[ SHOWGSD-L ] More tainted pet food
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Marin Independent Journal - Marin case confirms new tainted pet food
This is endless. How many animals will suffer and die from this mistake?
Someone should pay.
...Scientists at a state animal health laboratory confirmed Monday
that a popular brand of pet food submitted for testing by Marin veterinarians
was indeed contaminated, even though it is not on a growing list of recalled
pet foods....
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Marin case confirms new tainted pet food
Jim Staats
Article Launched: 04/09/2007 11:09:18 PM PDT
Scientists at a state animal health laboratory confirmed Monday that a
popular brand of pet food submitted for testing by Marin veterinarians was
indeed
contaminated, even though it is not on a growing list of recalled pet foods.
The pet food apparently sickened a cat owned by a Greenbrae woman. The cat
has slowly recovered and was returned to its home on Monday.
At the request of the Mill Valley Pet Clinic, three varieties of Nutro Max
Cat Gourmet Classics, in 3-ounce cans, were tested by the California Animal
Health and Food Safety Laboratory System at the University of California
Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
The food tested positive for melamine, which has been found in wheat gluten
imported from China. Melamine is used to make plastics and other industrial
products.
Tests were ordered by the Mill Valley Pet Clinic after the cat was
diagnosed with acute renal failure on March 26. UC Davis officials supplied
the
test results to the Mill Valley Pet Clinic, but declined comment.
"We do not discuss results from specific testing with third
parties," said Birgit Puschner, of the lab's toxicology department.
Dr. Marianne Willis, veterinarian at Mill Valley Pet Clinic, said the UC
lab "doesn't want to be in the middle of all this. They said since we
ordered the test and paid for it, we were free to do what we want with
it."
She said clinic veterinarians were notifying the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration and the food manufacturer of the tainted food.
Last week, the FDA added dog biscuit manufacturer Sunshine Mills Inc. to a
growing list of companies that have recalled more than 100 brands of pet
foods and treats made with imported Chinese wheat gluten.
Several varieties of Nutro Products brand
Veterinarian Chris Rodi carries Greenbrae resident Kellie Little's
pet cat Cleo, who is recovering from symptoms of kidney failure. (IJ
photo/Alan
Dep)
pet food - including 3-ounce food pouches for cats, 5.3-ounce pouches for
dogs and 12.5-ounce cans for dogs - are either on the FDA's list or on Nutro's
own list at its Web site, www.nutroproducts.<wbr>com. But the lists do not
include the 3-ounce cans for cats. The canned cat food that tested positive
for melamine at UC Davis were the Lamb & Turkey Cutlets, California Chicken
Supreme and Chicken Cacciatore.
A Nutro spokesman could not be reached for comment Monday.
The overall recall covers "cuts and gravy"-style products made
between Nov. 8 and March 6 from a select variety of popular brands including
Iams, Hy-Vee, Nutro, Paws and private label brands sold by Wal-Mart Stores
Inc., Kmart and Longs Drug Stores.
Last week, the FDA said 21 pet food samples obtained from consumers tested
positive for melamine. The recall is one of the largest pet food recalls in
history, according to Stephen Sundlof, director of the FDA's Center for
Veterinary Medicine. The FDA has received more than 12,000 complaints but has
confirmed only about 15 pet deaths.
Mill Valley Pet Clinic officials ordered the food sample test for Cleo, an
11-year-old domestic short-hair cat brought to their office last month after
she stopped eating. She was rushed to the Pet Emergency and Specialty
Center of Marin in San Rafael.
Kellie Little, Cleo's owner, said she purchased the food from Pet Club in
Corte Madera on March 19. She said she has been in contact with Nutro
officials about six times over the past two weeks, but she was told that only
the
cat food in pouches had been recalled, not the canned cat food. She provided
two samples to the company's office in addition to the samples sent to UC
Davis.
Little's cat has slowly recovered under constant veterinary care, and she
brought Cleo home Monday.
"I feel it's kind of a victory that we may be able to save some other
cats' lives," Little said of Monday's test results.
When it comes to specific pet foods on the recall list, "We're
getting updates every day," said Dr. Chris Rodi, Pet Emergency and
Specialty
Center of Marin.
NUTRO MAX CAT GOURMET CLASSICS
The following three 3-ounce varieties tested positive for melamine by UC
Davis:
- Chicken Cacciatore, UPC 79105352055
- California Chicken Supreme, UPC 79105300117
- Lamb & Turkey Cutlets, UPC 79105300148
THE TOXIN & SYMPTOMS
Hundreds of varieties of pet food determined to contain wheat gluten
tainted with melamine, a chemical used to make plastic products, have been
recalled since last month. Melamine has been linked to renal failure in pets.
Possible symptoms include lethargy, lack of activity, vomiting, lack of
interest in eating, and may also include increased drinking of fluids and
urination.
Recommended treatment is to visit a veterinarian for a blood test and urine
test to determine kidney insufficiency.
LEARN MORE
- Information about the recalled pet food can be found at
www.fda.gov/<wbr>oc/opacom/<wbr>hottopics/<wbr>petfood.html
- To see Nutro Products official list of recalled pet food, visit
www.nutroproducts.<wbr>com/mfproductlis<wbr>t.asp
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