[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: FW: MAJOR DOG FOOD RECALL Eukanuba, IAMS, Nutro, etc etc
- From: sheila lieberman <dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rhartrid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Showlist <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:19:46 -0700 (PDT)
I use Nutro's Natural dry foods, but due to allergies, I use no canned foods at
all. I use fresh cooked ground pork these days. It seems the inherited
allergy for beef is enough to warrent avoiding it when possible.
But when I travel, thanks to my vegetarian sister, I buy fast food burgers
for their food. Works great, they eat well on the road as they do at home.
Be well all!
sheila
Ruth Hartridge <rhartrid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Got this from a GSD friend .
Don't know if any of you use any canned food at all, but just in case, or if
you know anyone who does. You can click the brand in the list to go to a
page that tells exactly what productions codes are affected.
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.. Eukanuba
13.. Food Lion
14.. Giant Companion
15.. Great Choice
16.. Hannaford
17.. Hill Country Fare
18.. Hy-Vee
19.. Iams
20.. Laura Lynn
21.. Loving Meals
22.. Meijers Main Choice
23.. Mighty Dog Pouch
24.. Mixables
25.. Nutriplan
26.. Nutro Max
27.. Nutro Natural Choice
28.. Nutro Ultra
29.. Nutro
30.. Ol'Roy Canada
31.. Ol'Roy US
32.. Paws
33.. Pet Essentials
34.. Pet Pride - Good n Meaty
35.. Presidents Choice
36.. Price Chopper
37.. Priority
38.. Publix
39.. Roche Bros
40.. Save-A-Lot
41.. Schnucks
42.. Shep Dog
43.. Springsfield Prize
44.. Sprout
45.. Stater Bros
46.. Total Pet
47.. Western Family
48.. White Rose
49.. Winn Dixie
50.. Your Pet
PRESS RELEASE
Menu Foods Income Fund
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March 16, 2007
Menu Foods Income Fund Announces Precautionary Dog and Cat Food Recall
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 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.
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
Media and Investor Relations
Sarah Tuite
(416) 848-1703
or
Menu Foods Income Fund
Consumers
1-866-895-2708
Website: www.menufoods.com
FROM MSNBC.COM
UNION, N.J. - 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.
?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, Canada-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.
Pet owners spot symptoms
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.
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Wheat supplier investigated
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.
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