das kam eben über den Verteiler (leider in Englisch)
Zusammengefaßt sagt es es gab von einen Futtermittelhersteller einen umfassenden Rückruf.
Eine unbekannte Anzahl von Katzen und Hunden leiden an Nierenversagen und ca 10 sind bereits verstorben nach dem fressen des Futters.
Pet food maker announces major recall
By ANDREW BRIDGES, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - 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 -
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.
bitte aufmerken es handelt sich um Naßfutter ua von
Nutro
Here's a list of food brands recalled:
MenuFoods has published its list of recalled cat and dog wet foods.
It appears that the recall mostly involves brands other than Iams,
including several major department store brands and Nutro. I have
copied the lists below. If you go to the URL, you can click on each
one and an Excel spreadsheet will pop up with exact type and lot
information. Please pass this information to cat and dog lists.
Linda
Link: _http://www.menufoodhttp://www.mehttp://www.mhttp_
(menufoods.com/recall/product_cat.html)
Recalled Cat Product Information
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708
1. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
2. Authority
3. Best Choice
4. Companion
5. Compliments
6. Demoulas Market Basket
7. Fine Feline Cat, Shep Dog
8. Food Lion
9. Foodtown
10. Giant Companion
11. Good n Meaty
12. Hannaford
13. Hill Country Fare
14. Hy-Vee
15. Key Food
16. Laura Lynn
17. Li'l Red
18. Loving Meals
19. Main Choice
20. Nutriplan
21. Nutro Max Gourmet Classics
22. Nutro Natural Choice
23. Paws
24. Presidents Choice
25. Price Chopper
26. Priority
27. Save-A-Lot
28. Schnucks
29. Sophistacat
30. Special Kitty
31. Springfield Pride
32. Sprout
33. Total Pet, My True Friend
34. Wegmans
35. Western Family
36. White Rose
37. Winn Dixie
und die betroffenen Hundefuttersorten
Dog Food Products:
Recalled Dog Product Information
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708
1. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
2. Authority
3. Award
4. Best Choice
5. Big Bet
6. Big Red
7. Bloom
8. Bruiser
9. Cadillac
10. Companion
11. Demoulas Market Basket
12. Fine Feline Cat, Shep Dog
13. Food Lion
14. Giant Companion
15. Great Choice
16. Hannaford
17. Hill Country Fare
18. Hy-Vee
19. Key Food
20. Laura Lynn
21. Loving Meals
22. Main Choice
23. Mixables
24. Nutriplan
25. Nutro Max
26. Nutro Natural Choice
27. Nutro
28. Ol'Roy
29. Paws
30. Pet Essentials
31. Pet Pride
32. Presidents Choice
33. Price Chopper
34. Priority
35. Publix
36. Roche Bros
37. Save-A-Lot
38. Schnucks
39. Springsfield Pride
40. Sprout
41. Stater Bros
42. Total Pet, My True Friend
43. Western Family
44. White Rose
45. Winn Dixie
