CINCINNATI ---- Debra Tarter's 2-year-old boxer, Patchez, is just like a member of the family. That's why the national recall of the dog food that Patchez had been eating for two years prompted Tarter to switch to brands that cost twice as much, but contain organic and natural ingredients."My children are grown, and Patchez is our baby," said Tarter, 55, of Cincinnati. "We would pay anything to keep her safe."
And pay she does. Tarter, who has taken Patchez for tests to make sure that her kidneys weren't damaged by the recalled food, had been paying 84 cents a can for the recalled wet food she mixed with a dry food costing about $20 per 16-pound bag. Now she pays $1.69 a can and $40 a bag for a brand with more-natural ingredients.
Concerned pet owners such as Tarter are helping to increase already booming sales of organic and natural pet food, according to industry officials and store owners. An executive at Wild Oats Markets Inc., the specialty food chain that caters to health-minded consumers, says that it's still a little early to measure the recall's impact on the natural and organic food segment for pets that has been growing at 15 percent to 25 percent a year."People are extending their food ethic to their whole family, including the pets," said Rickard Werner, director of dry grocery for Wild Oats, based in Boulder, Colo.Daryl Meyerrenke, owner of Anderson Township Family Pet Center in suburban Cincinnati, will be stocking an extra brand of organic pet food this week, spurred by increased customer demand for organic and natural products since the recall."The demand for healthier pet food has been skyrocketing over the past few years, but since this recall, I've had a lot more people coming in asking for organic products," Meyerrenke said. "Sometimes it's not even organic they want ---- just a higher-quality food with more natural ingredients."Before the recall, Meyerrenke had carried only one brand of organic dog food costing about $15 for a 5-pound bag. He has added a second organic brand.Grocery stores charge as low as around $2 for a 5-pound bag of nonorganic brands.But Meyerrenke stocks more than 30 dog-food brands, many of which include ingredients such as carrots, rice, broccoli and even cottage cheese and often are geared specifically for dogs with sensitive stomachs or allergies.As far as taste goes, Meyerrenke said, "dogs don't turn their noses up at much. They'll usually eat what's there. It's the owners that sometimes decide what they think looks tastier or more appealing."Menu Foods Inc., which makes pet food for most of North America's top retailers, recently recalled 95 brands of products believed to be responsible for the deaths of cats and dogs around the country. A veterinarians information service said Tuesday that it had reports of 104 animal deaths. The maker of the recalled pet food has confirmed the deaths of only 16 pets.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that it found melamine in samples of the Menu Foods pet food, as well as in wheat gluten used as an ingredient in the wet-style products. The FDA was working to rule out the possibility that the contaminated wheat gluten could have made it into any human food, but was not aware of any risk to people.It wasn't immediately clear whether the melamine, a chemical used to make plastics, was the culprit in the deaths of the cats and dogs and the illnesses of hundreds more, said Stephen F. Sundlof, director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine.Shelley Gunton, co-owner of Clackamas, Ore.-based Castor & Pollux Pet Works, reported an uptick in orders from stores. She also reported that she has received 10 times the number of usual hits to the pet product company's Web site."This is going to reinforce to pet parents that there are choices," said Gunton, whose company makes organic and natural pet foods.Proponents of natural and organic pet foods and treats say that those products can help prevent disease in dogs and cats. Some products avoid chemical preservatives, fats, fillers, salt and sugar. Others are free of ingredients exposed to pesticides, herbicides or insecticides that also may harm pets.Dog and cat food sales in the United States reached more than $14.3 billion in 2005, according to the Pet Food Institute that represents manufacturers of commercial pet food. Surveys by the Organic Trade Association indicated that sales of organic pet food increased from $14 million in 2003 to $30 million for 2005.The fast growth of the organic pet food industry and disagreement about what qualifies as organic food led to the creation of an Organic Pet Food Task Force. The task force has proposed labeling standards that organic manufacturers would have to meet in addition to existing requirements that apply to all pet foods. A committee of the USDA's National Organic Standards Board is reviewing the standards that could go into effect by 2008."Hopefully, it will clear up a lot of confusion and let consumers know more what they are getting when they buy pet food," said task force member Rochelle Lavens, president of Heidi's Homemade Inc., an organic dog and cat bakery in Columbus.Meyerrenke, who has been in the pet store business for 34 years, said that pet owners have become much more selective."People have increasingly elevated pets to family member status," Meyerrenke said. "And that means doing what you can to keep them healthy."Associated Press writers Anne D'Innocenzio Dan Sewell contributed to this report.
