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Pet Food Recalls And Menu Foods: Iams, Nutro, Ol Roy And Mighty Dog
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Published: May 2, 2007
The recent pet food recall has scared the nation into a frenzy of stressed out pet lovers. Over sixteen dogs and cats have already perished from the pet food recall and countless others have been sickened by the tainted food. Menu Foods, Inc. is the company responsible for this nation wide scare, as it is one of the main suppliers of wet pet food for the United States and Canada.
Behind name brands like Iams Pet Food, Nutro, Ol Roy and Mighty Dog, Menu Foods, Inc is the distributor for these companies.
Thankfully, after discovering that their supplies had been tainted with the unknown poison, Menu Foods, Inc and many other companies voluntarily took their pet foods off the store shelves. At the beginning of the pet food recall only certain wet pet foods were taken off shelves such as Purina's Mighty Dog pouch mix. Purina specifically recalled the 5.3-ounce pouches of Mighty Dog wet food because they were produced by Menu Foods, Inc. However, the company left other types of their wet food products on the shelves.
News stations all over the U.S. and Canada were reporting about the pet food recall, sending out alerts to pet owners. There have been many reports of kidney failure and it is one of the effects of the pet food recall. Pet owners should look for loss of appetite, vomiting and lethargy, since these are the most common symptoms of kidney failure. At the time of the pet food recall, no reports of kidney failure among pets have been recorded in Canada.
At first, scientists hypothesized that the animal killer was rat poison, only to find out that it was wheat gluten imported from China that was killing the dearly loved pets. Scientists have found that the wheat gluten imported from the big city of Xuzhou, China, was contaminated with a toxic chemical. If the chemical called Melamine, which is a type of pesticide, is found in the wheat gluten, China could be looking at a major downfall of their agricultural output. Chinese regulators are still in the process of testing their exported wheat gluten, while Menu Foods, Inc. is facing a hefty lawsuit.
Well known brands like Iams Pet Food, Nutro, Ol Roy and Mighty Dog are just a few of the companies who fell victim to the pet food recall. As soon as the pet food recall was announced, Iams Pet Food jumped on the ball and posted an announcement stating that their pet food had in fact been contaminated. Along with the alert announced during the pet food recall, Iams Pet Food and Eukanuba gave a 100% refund to any owner who had bought their products.
A pet owner should also be weary of dog and cat treats since wheat gluten can be found in those as well. Wal-Mart brand Ol Roy dog treats has also been targeted as harmful for pets. The presence of wheat gluten was found in the dog biscuits and they were promptly pulled from the shelves.
The gravity of this pet food recall has struck the U.S. and Canada like lightning. In fear of exposing their pets to contaminated pet food, pet owners have resorted to making their own pet food. Now there are recipes floating all over the web for pet owners to choose from. Although it is more expensive, the life of a family dog or cat is more valuable than a few extra dollars being spent.
Pet owners should beware of what they feed their trusty four legged friends. With the scare of the pet food recall still alive and kicking, hand making pet food is not such a bad idea. Although the top brands are quick to apologize and refund money, there is nothing that they can do to bring back the pets that have already suffered from this contamination. Fortunately, the publicity of this pet food recall has spread quickly and saved many pets lives.
Sources:
Pet Food Recall. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 27 Apr. 2007. http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.htm l
Menu Foods Issues Recall of Specific Can and Small Foil Pouch Wet Pet Foods. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 16 Mar. 2007. 27 Apr. 2007. http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/menu03_07.htm l
Barboza, David. “Clues to pet food recall traced to Chinese city.” The International Herald Tribune. 11 April 2007. 27 Apr. 2007. http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/11/asia/gluten .php
P&G Pet Care Statement. The Iams Company. 20 April 2007. 27 Apr. 2007. http://us.iams.com/iams/global/Product_Recall.htm< br />P&G Pet Care Announces Voluntary Participation in Menu Foods' Nationwide U.S. and Canadian Recall of Specific Canned and Small Foil Pouch ‘Wet' Cat and Dog Foods. The Iams Company. 2007. 27 Apr. 2007. http://us.iams.com/iams/global/Product_Recall.htm< br />The Facts about Contamination and the Recent Pet Food Recall. Mighty Dog. 18 April 2007. 27 Apr. 2007. http://www.mightydog.com/home.aspx?sid=1&pid=1
Street, Nancy. "Pet Food Recall: Ol' Roy Dog Biscuits, More Cat & Dog Food Added." The National Ledger. 7 April 2007. 27 Apr. 2007. http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/artic le_272612590.shtml
"Melamine." Wikipedia. 27 April 2007. 27 Apr. 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melamine
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Thankfully, after discovering that their supplies had been tainted with the unknown poison, Menu Foods, Inc and many other companies voluntarily took their pet foods off the store shelves. At the beginning of the pet food recall only certain wet pet foods were taken off shelves such as Purina's Mighty Dog pouch mix. Purina specifically recalled the 5.3-ounce pouches of Mighty Dog wet food because they were produced by Menu Foods, Inc. However, the company left other types of their wet food products on the shelves.
