On Mar 19, 6:31 pm, Pet Food Alert > wrote:
> http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_cat.html
>
> 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
> 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 US
> Save-A-Lot
> Schnucks
> Science Diet Feline Savory Cuts Cans
> Sophistacat
> Special Kitty Canada
> Special Kitty US
> Springfield Prize
> Sprout
> Wegmans
> Weis Total Pet
> Western
> Family US
> White Rose
> Winn Dixie
>
> http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_dog.html
>
> Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
> Authority
> Award
> Best Choice
> Big Bet
> Big Red
> Bloom
> Wegmans Bruiser
> Cadillac
> Companion
> Demoulas Market Basket
> Eukanuba
> Food Lion
> Giant Companion
> Great Choice
> Hannaford
> Hill Country Fare
> Hy-Vee
> Iams
> Laura Lynn
> Loving Meals
> Meijers Main Choice
> Mighty Dog Pouch
> Mixables
> Nutriplan
> Nutro Max
> Nutro Natural Choice
> Nutro Ultra
> Nutro
> Ol'Roy Canada
> Ol'Roy US
> Paws
> Pet Essentials
> Pet Pride - Good n Meaty
> Presidents Choice
> Price Chopper
> Priority Canada
> Priority US
> Publix
> Roche Brothers
> Save-A-Lot
> Schnucks
> Shep Dog
> Springsfield Prize
> Sprout
> Stater Brothers
> Weis Total Pet
> Western Family US
> White Rose
> Winn Dixie
> Your Pet
> __________________________________________________ ______________
>
> March 16, 2007
>
> Menu Foods Income Fund Announces Precautionary Dog and Cat Food Recall
> http://www.menufoods.com/recall/Pres...l_03162007.htm
>
> TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - March 16, 2007) -
>
> NOT FOR RELEASE OVER US NEWSWIRE SERVICES
>
> Attention Business/Financial Editors
>
> Menu Foods Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX:MEW.UN) today
> announced the precautionary recall of a portion of the dog and
> cat food it manufacture between December 3, 2006 and
> March 6, 2007. The recall is limited to "cuts and gravy" style
> pet food in cans and pouches manufactured at two of the
> Fund's United States facilities. These products are both
> manufactured and sold under private-label and are
> contract-manufactured for some national brands.
>
> Over the past several days, the Fund has received feedback
> in the United States (none in Canada) raising concerns about
> pet food manufactured since early December, and its impact
> on the renal health of the pets consuming the products.
> Shortly after receipt of the first complaint, the Fund initiated a
> substantial battery of technical tests, conducted by both internal
> and external specialists, but has failed to identify any issues
> with the products in question.
>
> The Fund has, however, discovered that timing of the production
> associated with these complaints, coincides with the introduction
> of an ingredient from a new supplier. The Fund stopped using this
> ingredient shortly after this discovery and production since then
> has been undertaken using ingredients from another source.
>
> At the same time, the Fund's largest customer, for which it
> manufactures on a contract basis, received a small number
> of consumer complaints and has initiated its own recall.
> Furthermore, for the time being, the customer has put future
> orders for cuts and gravy products on hold. This customer's cuts and
> gravy purchases in 2006 represented approximately 11% of the
> Fund's annual revenue.
>
> "We take these complaints very seriously and,
> while we are still looking for a specific cause,
> we are acting to err on the side of caution" said Paul K.
> Henderson, President and CEO, Menu Foods.
> "We will do whatever is necessary to ensure that our
> products maintain the very highest quality standards."
>
> While the number of complaints has been relatively small,
> Menu is taking this proactive step out of an abundance of caution,
> because the health and well-being of pets is paramount to the Fund.
>
> In addition to changing suppliers, for production after March 6,
> the Fund has increased testing of all raw materials and
> finished goods. It is also working closely with regulatory authorities
> and its customers to learn more and will take whatever additional
> actions are appropriate. The Fund estimates that based
> on currently available information, this recall could cost