Pet Food Recall Continues To Grow
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Pittsburgh-based Del Monte Foods is adding some of its products to the long list of recalled pet food.
The company is voluntarily recalling several pet treats including Gravy Train Beef Sticks dog snacks and Pounce, Meaty Morsels Chicken Flavor cat treats.
Ol' Roy jerky strips and snack sticks have also been recalled.
Del Monte said it was recalling the food after learning that the wheat gluten supplied to it from a Chinese plant contained melamine.
No other Del Monte products are part of the recall.
On Saturday, Nestle Purina also added Alpo to the recall list.
Alpo's "prime cuts in gravy" wet dog food was pulled from store shelves.
A dry cat food was also added to the list of recalled items Saturday -- the first dry food on the list. Hill's Pet Nutrition said its Prescription Diet M/D feline dry food also included the tainted wheat gluten.
The company is voluntarily recalling several pet treats including Gravy Train Beef Sticks dog snacks and Pounce, Meaty Morsels Chicken Flavor cat treats.
Ol' Roy jerky strips and snack sticks have also been recalled.
Del Monte said it was recalling the food after learning that the wheat gluten supplied to it from a Chinese plant contained melamine.
No other Del Monte products are part of the recall.
On Saturday, Nestle Purina also added Alpo to the recall list.
Alpo's "prime cuts in gravy" wet dog food was pulled from store shelves.
A dry cat food was also added to the list of recalled items Saturday -- the first dry food on the list. Hill's Pet Nutrition said its Prescription Diet M/D feline dry food also included the tainted wheat gluten.
Pet food recall spreads, and so does confusion
The exact nature of the contamination that has led to an expanding North American pet food recall and reports of thousands of sick pets is a mystery that's confounding toxicologists.
It's also confusing pet owners who were told two weeks ago that all potentially contaminated food had been recalled only to learn over the weekend that it wasn't so.
Since Friday, three other pet food makers have recalled small amounts of pet treats, more wet dog foods and one dry cat food. They join Menu Foods, which in mid-March recalled more than 60 million cans and pouches of wet dog and cat food.
The contaminant is now believed to be the chemical melamine, which is used in the making of plastics and as a slow-release fertilizer, the Food and Drug Administration says. It was found in wheat gluten imported from China and used by Menu Foods and other makers, the FDA says. But toxicologists question whether it is toxic enough to cause kidney failure in animals.
The FDA has not publicly identified the firm that supplied the contaminated wheat gluten to the USA. But on Friday, the agency issued an import alert — found on its website — saying wheat gluten from the Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co. of Peixian, China, could be detained without inspection until it produced results from "the firm's investigation(s) into the problem of melamine contamination" and documents showing that corrective action had been taken.
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Since Friday, the FDA has tracked potentially contaminated wheat gluten shipments to Hill's Pet Nutrition, Nestlé Purina PetCare and Del Monte Pet Products. All three companies issued recalls of various pet food products.
The expanding list has pet owners reeling. "Consumers are now in a panic, and they don't know what to do," says Mark Witriol, co-owner of Pet Food Express, which has 31 stores in the San Francisco area.
Wheat gluten in wet pet foods is largely used as a binding agent. In dry foods, it's used as a cheap source of protein. Wheat gluten is also used in some human foods and is an important component of flour, allowing bread to rise. The contaminated batch of wheat gluten is not believed to have been used in any foods for humans.
