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U.S. Pet Food Recalls

 

WASHINGTON -- A major manufacturer of dog and cat food

sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store

brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food

Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.

 

An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney

failure and about 10 died after eating the affected

pet food, Menu Foods said in announcing the North

American recall. Product testing has not revealed a

link explaining the reported cases of illness and

death, the company said.

 

" At this juncture, we're not 100 percent sure what's

happened, " said Paul Henderson, the company's

president and chief executive officer.

 

However, the recalled products were made using wheat

gluten purchased from a new supplier, which was since

dropped for another source, spokeswoman Sarah Tuite

said.

 

Wheat gluten is a source of protein.

 

The recall covers the company's " cuts and gravy " style

food, which consists of chunks of meat in gravy, sold

in cans and small foil pouches between Dec. 3 and

March 6 throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

 

Stores operated by the Kroger Company, Safeway Inc.,

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and PetSmart Inc., among others,

sold the pet food, Henderson said.

 

Menu Foods did not immediately provide a full list of

brand names and lot numbers covered by the recall,

saying they would be posted on its web site early

Saturday. Consumers with questions can call

866-463-6738.

 

The company said it manufacturers for 17 of the top 20

North American retailers. It is also a contract

manufacturer for the top-branded pet food companies.

 

Its three U.S. and one Canadian factory produce more

than 1 billion containers of wet pet food a year.

 

The recall covers pet food made at company plants in

Emporia, Kan., and Pennsauken, N.J., Henderson said.

 

Henderson said the company received an undisclosed

number of owner complaints of vomiting and kidney

failure in dogs and cats after they had been fed its

products. It has tested its products but not found a

cause for the sickness.

 

" To date, the tests have not indicated any problems

with the product, " Henderson said.

 

The company alerted the Food and Drug Administration,

which already has inspectors in one of the two plants,

Henderson said.

 

The FDA was working to nail down brand names covered

by the recall, agency spokesman Mike Herndon said.

 

Menu Foods is majority owned by the Menu Foods Income

Fund, based in Ontario, Canada.

 

Henderson said the recall would cost the company the

Canadian equivalent of $26 million to $34 million.

 

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