News stations all over the U.S. and Canada were reporting about the pet food recall, sending out alerts to pet owners. There have been many reports of kidney failure and it is one of the effects of the pet food recall. Pet owners should look for loss of appetite, vomiting and lethargy, since these are the most common symptoms of kidney failure. At the time of the pet food recall, no reports of kidney failure among pets have been recorded in Canada.
At first, scientists hypothesized that the animal killer was rat poison, only to find out that it was wheat gluten imported from China that was killing the dearly loved pets. Scientists have found that the wheat gluten imported from the big city of Xuzhou, China, was contaminated with a toxic chemical. If the chemical called Melamine, which is a type of pesticide, is found in the wheat gluten, China could be looking at a major downfall of their agricultural output. Chinese regulators are still in the process of testing their exported wheat gluten, while Menu Foods, Inc. is facing a hefty lawsuit.
Well known brands like Iams Pet Food, Nutro, Ol Roy and Mighty Dog are just a few of the companies who fell victim to the pet food recall. As soon as the pet food recall was announced, Iams Pet Food jumped on the ball and posted an announcement stating that their pet food had in fact been contaminated. Along with the alert announced during the pet food recall, Iams Pet Food and Eukanuba gave a 100% refund to any owner who had bought their products.
A pet owner should also be weary of dog and cat treats since wheat gluten can be found in those as well. Wal-Mart brand Ol Roy dog treats has also been targeted as harmful for pets. The presence of wheat gluten was found in the dog biscuits and they were promptly pulled from the shelves.
The gravity of this pet food recall has struck the U.S. and Canada like lightning. In fear of exposing their pets to contaminated pet food, pet owners have resorted to making their own pet food. Now there are recipes floating all over the web for pet owners to choose from. Although it is more expensive, the life of a family dog or cat is more valuable than a few extra dollars being spent.
Pet owners should beware of what they feed their trusty four legged friends. With the scare of the pet food recall still alive and kicking, hand making pet food is not such a bad idea. Although the top brands are quick to apologize and refund money, there is nothing that they can do to bring back the pets that have already suffered from this contamination. Fortunately, the publicity of this pet food recall has spread quickly and saved many pets lives.
Sources:
Pet Food Recall. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 27 Apr. 2007. http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.htm l
Menu Foods Issues Recall of Specific Can and Small Foil Pouch Wet Pet Foods. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 16 Mar. 2007. 27 Apr. 2007. http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/menu03_07.htm l
Barboza, David. “Clues to pet food recall traced to Chinese city.” The International Herald Tribune. 11 April 2007. 27 Apr. 2007. http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/11/asia/gluten .php
P&G Pet Care Statement. The Iams Company. 20 April 2007. 27 Apr. 2007. http://us.iams.com/iams/global/Product_Recall.htm< br />P&G Pet Care Announces Voluntary Participation in Menu Foods' Nationwide U.S. and Canadian Recall of Specific Canned and Small Foil Pouch ‘Wet' Cat and Dog Foods. The Iams Company. 2007. 27 Apr. 2007. http://us.iams.com/iams/global/Product_Recall.htm< br />The Facts about Contamination and the Recent Pet Food Recall. Mighty Dog. 18 April 2007. 27 Apr. 2007. http://www.mightydog.com/home.aspx?sid=1&pid=1
Street, Nancy. "Pet Food Recall: Ol' Roy Dog Biscuits, More Cat & Dog Food Added." The National Ledger. 7 April 2007. 27 Apr. 2007. http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/artic le_272612590.shtml
"Melamine." Wikipedia. 27 April 2007. 27 Apr. 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melamine
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