Whether other pet food makers may have received wheat gluten with melamine is unclear. The FDA said Friday that it was tracking down companies that may have received contaminated wheat gluten.
A New York state laboratory first said it discovered a rat poison in samples of Menu's recalled pet food on March 23. The FDA's chief veterinarian, Stephen Sundlof, said Friday that the agency's laboratories had not been able to reproduce those findings. A statement from New York agriculture commissioner Patrick Hooker said her agency stands by its findings.
The FDA has registered 14 animal deaths, 13 cats and one dog, officially connected to the recall. By Friday, the agency had received more than 8,800 calls from pet owners but hasn't had time to investigate those reports, Sundlof says.
Though the industry expressed relief that the culprit appears to have been found, toxicologists are baffled. Scientific literature says melamine is not very toxic, says Steven Hansen, a veterinary toxicologist and director of the ASPCA's Animal Poison Control Center in Urbana, Ill.
Levels for the melamine were as high as 6.6% of the wheat gluten, FDA's Sundlof says.
That would mean if a wet pet food contained even 5% wheat gluten, it would have 3,300 parts per million melamine, Hansen says.
But a study on dogs in 1953 fed them 30,000 parts per million of melamine for one year and "nothing happened," says James Popp, president of the Society of Toxicology.
Hansen notes that cats are more sensitive to toxins than dogs.
It's also confusing pet owners who were told two weeks ago that all potentially contaminated food had been recalled only to learn over the weekend that it wasn't so.
Since Friday, three other pet food makers have recalled small amounts of pet treats, more wet dog foods and one dry cat food. They join Menu Foods, which in mid-March recalled more than 60 million cans and pouches of wet dog and cat food.
The contaminant is now believed to be the chemical melamine, which is used in the making of plastics and as a slow-release fertilizer, the Food and Drug Administration says. It was found in wheat gluten imported from China and used by Menu Foods and other makers, the FDA says. But toxicologists question whether it is toxic enough to cause kidney failure in animals.
The FDA has not publicly identified the firm that supplied the contaminated wheat gluten to the USA. But on Friday, the agency issued an import alert — found on its website — saying wheat gluten from the Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co. of Peixian, China, could be detained without inspection until it produced results from "the firm's investigation(s) into the problem of melamine contamination" and documents showing that corrective action had been taken.
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Since Friday, the FDA has tracked potentially contaminated wheat gluten shipments to Hill's Pet Nutrition, Nestlé Purina PetCare and Del Monte Pet Products. All three companies issued recalls of various pet food products.
The expanding list has pet owners reeling. "Consumers are now in a panic, and they don't know what to do," says Mark Witriol, co-owner of Pet Food Express, which has 31 stores in the San Francisco area.
Wheat gluten in wet pet foods is largely used as a binding agent. In dry foods, it's used as a cheap source of protein. Wheat gluten is also used in some human foods and is an important component of flour, allowing bread to rise. The contaminated batch of wheat gluten is not believed to have been used in any foods for humans.
Whether other pet food makers may have received wheat gluten with melamine is unclear. The FDA said Friday that it was tracking down companies that may have received contaminated wheat gluten.
A New York state laboratory first said it discovered a rat poison in samples of Menu's recalled pet food on March 23. The FDA's chief veterinarian, Stephen Sundlof, said Friday that the agency's laboratories had not been able to reproduce those findings. A statement from New York agriculture commissioner Patrick Hooker said her agency stands by its findings.
The FDA has registered 14 animal deaths, 13 cats and one dog, officially connected to the recall. By Friday, the agency had received more than 8,800 calls from pet owners but hasn't had time to investigate those reports, Sundlof says.
Though the industry expressed relief that the culprit appears to have been found, toxicologists are baffled. Scientific literature says melamine is not very toxic, says Steven Hansen, a veterinary toxicologist and director of the ASPCA's Animal Poison Control Center in Urbana, Ill.
