PET FOOD RECALL EXPANDED -

[emchy]

This now includes more high end / gourmet / "all natural" pet food (like the one my dog had in her bowl this @!$*^ morning)

Chemical found in second pet-food ingredient

Nationwide recall expands to include rice protein, FDA says

Updated: 7:40 a.m. PT April 18, 2007

WASHINGTON - An industrial chemical that led to a nationwide recall of more than 100 brands of cat and dog foods has been found to contaminate a second pet food ingredient, expanding the recall further.

The chemical, melamine, is believed to have contaminated rice protein concentrate used to make a variety of Natural Balance Pet Foods products for both dogs and cats, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Previously, the chemical was found to contaminate another ingredient, wheat gluten, used by at least six other pet food and treat manufacturers.

Natural Balance said it was recalling all its Venison and Brown Rice canned and bagged dog foods, its Venison and Brown Rice dog treats and its Venison and Green Pea dry cat food.

The Pacoima, Calif., company said recent laboratory tests showed the products contain melamine. It believes the source of the contaminant was rice protein concentrate, which the company recently added to the dry venison formulas. Natural Balance does not use wheat gluten, which was associated with the previous melamine contamination, it said.

Last month, Menu Foods recalled 60 million cans of dog and cat food after the deaths of 16 pets, mostly cats, that ate its products. The FDA said tests indicated the food was contaminated with melamine, used in making plastics and other industrial processes. Five other companies later recalled pet products also made with wheat gluten tainted by the chemical.

The FDA has since blocked Chinese imports of wheat gluten. An FDA spokeswoman did not immediately return messages left seeking comment.

Comments

[goodbadgirl.livejournal.com]

Fuck.

[cindymonkey.livejournal.com]

indeed. in fact
that was the original title of this entry

[raychoo.livejournal.com]

I do hope you're kitty is OK!

I'm so glad that we have this aweosome little dyke-run pet supply store in our neighborhood where they're completely obsessed with only carrying the best things possible. Last time we were in there getting food for Debbil's cats, the owner told us at great length about all the research she does into where foods are canned and processed, which pet food makers have their own factories, which use major factories but are picky about ingredients, etc. I wish I remembered more of it, but not having a cat myself none of the names meant anything to me.

I'd almost say it was worth the trip to the East Bay for city people, but she can't be the only pet store owner like that around here.

[cindymonkey.livejournal.com]

yea - the store we go to we thought was like that
:(
apparently nature's balance only started adding the stuff that turned out to be bad recently

and the pooch is listless

so now it's time to find new dog and new cat food for the finicky eaters

[huskypapi.livejournal.com]

http://www.delifreshpet.com/ this is what I feed my pup.
good thoughts to you and the pets