[SadesMom]

I looked to see if anyone else had already posted this and didn't see it, so if this has already been double posted I apologize now lol.

There have been more pet foods added to the list as of yesterday.

Purina has added their name to the list of recalled foods.
http://www.purina.com

Hills has also been the first one to add a dry food to their list. I think it's just cat foods though.

You can read the whole CNN story here:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/31/pet.food.recall.ap/index.html

Again, I hope no one has already posted this information. If so please disregard lol.

 

[ps4570]

Hills has also been the first one to add a dry food to their list. I think it's just cat foods though. Again, I hope no one has already posted this information. If so please disregard lol.

Yep, it's dry cat food. http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01599.html

FDA News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
P07-57
March 30, 2007
Media Inquiries:
Michael Herndon
Catherine McDermott
301-827-6242
Consumer Inquiries:
888-INFO-FDA

Company Recalls Single Product, Prescription Diet m/d Feline Dry Food
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today notified Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., of Topeka, Kansas, that FDA testing has detected melamine and melamine byproducts in wheat gluten received by the company to make dry cat food. FDA is conducting an investigation into pet food products made with wheat gluten that contains melamine and their association with reports of injury and deaths in cats and dogs.

Because the cat food is sold exclusively through veterinarians, Hill's has notified veterinarians, and is voluntarily recalling the pet food containing the wheat gluten and will conduct its own testing.

Consumers who have any bags of Prescription Diet m/d Feline should discontinue use. They should speak with their veterinarian if their pet shows any signs of kidney/renal illness. Such signs include loss of appetite, lethargy and vomiting.

"FDA recognizes that pets are very important to the American people and our sympathies go out to those who have lost their beloved pets," said Stephen Sundlof, D.V.M., director of the Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration.

During two months in early 2007, Hill's Pet Nutrition manufactured Prescription Diet m/d Feline using wheat gluten from the same company that has supplied wheat gluten to Menu Foods, Inc. Menu Foods, Inc. (menufoods.com/recall) has also voluntarily recalled products potentially contaminated with melamine. See http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html for more information on the pet food recall.

The Hill’s cat food now being recalled is labeled Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry food. The products are:

4 lb. bag, U.S. & Canada UPC code 52742 42770
10 lb. bag, U.S. & Canada UPC code 52742 42790
The agency is continuing to work with Menu Foods, Inc., and Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., to ensure the effectiveness of their recalls.

For more information, consumers may contact Hills Pet Nutrition at 1-800-445-5777 or visit www.HillsPet.com.

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[SadesMom]

Yeah I seen that in the other thread about the dry food recalls, I didn't see anything about the Purina being recalled though. All these recalls are becoming disheartening

 

[LapDog]

JEEZ!!!! this all crazy. We feed Innova dry. and merrick canned wet food...so unless hear those names Im okay...
however the family I babysit for...I dogsat for them watching their yorkie and I began to wonder if they checked the list about that...cause i didnt check if their food was on the list.

 

[MandysBlackRoses]

Both Mighty Dog and Alpo were "voluntarily" recalled. Both are made by Purina.

 

[DreamDoby]

I recieved an e-mail today about the purina. Atleast they aren't refusing to recall.

 

[SadesMom]

Yeah I also got my links via emails. The funny thing is the people sending me the emails don't even own animals, Yeah, I agree that it's a good thing that they're not refusing to recall, I just wish there wasnt a need for a recall in the first place