Levels for the melamine were as high as 6.6% of the wheat gluten, FDA's Sundlof says.
That would mean if a wet pet food contained even 5% wheat gluten, it would have 3,300 parts per million melamine, Hansen says.
But a study on dogs in 1953 fed them 30,000 parts per million of melamine for one year and "nothing happened," says James Popp, president of the Society of Toxicology.
Hansen notes that cats are more sensitive to toxins than dogs.
FDA Finds Chemical In Recalled Pet Food
RICHMOND, Va. -- Government testing of recalled pet food linked to dog and cat deaths has found a chemical used to make plastics. The recall also expanded Friday to include the first dry pet food.
The Food and Drug Administration said it found melamine in samples of the Menu Foods pet food, as well as in wheat gluten used as an ingredient.
Meanwhile, Hill's Pet Nutrition recalled its Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry cat food. The food included wheat gluten from the same supplier that Menu Foods used. The recall didn't involve any other Prescription Diet or Science Diet products, said the company, a division of Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Menu Foods officials Friday would not provide updated numbers of pets sickened or killed by its contaminated product.
Cornell University scientists also have found the chemical, also used as a fertilizer, in the urine and kidney of a sick cat.
Earlier results from a lab in New York had blamed a rodent poison and cancer drug called aminopterin for the deaths.
PETA Wants Bigger Recall
Meanwhile, some animal rights advocates say a pet-food recall does not go far enough.
The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called on the government and pet food makers to expand the recall to include dry varieties, too.
Nearly 100 brands of pet food were recalled after animals suffered kidney failure. The recall involved "cuts and gravy" style dog and cat food. Some major brands, including Iams, Nutro and Eukanuba, were involved.
The Food and Drug Administration said it has no plans to suggest a wider recall and veterinarians said they've seen no trend of dogs and cats getting sick from eating dry food.
The Food and Drug Administration said it found melamine in samples of the Menu Foods pet food, as well as in wheat gluten used as an ingredient.
Meanwhile, Hill's Pet Nutrition recalled its Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry cat food. The food included wheat gluten from the same supplier that Menu Foods used. The recall didn't involve any other Prescription Diet or Science Diet products, said the company, a division of Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Menu Foods officials Friday would not provide updated numbers of pets sickened or killed by its contaminated product.
Cornell University scientists also have found the chemical, also used as a fertilizer, in the urine and kidney of a sick cat.
Earlier results from a lab in New York had blamed a rodent poison and cancer drug called aminopterin for the deaths.
PETA Wants Bigger Recall
Meanwhile, some animal rights advocates say a pet-food recall does not go far enough.
The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called on the government and pet food makers to expand the recall to include dry varieties, too.
Nearly 100 brands of pet food were recalled after animals suffered kidney failure. The recall involved "cuts and gravy" style dog and cat food. Some major brands, including Iams, Nutro and Eukanuba, were involved.
The Food and Drug Administration said it has no plans to suggest a wider recall and veterinarians said they've seen no trend of dogs and cats getting sick from eating dry food.
Pet Food Recall
Dawn Wise's 3-year-old Shih Tzu died last week.
Wise says her veterinarian told her Daisy suffered kidney failure, likely caused by the food she was eating.
Daisy's and many other pet foods have been recalled after the company that produced the food received complaints about their foods causing kidney failure in dogs and cats.
A pet food recall was initiated recently by Menu Foods Income Fund, the leading North American private label/contract manufacturer of "wet" pet food products sold by retailers and wholesale outlets.
Menu Foods' recall includes several brands of dog and cat food it manufactured from last December to early March. The recall is limited to "cuts and gravy" style pet food in cans and pouches.
According to the Menu Foods Web site, www.menufoods.com, the company began a series of tests after receiving the complaints but has yet to identify any issues with its pet food products.
