From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2007-03-17 17:54:32 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] food recalls (lists to help)
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, ferret-l@LISTSERV.FERRETMAILINGLIST.ORG
Iams and Eukanuba are voluntary and only
for certain cans and pouches; IT SEEMS others
could be mandatory.
The Menufoods site is up again. Clicking on
the names brings up Excel Spread Sheets right now,
so calling 1-866-895-2708 might be best.
http://www.menufoods.com/recall/index.html
The Eukanuka site says this plant makes WET foods,
but "when in doubt check it out" applies so if you
have these foods call to check on non-wet ones, too,
and MEANWHILE FEED SOMETHING ELSE. You might
want to check with the individual brands as well to see
what info is on their own websites. I am leading with
the cat foods and not the dog foodssince some people
feed cat foods whereas dogs foods are very different in
levels of taurine, fat, protein, etc. from what ferrets need.=20
Ferret food is still usually best, though some cat foods are=20
fine.
Certain specific cat foods by these labels are the ones to
look into according to the Menu Foods site:
Americas Choice, Authority, Best Choice, Companion, Compliments,=20=20
Demoulas Market Basket, Fine Feline Cat, Food Lion, Foodtown, Giant=20
Companion, Good n Meaty, Hannaford, Hill Country Fare, Hy-Vee, Key=20
Food, Laura Lynn, Li'l Red, Loving Meals, Main Choice, My True=20
Friend, Nutriplan, Nutro Max Gourmet Classics, Nutro Natural Choice,=20
Paws, Preferred Pets, Presidents Choice, Price Chopper, Priority,=20
Save-A-Lot, Schnucks, Shep Dog, Sophistacat, Special Kitty,=20
Springfield Pride, Sprout, Total Pet, Wegmans, Western Family,=20
White Rose, Winn Dixie
Here are the specifics for which Iams and Eukanuba canned
and small foil pouch wet foods which are on voluntary recall.=20
Notice that other types of Iams and Eukanuba foods are not affected.=20
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=20
are involved. 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=92=20
Nationwide U.S. and Canadian Recall of Specific Canned and Small
Foil Pouch =91Wet=92 Cat and Dog Foods
Dayton, OH (March 16, 2007) =96 In response to the recent Menu Foods,=20
Inc. nationwide recall of wet pet foods, P&G Pet Care has announced a
voluntary recall in the 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 =93wet=94
cat and dog food products manufactured by Menu Foods Inc. Emporia,
Kansas plant with the code dates of 6339 through 7073 followed by the
plant code 4197. This voluntary recall is part of a larger product recall=
by Menu Foods Inc., a contract manufacturer that makes a small portion
of canned and foil pouch =91wet=92 cat foods for Iams and Eukanuba as well=
as other non-P&G brands. There have been a small number of reported
cases of cats from the US (none in Canada) becoming sick and developing
signs of kidney failure. The signs of kidney failure include loss of=20
appetite, vomiting, and lethargy. P&G Pet Care has received no case
reports involving dogs...
END QUOTE
In case someone needs the dog list: Americas Choice, Authority,=20
Award, Best Choice, Big Bet, Big Red, Bloom, Bruiser, Cadillac,=20
Companion, Demoulas Market Basket, Fine Feline Cat, Food Lion, Giant=20
Companion, Great Choice, Hannaford, Hill Country Fare, Hy-Vee, Key=20
Food, Laura Lynn, Loving Meals, Main Choice, Mixables, Nutriplan,=20
Nutro Max, My True Friend, Nutro Natural Choice, Nutro, Ol'Roy, Paws,=20
Pet Essentials, Pet Pride, Preferred Pets, Presidents Choice, Price=20
Chopper, Priority, Publix, Roche Bros, Save-A-Lot, Schnucks, Shep=20
Dog, Springsfield Pride, Sprout, Stater Bros, Total Pet, Western=20
Family, White Rose, Winn Dixie, Your Pet
Sukie (not a vet)
Current FHL address:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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