> between $30 million and $40 million, which will be financed
> from a combination of internally generated cash flow and
> bank credit facilities. Furthermore, the Fund is aggressively
> producing product, utilizing a different supplier for the ingredient in
> question, to replenish customers as quickly as possible.
>
> In order to determine whether cat and dog food in their
> possession is subject to recall, consumers should refer
> to the list of brand names ("listed products") at
> www.menufoods.com/recall. This will be available by 6 a.m.
> Saturday March 17, 2007. Products not identified on the
> website can continue to be used.
>
> Menu is the leading North American private-label/contract
> manufacturer of wet pet food products sold by supermarket
> retailers, mass merchandisers, pet specialty retailers and
> other retail and wholesale outlets. In 2006, the Fund
> produced more than one billion containers.
>
> CONTACT INFORMATION
>
> Menu Foods Income Fund
> Consumers
> 1-866-895-2708
> Website:www.menufoods.com
> ________________________________________
>
> Enhanced Website and Call Center for Precautionary Recall of Dog and Cat Food by Menu Foods Income Fundhttp://www.menufoods.com/recall/PressRecall_En_Site_03192007.htm
>
> TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - March 19, 2007) -
>
> Attention Business/Financial Editors:
>
> NOT FOR RELEASE OVER US NEWSWIRE SERVICES
>
> In order to better respond to the needs of its customers,
> Menu Foods Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX:MEW.UN)
> has enhanced the accuracy, comprehensiveness and
> user-friendliness of its website focused on its recent recall
> of dog and cat food. The Fund is encouraging consumers
> to check back with the website regularly, to get the most
> up-to-date information available. Furthermore, the Fund has
> enhanced its call center capabilities to better respond to consumers.
>
> The Fund announced on March 16 the precautionary
> recall of a portion of the dog and cat food it manufactured
> between December 3, 2006 and March 6, 2007.
> The recall is limited to "cuts and gravy" style pet food
> in cans and pouches manufactured at two of the
> Fund's United States facilities. These products are both
> manufactured and sold under private-label and are
> contract-manufactured for some national brands.
>
> Consumers can find the latest information at
> www.menufoods.com/recall. The website contains detailed
> information on the products subject to recall,
> together with updated dates of production and links to related recalls.
>
> __________________________________________________ _____
>
> Major Recall of Pet Foodhttp://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5131220&ft=print
>
> Major recall of pet food has animal owners frantic;
> company says about 10 pets are dead
>
> (Union, NJ - WABC, March 18, 2007) - Silviene Grzybowski became
> worried when her local pet store pulled the food she normally feeds
> her cat and posted an announcement saying it, and many other
> popular pet foods, had been recalled. Her cat, Smokey, hadn't
> been eating for days.
>
> For more information, visit menufoods.com/recall
> http://www.menufoods.com/recall
>
> "The vet told us to buy her her favorite food,
> but I'm going to call the vet right now," Grzybowski said.
>
> Menu Foods, the Ontario-based company that produced the pet food,
> said Saturday it was recalling dog food sold throughout North America
> under 48 brands and cat food sold under 40 brands including Iams,
> Nutro and Eukanuba. The food was distributed by major retailers
> such as Wal-Mart, Kroger and Safeway.
>
> An unknown number of cats and dogs had suffered kidney failure
> and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, the company said.
>
> Two other companies - Nestle Purina PetCare Co.
> and Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. - said Saturday that as a precaution
> they were voluntarily recalling some products made by Menu Foods.
>
> Many stores that sold the affected brands frantically pulled packages off shelves.
>
> Ron Finegold of Boynton Beach, Fla., said he noticed about
> a week or so ago that his family's 3-year-old cat - who was
> regularly fed a variety of Iams cat food - had stopped eating