However, Menu Foods has discovered that timing of the production associated with these complaints coincides with the introduction of an ingredient from a new supplier. Menu Foods stopped using the ingredient shortly after receiving the complaints and production since then has used ingredients from another source.
Daisy was picky about the foods she ate, Wise said, so she was fed both Ol' Roy and Kroger's Pet Pride dog foods. Both have been recalled by Menu Foods.
Wise says she heard about the recall on the news but didn't know Daisy's food had been recalled until reading the complete list in a Lexington newspaper.
Wise took Daisy to The Animal Hospital, where she says Dr. Melinda Barber told her that Daisy had kidney problems likely caused by the food. Wise said Daisy had some ulcers in her mouth that Barber told her sometimes indicate kidney failure.
Wise said she has other dogs and cats that have eaten the same food Daisy had. Those animals, she said, haven't yet shown any symptoms of illness.
Dr. Keith Andrew of The Animal Hospital says the recall has created a lot of anxiety in local pet owners.
Andrew said The Animal Hospital staff has seen a couple of animals, including Wise's, that have eaten the recalled food and are now seeing what could be effects of the food. The office has also received dozens of calls about the recall.
According to Taylor County Animal Shelter Director John Harris, the shelter hasn't been affected by the recall. Harris said the shelter feeds its animals Alpo and dry food, which are not on the list of recalled foods.
As of Friday morning, Andrew said, what is causing the renal failure hasn't yet been determined.
"They don't know what's causing it," he said. "We don't know what do about it. It's pretty much a wait-and-see thing."
Andrew said veterinarians can perform tests to see if an animal is suffering from kidney failure. Symptoms of kidney failure, he said, include vomiting, weakness, mouth ulcers, loss of appetite, thirst and urination.
Dr. Clint Durham of Green River Veterinary Services says other symptoms could include acute weight loss and jaundice.
Durham said the number of animals affected by the food is small, but he has examined a few that have eaten the food and may be experiencing renal failure.
Durham said he's heard that wheat gluten containing toxins or rat poison containing a chemical used for cancer treatment may be causing the kidney failure. Wheat gluten, Durham said, is a source of protein. As of Friday morning, he said, the exact toxin hadn't yet been identified.
Other news reports say mold and heavy metal have already been eliminated and investigators are looking at the possibility of a pesticide or chemical having been used on the wheat in Menu Foods' dog and cat foods.
Durham said the toxin could also cause liver problems, and pets exhibiting any of the symptoms of kidney or liver failure should be taken to a veterinarian for blood and other tests.
For now, Andrew suggests that pet owners don't feed their animals any moist food until they're sure the food hasn't been recalled. He said he thinks retailers are accepting returns of the recalled food.
According to representatives from Wal-Mart's and Kroger's corporate offices, both retailers will accept returns of the recalled foods. In fact, according to the Kroger representative, the store's scanners have the ability to lock out certain UPC codes to ensure no recalled items are sold.
If pet owners notice their animals doing something out of the ordinary, Wise says to contact their vet immediately.
"You just don't always think that the strangest symptoms can be something so bad," she said.
"I don't want this to happen to someone else."
For a complete list of the pet foods recalled, see the sidebar to this story, visit Menu Food's Web site at www.menufoods.com/recall or call (866) 895-2708. More information about the recall can also be found on the American Veterinary Medical Association's Web site at www.avma.org.
Menu Foods Income Fund recently announced a precautionary recall of several brands of dog and cat food it manufactured between last December and March 6.
The recall is limited to "cuts and gravy" style pet food in cans and pouches. For more information, visit www.menufoods.com/recall or call (866) 895-2708.
