[ SHOWGSD-L ] recall: Old Roy dog biscuits

From: Peggy <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Showgsd-l <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:39:19 -0400
shared by Peggy.........I heard this on the radio this afternoon, as 
well.........
This just came out:
 
By ANDREW BRIDGES, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 53 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The recall of pet foods and treats contaminated with an 
industrial chemical expanded Thursday to include dog biscuits made by an 
Alabama company and sold by Wal-Mart under the Ol'Roy brand.

    Food and Drug Administration 
<http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=Food+and+Drug+Administration> 
said the manufacturer, Sunshine Mills Inc., is recalling dog biscuits 
made with imported Chinese wheat gluten. Testing has revealed the wheat 
gluten, a protein source, was contaminated with melamine, used to make 
plastics and other industrial products.
    Also Thursday, Menu Foods, a major manufacturer of brand- and 
private-label wet pet foods expanded its original recall to include a 
broader range of dates and varieties. Menu Foods was the first of at 
least six companies to recall the now more than 100 brands of pet foods 
and treats made with the contaminated ingredient.
    The recall now covers "cuts and gravy"-style products made between 
Nov. 8 and March 6, Menu Foods said. Previously, it only applied to 
products made beginning Dec. 3. In addition, Menu Foods said it was 
expanding the recall to include more varieties, but no new brands.     
The FDA knows of no other pet product companies planning recalls, agency 
officials told reporters.   
    "Other than that, I think, you know, the public should feel secure 
in purchasing pet foods that are not subject to the recall," Stephen 
Sundlof, director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, told 
reporters.     
    Sunshine, of Red Bay, Ala., sells pet foods and treats under its own 
brands as well as private labels sold by grocery, mass merchant and 
dollar stores, according to its Web site. The recall included some of 
the products made for sale under five private labels, including Ol'Roy 
biscuits, sold by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and Stater Bros. large biscuits, 
sold by Stater Bros. Markets. It also covered a portion of Sunshine's 
own Nurture, Lassie, and Pet Life dog biscuit brands.
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    Previously, Menu Foods had recalled some wet-style dog foods it made 
for sale under the Stater Bros. and Ol'Roy brands as well.   Sunshine 
said there have been no reports of dog illnesses or deaths in connection 
with the recalled dog biscuits, which contain one percent or less wheat 
gluten by weight.



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