> and did not appear well. He quickly took the animal to the
> veterinarian, who determined she was in renal failure.
>
> He said he heard about the recall on the radio Friday night.
> He checked his trash, and found out he had given the cat some
> of the affected food.
>
> "That's when I realized (the illness) had to be related," Finegold said.
> "She won't be eating that stuff anymore."
>
> A complete list of the recalled products along with product codes,
> descriptions and production dates was available from the
> Menu Foods Web site,
> http://www.menufoods.com/recall.
>
> The company also designated two phone numbers that pet owners
> could call for information - (866) 463-6738 and (866) 895-2708 -
> but callers kept the lines busy for much of Saturday.
>
> Menu Foods' chief executive and president Paul Henderson told
> the Associated Press on Friday that the company was still trying to
> figure out what happened.
>
> He said that the company had received an undisclosed number of
> owner complaints that dogs and cats were vomiting and suffering
> kidney failure after eating its products. He estimated that the recall
> would cost the company, which is mostly owned by the Menu Foods
> Income Fund, an estimated $26 million to $34 million.
>
> Sarah Tuite, a company spokeswoman, has said the recalled
> products were made using wheat gluten purchased from a new supplier,
> which has since been dropped for another source.
> Wheat gluten is a source of protein.
>
> 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."
>
> 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 from Dec. 3 to March 6.
>
> In Omaha, Neb., Susan Balvanz said she sometimes feeds her
> five cats packets of sliced meat and gravy sold by Nutro Products,
> one of the brands affected.
>
> "I've done so much research on pet food. It didn't surprise me but
> it scared me all the same," said Balvanz.
>
> She said her 9-year-old cat, Boots, was especially fond of the food but seemed
> to have lost its appetite in the last few days.
>
> At the Missouri Valley Veterinary Clinic in Bismarck, N.D., veterinarian
> Jacob Carlson has been referring worried pet owners to the Menu Foods web site.
>
> "We've had a lot of calls," Carlson said, although none of his patients were sick.
>
> The company said it makes pet food 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.
>
> List of Recalled Pet Food
>
> Cat Food
>
> 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
> Meijers Main Choice
> Nutriplan
> Nutro Max Gourmet Classics
> Nutro Natural Choice
> Paws
> Pet Pride
> Presidents Choice
> Price Chopper
> Priority
> Save-A-Lot
> Schnucks
> Science Diet (The recall affects only 3-ounce and 5.5-ounce cans of Kitten
> Savory Cuts Ocean Fish; 5.5-ounce cans of Feline Adult Savory Cuts Beef,
> Chicken and Ocean Fish, and 5.5-ounce cans of Feline Senior Savory Cuts
> Chicken.)
> Sophisticat
> Special Kitty Canada
> Special Kitty US
> Springfield Prize
> Sprout
> Total Pet, My True Friend
> Wegmans
> Western Family
> White Rose
> Winn Dixie
>
> Dog Food
>
> Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
> Authority
> Award
> Best Choice
> Big Bet
> Big Red
> Bloom
> Bruiser
> Cadillac
> Companion
> Demoulas Market Basket
> Eukanuba
> Food Lion
> Giant Companion
> Great Choice
> Hannaford
> Hill Country Fare
> Hy-Vee
> Iams
> Key Food
> Laura Lynn
> Loving Meals
> Meijers Main Choice
> Mighty Dog (The recall affects only 5.3 pouch products that
> were produced from Dec. 3, 2006 through March 14, 2007.)
> Mixables
> Nutriplan
> Nutro Max
> Nutro Natural Choice
> Nutro
> Ol'Roy Canada
> Ol'Roy US
> Paws
> Pet Essentials
> Pet Pride - Good 'n Meaty
> Presidents Choice
> Price Chopper
> Priority
> Publix
> Roche Bros
> Save-A-Lot
> Schnucks
> Shep Dog
> Springfield Prize
> Sprout
> Stater Bros
> Total Pet, My True Friend
> Western Family
> White Rose
> Winn Dixie
> Your Pet
> ________________________________________________

>
>

Hello,

Just read the label. If it sez "wheat gluten", it is.
The chicken w/grave y products from most
Companies is the worse culpert, except one
of them also puts it in the beef w/grave y

The seaweed and guar gum thickeners could
be a factor also - see my post: "Killer Pet Foods".

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