From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2007-03-17 17:11:04 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: All pet owners; important pet foods recall info
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
In addition:
Here are the specifics for which Iams and Eukanuba canned and small foil p=
ouch wet
foods which are on voluntary recall. Notice that other types of Iams and E=
ukanuba foods
are not affected. The problem was in a manufacturing plant in Kansas which=
makes wet
foods for a number of companies which is why so many brands of foods are in=
volved.=20
Below is part of that company's announcement.
<http://www.iamsco.com/en_US/jhtmls/iamsco/news/sw_in_News_page.jhtml?
li=3Den_US&bc=3DC&pti=3DIN&ai=3D3885>
BEGIN QUOTE
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 F=
oods
Dayton, OH (March 16, 2007) =96 In response to the recent Menu Foods, Inc. =
nationwide
recall of wet pet foods, P&G Pet Care has announced a voluntary recall in t=
he United States
and Canada on specific 3 oz., 5.5 oz., 6 oz. and 13.2 oz. canned and 3 oz. =
and 5.3 oz. foil
pouch "wet" cat and dog food products manufactured by Menu Foods Inc. Empor=
ia, Kansas
plant with the code dates of 6339 through 7073 followed by the plant code 4=
197. This
voluntary recall is part of a larger product recall by Menu Foods Inc., a c=
ontract
manufacturer that makes a small portion of canned and foil pouch `wet' cat =
foods for Iams
and Eukanuba as well as other non-P&G brands. There have been a small numb=
er of
reported cases of cats from the US (none in Canada) becoming sick and devel=
oping signs
of kidney failure. The signs of kidney failure include loss of appetite, v=
omiting, and
lethargy. P&G Pet Care has received no case reports involving dogs...
END QUOTE
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Susie Lee" <mrs_catseye@...> wrote:
>
> To get the whole story on exactly which dog foods and cat foods are
> being recalled for making pets sick and/or killing them, go to
> http://www.menufoods.com/recall
>
> check their lists of dog food products and cat food products, under
> which they produce many name brands as well as store brands, they
> produce 37 different brands of cat foods and 46 different brands of
> dog foods, including Cadillac, Companion, Main Choice, Paws,
> Nutriplan, Nutro, Nutro Max, Ol' Roy, Sophisticat, many more. Mostly
> the "wet" foods are in recall which were produced
> within certain dates.
> there is also a contact phone number listed...here
> 1-866-895-2708
>
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