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Galensgranny · Site Administrator Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 2355

URGENT!!

An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating certain wet cat and dog food made by Menu Food. The food is being recalled- 60 million containers of it! Menu Foods manufacturers for 17 of the top 20 North American retailers. It is also a contract manufacturer for the top branded pet food companies, including Procter & Gamble Co.

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 throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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 --

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-- early Saturday. Consumers with questions can call (866) 463-6738.

Affected products:

Cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger, PetSmart Inc. and other store brands. STOP FEEDING YOUR CATS AND DOGS STORE BRAND WET FOOD!

Other brands not yet known.

Iams and Eukanuba- P&G 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.

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Code:

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8NTHUA00.htm

Procter and Gamble recall notice:

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Code:

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/pg03_07.html

Iams website:

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Take this seriously!

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animalangel1 · Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:15 am Post subject:

Thankfully I don't buy any of those brands but I will pass on the info to my coworkers in case they do.

Thank you for the "heads up" Margaret.

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kb2zct · Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:41 am Post subject:

I have (had) two cas of Sophistacat low magnesium fourmula - sliced chicken dinner in Gravy and Turkey and Giblets dinner.

Margaret: Thanks so much for the heads up. I purchased these cans to see if I could temp the cats when they had the kitty cold earlier in the year.

As these cans were chunks and gravy, I did not use them. My guys do not like chunks and gravy.

Ayway, in to the garbage it will go!

Mark

stormy · Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:16 pm Post subject:

Here is a list of products and codes

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Galensgranny · Site Administrator Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 2355

Here is the list so we will have it handy here on the forum. Bad news, Nutro is on it!

Recalled Cat Product Information
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708

Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
Authority
Best Choice
Companion
Compliments
Demoulas Market Basket
Eukanuba
Fine Feline Cat
Food Lion
Foodtown
Giant Companion
Hannaford
Hill Country Fare
Hy-Vee
Iams
Key Food
Laura Lynn
Li'l Red
Loving Meals
Meijer's Main Choice
Nutriplan
Nutro Max Gourmet Classics
Nutro Natural Choice
Paws
Pet Pride
Presidents Choice
Price Chopper
Priority
Save-A-Lot
Schnucks
Science Diet Feline Savory Cuts Cans
Sophistacat
Special Kitty Canada
Special Kitty US
Springfield Prize
Sprout
Total Pet, My True Friend
Wegmans
Western Family
White Rose
Winn Dixie

Here is the link to Menu Foods press release, but they are not releasing it over US Newswire Services. Evil or Very Mad

The people in the US who have stocked up on any of those canned foods really need to know!

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They say that the reported problems (with cats and dogs developing kidney problems and some dying) cooincided with their having used a new supplier for one of the ingredients. They have stopped using that supplier.

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Remember, this does not affect dry foods.

The advice of many about rotating different brands of foods and not only feeding pets just one brand all the time shows to have real merit in light of this problem.

In addition, the long standing advice to not feed supermarket brand foods really applies now!

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Maria · Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:33 am Post subject:

From what I understand the affected food is only for the dates given on the website, and it doesn't include all "flavors" of food.

Nutro Gourmet Turkey and Lamb is not on the list and is the only Nutro food I feed Molly and Jeremy.

I'm not going to give it to them until all the info comes out, but I do believe it's okay because it is not on the list and it is not within the dates posted.

Any thoughts on this? Meaning - do you think it's okay to give them the brand if the "flavor" isn't listed - and the dates are different than what is posted?

Thanks.
Maria

Galensgranny · Site Administrator Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 2355

Maria wrote:

From what I understand the affected food is only for the dates given on the website, and it doesn't include all "flavors" of food.

That is correct. As I wrote in my first post:

"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 throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico."

People should not only read these posts, but should go to the websites that links are give for, to read the complete details from the original sources.

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Any thoughts on this? Meaning - do you think it's okay to give them the brand if the "flavor" isn't listed - and the dates are different than what is posted?

I may be fine. Perhaps best if you don't use it every day. I'd be nervous to use it, especially since Galen developed kidney problems.

We have been serving Fancy Feast shredded meat in gravy canned (what they call "grilled) for the past few months. We used to serve the Gourmet Classics. Glad we stopped that months ago! But now I wonder about Galen and the Nutro canned we used to serve. Confused

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Maria · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject:

Well, I did purchase the Nutro Gourmet within those dates - actually I have fed the Nutro for about 2 years. However the Lamb & Turkey were not on the list, although it includes the wheat gluten that seems to be the culprit in the others. The lamb & turkey are also "meat in gravy." Maybe for some reason the "bad" wheat gluten was not included in this flavor.

Also, about 2 weeks ago, I just happened to get some Fancy Feast on sale (chicken feast with gravy). I've been mixing that with the lamb & turkey since they were getting a little tired of it.

BTW, I did go on the website and read everything I could find. Thanks for the links as it made it easier.

I went to PetGoods today and got some different brands to try. My two are picky eaters. Jeremy will eat plastic, Molly will eat cords, but they're picky about the kinds of food they eat. Go figure.

PetGoods had taken everything off the shelves on the lists - the lamb and turkey are still there. They said they will take anything and everything back for store credit - no problem.

I'm going to return the lamb & turkey simply because I purchased it within the dates specificed. I would think the expiration date would be more important since some items on shelves are older/newer and may be perfectly okay. Whatever!

Thanks Margaret.

Maria

Galensgranny · Site Administrator Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 2355

I don't know why they didn't list the Lamb and Turkey, unless for some reason that flavor was made at a different plant with a different supplier of the wheat gluten? Still, I would not use it, since I am not totally sure of the situation. I think, "better safe than sorry".

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Maria · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:23 pm Post subject:

Galensgranny wrote:

I don't know why they didn't list the Lamb and Turkey, unless for some reason that flavor was made at a different plant with a different supplier of the wheat gluten? Still, I would not use it, since I am not totally sure of the situation. I think, "better safe than sorry".

It's interesting because there were quite a few flavors not listed and still on the shelves from last week.

No, I'm not going to give them any of this. In the meantime, they will eat the FF chicken feast in gravy. They're pieces in nice gravy. However, I tried mixing it with other food and they wouldn't touch anything else. So be it! Fancy feast it is.........at least for now.

Maria