Guest guest Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 --- TomNVo wrote: this includes many brands of pet food. > > _Menu Foods Issues Recall of Specific Can and Small > Foil Pouch Wet Pet > Foods_ > (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/menu03_07.html) > > > > Contact: > Sarah Tuite > (416) 848-1703 > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Emporia, KS -- March 16, > 2007 -- Menu Foods, > Emporia, Kansas, is initiating a North American > recall of dog and cat food > manufactured in its " cuts and gravy " format between > December 3, 2006 and March 6, > 2007. There has been a small number of reported > instances of cats and dogs in > the United States (none in Canada) becoming sick > from kidney failure after > eating the affected products. There have been > approximately ten deaths reported. > Consumers who have product which is being recalled > should stop using it and > return it to Menu Foods in accordance with the > procedure found at > _www.menufoods.com/recall_ > (http://www.menufoods.com/recall) . This procedure > will be > available from 6 a.m. Saturday March 17, 2007. If > your dog or cat is showing any > signs of kidney failure, consult your veterinarian. > The recall includes an extensive list of brand names > and lot numbers. In > order to determine whether cat and dog food is > subject to recall, consumers > should refer to the comprehensive list of products > at _www.menufoods.com/recall_ > (http://www.menufoods.com/recall) . This list of > products will be available > from 6 a.m. Saturday March 17, 2007. > Menu Foods voluntarily recalled the products after > learning of complaints of > vomiting and renal failure in dogs and cats > following their consumption of > product produced between December 3, 2006 and March > 6, 2007. FDA has been > apprised of this action. > Following feedings of the product, some cats and > dogs refused further > feedings, while others exhibited signs of renal > failure (signs of renal failure > include loss of appetite, lethargy and vomiting) and > others died from renal > failure. Menu Foods has undertaken extensive testing > of the products in question, > employing both internal and external resources, but > to date has been unable > to confirm any causal relationship to our product. > Specifically, tests of > some affected products have not revealed the cause > of sickness, and testing will > continue until a better understanding of the facts > has been achieved. > Menu's products are distributed to supermarkets, pet > specialty stores and > mass merchandisers across the United States. It can > best be identified by > reference to the list of products found at > _www.menufoods.com/recall_ > (http://www.menufoods.com/recall) . This list of > products will be available from 6 a.m. > Saturday March 17, 2007. > Menu Foods is notifying its customers by telephone > and mail and is arranging > for the return of all recalled products. The > products were distributed > throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. > While the number of complaints has been relatively > small, Menu Foods is > taking this proactive step out of an abundance of > caution, because the health and > well-being of pets is paramount to Menu Foods. > Consumers with questions may contact Menu Foods at > 1-800-551-7392. > (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/menu03_07.html) > > > > > ************************************** AOL now > offers free email to everyone. > Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > be the change... ______________________________\ ____ Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Games. http://videogames./platform?platform=120121 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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