey used broth that was flavored with onion, among
other things. Onions are very toxic to cats. The following is a list of foods that cats
should never eat: Onions, Garlic & Related Root Vegetables Tomatoes, Green (raw
Potatoes) Milk
Although milk is not toxic to cats, it may have adverse effects. Adult cats fed a
nutritious diet don't need milk, and many cats are lactose-intolerant, which means that
the lactose in milk and milk products produces stomach upset, cramps. a small amount of
cream may be okay
Cat Food: What's in the Bag? http://cats.about.com/cs/catfood/a/ingredients.htm
Meat By Products in Pet Food http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_by-product
Pet Poisoning is Not New - May 10, 2006 - COLUMBIA, S.C. - The U.S.
Food and Drug Administration reports that at least 76 dogs nationwide are believed to have
died as a result of eating contaminated Diamond Pet Foods. The company has recalled 19
varieties of dog and cat food because tests showed high levels of aflatoxin, a naturally
occurring toxic chemical that comes from a fungus found on corn and other grains that
causes severe liver damage in animals.
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