Brands of food recalled include:
Cat Foods - America's Choice Preferred Pets, Authority, Best Choice, Companion, Compliments, Demoulas Market Basket, Eukanuba, Fine Feline Cat, Food Lion, Foodtown, Giant Companion, Hannaford, Hill Country Fare, Hy-Vee, Iams, Laura Lynn, Li'l Red, Loving Meals, Meijer's Main Choice, Nutriplan, Nutro Max Gourmet Classics, Nutro Natural Choice, Paws, Pet Pride, Presidents Choice, Price Chopper, Priority US, Save-A-Lot Special Blend, Schnucks, Science Diet Feline Savory Cuts Cans, Sophistacat, Special Kitty Canada, Special Kitty US, Springfield Prize, Sprout, Stop & Shop Companion, Tops Companion, Wegmans, Weis Total Pet, Western Family US, White Rose and Winn Dixie.
Dog Foods - America's Choice Preferred Pets, Authority, Award, Best Choice, Big Bet, Big Red, Bloom, Cadillac, Companion, Demoulas Market Basket, Eukanuba, Food Lion, Giant Companion, Great Choice, Hannaford, Hill Country Fare, Hy-Vee, Iams, Laura Lynn, Loving Meals, Meijers Main Choice, Mighty Dog Pouch, Mixables, Nutriplan, Nutro Max, Nutro Natural Choice, Nutro Ultra, Nutro, Ol'Roy Canada, Ol'Roy U.S., Paws, Pet Essentials, Pet Pride - Good 'n Meaty, Presidents Choice, Price Chopper, Priority Canada, Priority US, Publix, Roche Brothers, Save-A-Lot Choice Morsels, Schnucks, Shep Dog, Springsfield Prize, Sprout, Stater Brothers, Stop & Shop Companion, Tops Companion, Wegmans Bruiser, Weis Total Pet, Western Family US, White Rose, Winn Dixie and Your Pet.
Wise says her veterinarian told her Daisy suffered kidney failure, likely caused by the food she was eating.
Daisy's and many other pet foods have been recalled after the company that produced the food received complaints about their foods causing kidney failure in dogs and cats.
A pet food recall was initiated recently by Menu Foods Income Fund, the leading North American private label/contract manufacturer of "wet" pet food products sold by retailers and wholesale outlets.
Menu Foods' recall includes several brands of dog and cat food it manufactured from last December to early March. The recall is limited to "cuts and gravy" style pet food in cans and pouches.
According to the Menu Foods Web site, www.menufoods.com, the company began a series of tests after receiving the complaints but has yet to identify any issues with its pet food products.
However, Menu Foods has discovered that timing of the production associated with these complaints coincides with the introduction of an ingredient from a new supplier. Menu Foods stopped using the ingredient shortly after receiving the complaints and production since then has used ingredients from another source.
Daisy was picky about the foods she ate, Wise said, so she was fed both Ol' Roy and Kroger's Pet Pride dog foods. Both have been recalled by Menu Foods.
Wise says she heard about the recall on the news but didn't know Daisy's food had been recalled until reading the complete list in a Lexington newspaper.
Wise took Daisy to The Animal Hospital, where she says Dr. Melinda Barber told her that Daisy had kidney problems likely caused by the food. Wise said Daisy had some ulcers in her mouth that Barber told her sometimes indicate kidney failure.
Wise said she has other dogs and cats that have eaten the same food Daisy had. Those animals, she said, haven't yet shown any symptoms of illness.
Dr. Keith Andrew of The Animal Hospital says the recall has created a lot of anxiety in local pet owners.
Andrew said The Animal Hospital staff has seen a couple of animals, including Wise's, that have eaten the recalled food and are now seeing what could be effects of the food. The office has also received dozens of calls about the recall.
According to Taylor County Animal Shelter Director John Harris, the shelter hasn't been affected by the recall. Harris said the shelter feeds its animals Alpo and dry food, which are not on the list of recalled foods.
As of Friday morning, Andrew said, what is causing the renal failure hasn't yet been determined.
"They don't know what's causing it," he said. "We don't know what do about it. It's pretty much a wait-and-see thing."
