60 million containers of pet food recalled

[DeliriumTrigger]

If you have pets, make sure you aren't feeding them anything on these lists:

 

List of cat food

 

List of dog food

 

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.

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17650075/

[FlyingScooter]

That sucks!

 

Thanks for posting this and I'll pass it on. ( i know people that feed their pets that stuff, from Walmart.)

[spaceace12]

Good thing my cat doesn't eat canned food.

[okinawaboy11]

Yeah, I walked into work today (Petsmart) and saw this HUGE paper printed on the door. Read it and was like....ughhhh today is going to suck. Customer after customer after customer was yelling at me. I'm like, sorry, I don't work for Eukanuba, nor do I work for Iams, or Nutro, or Pedigree...Sorry. Luckily, I feed my dog dry food .

[Angry_Gumball]

Glad to see Whiskas wasn't on there...our indoor/outdoor cat's been chowing down on that stuff as a treat.

[robbalvey]

This whole thing reminds me of "Eating Raoul"

 

--Robb

[cfc]

^Looks like Doggie King Dogfood was contaminated with Mountainbook Wine.

 

Hollywood--city of contrasts. Home to the rich and powerful, yet so popular to the broken and destitute.

 

Eating Raoul raouls, er, rules!

[nyanko]

I just want to take this opportunity to tell everyone that most of the foods on this list are not very high quality pet foods, and this is a good opportunity to switch if you are affected by this. What you put into your pet can greatly affect his or her lifespan, health and even the aesthetic things like coat condition and breath. Consider switching to a higher quality food such as Natural Balance, Wellness, Merrick, Innova, Solid Gold and make sure you read over the ingredient list before you buy something for your pet!

[okinawaboy11]

I just want to take this opportunity to tell everyone that most of the foods on this list are not very high quality pet foods, and this is a good opportunity to switch if you are affected by this. What you put into your pet can greatly affect his or her lifespan, health and even the aesthetic things like coat condition and breath. Consider switching to a higher quality food such as Natural Balance, Wellness, Merrick, Innova, Solid Gold and make sure you read over the ingredient list before you buy something for your pet!

 

Very true, most of the brands we sell at Petsmart are not that great. I always try to suggest Blue Buffalo or at least Nutro. NEVER feed your dog Bill Jack even if the rep tries to sell you his product, Bill Jack is notorious for creating intestinal track problems and problems with urinating.

[shesaidboom]

I just want to take this opportunity to tell everyone that most of the foods on this list are not very high quality pet foods, and this is a good opportunity to switch if you are affected by this. What you put into your pet can greatly affect his or her lifespan, health and even the aesthetic things like coat condition and breath. Consider switching to a higher quality food such as Natural Balance, Wellness, Merrick, Innova, Solid Gold and make sure you read over the ingredient list before you buy something for your pet!

 

Yes! It kills me how many people feed their pets these horrible quality foods full of 'ash' and 'meat by products'. $20 for a 30 pound bag of pet food is not a good deal, all you're getting is crap that'll hurt your pet in the long run! I hear 'well I've been feeding IAMS/Whiskas/Science Diet/whatever for xx number of years and she/he is fine!' but that doesn't mean it wont hurt them in the long run. I hope this recall will get people to switch their pets over to higher quality foods!

[pete4winds]

Before we all degenerate into utter panic and chaos, let's look at this pres release from the FDA:

 

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01590.html

 

It SPECIFICALLY says that the recall applies only to foods labeled "cuts and gravy." True, 60 million cans of pet food is a lot of food, but even if you're feeding your pet food from one of these brands, if it's not "cuts and gravy" I wouldn't worry too much.

[snuggles]

So thats why Emporia smells so bad

[TheBannedKid]

They should completely recall all of Iams...that food is the shit of all pet food. While working for the local pet store we always frowned upon that company.