Andrew said veterinarians can perform tests to see if an animal is suffering from kidney failure. Symptoms of kidney failure, he said, include vomiting, weakness, mouth ulcers, loss of appetite, thirst and urination.
Dr. Clint Durham of Green River Veterinary Services says other symptoms could include acute weight loss and jaundice.
Durham said the number of animals affected by the food is small, but he has examined a few that have eaten the food and may be experiencing renal failure.
Durham said he's heard that wheat gluten containing toxins or rat poison containing a chemical used for cancer treatment may be causing the kidney failure. Wheat gluten, Durham said, is a source of protein. As of Friday morning, he said, the exact toxin hadn't yet been identified.
Other news reports say mold and heavy metal have already been eliminated and investigators are looking at the possibility of a pesticide or chemical having been used on the wheat in Menu Foods' dog and cat foods.
Durham said the toxin could also cause liver problems, and pets exhibiting any of the symptoms of kidney or liver failure should be taken to a veterinarian for blood and other tests.
For now, Andrew suggests that pet owners don't feed their animals any moist food until they're sure the food hasn't been recalled. He said he thinks retailers are accepting returns of the recalled food.
According to representatives from Wal-Mart's and Kroger's corporate offices, both retailers will accept returns of the recalled foods. In fact, according to the Kroger representative, the store's scanners have the ability to lock out certain UPC codes to ensure no recalled items are sold.
If pet owners notice their animals doing something out of the ordinary, Wise says to contact their vet immediately.
"You just don't always think that the strangest symptoms can be something so bad," she said.
"I don't want this to happen to someone else."
For a complete list of the pet foods recalled, see the sidebar to this story, visit Menu Food's Web site at www.menufoods.com/recall or call (866) 895-2708. More information about the recall can also be found on the American Veterinary Medical Association's Web site at www.avma.org.
Menu Foods Income Fund recently announced a precautionary recall of several brands of dog and cat food it manufactured between last December and March 6.
The recall is limited to "cuts and gravy" style pet food in cans and pouches. For more information, visit www.menufoods.com/recall or call (866) 895-2708.
Brands of food recalled include:
Cat Foods - America's Choice Preferred Pets, Authority, Best Choice, Companion, Compliments, Demoulas Market Basket, Eukanuba, Fine Feline Cat, Food Lion, Foodtown, Giant Companion, Hannaford, Hill Country Fare, Hy-Vee, Iams, Laura Lynn, Li'l Red, Loving Meals, Meijer's Main Choice, Nutriplan, Nutro Max Gourmet Classics, Nutro Natural Choice, Paws, Pet Pride, Presidents Choice, Price Chopper, Priority US, Save-A-Lot Special Blend, Schnucks, Science Diet Feline Savory Cuts Cans, Sophistacat, Special Kitty Canada, Special Kitty US, Springfield Prize, Sprout, Stop & Shop Companion, Tops Companion, Wegmans, Weis Total Pet, Western Family US, White Rose and Winn Dixie.
Dog Foods - America's Choice Preferred Pets, Authority, Award, Best Choice, Big Bet, Big Red, Bloom, Cadillac, Companion, Demoulas Market Basket, Eukanuba, Food Lion, Giant Companion, Great Choice, Hannaford, Hill Country Fare, Hy-Vee, Iams, Laura Lynn, Loving Meals, Meijers Main Choice, Mighty Dog Pouch, Mixables, Nutriplan, Nutro Max, Nutro Natural Choice, Nutro Ultra, Nutro, Ol'Roy Canada, Ol'Roy U.S., Paws, Pet Essentials, Pet Pride - Good 'n Meaty, Presidents Choice, Price Chopper, Priority Canada, Priority US, Publix, Roche Brothers, Save-A-Lot Choice Morsels, Schnucks, Shep Dog, Springsfield Prize, Sprout, Stater Brothers, Stop & Shop Companion, Tops Companion, Wegmans Bruiser, Weis Total Pet, Western Family US, White Rose, Winn Dixie and Your Pet.
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