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MENU FOODS AGREES TO TEST FOR PAIN KILLER IN ITS CAT FOOD
2007-10-25 01:16:00 Independent lab found acetaminophen in Special Kitty samplesMenu Foods will test samples of its Special Kitty food for the pain killer acetaminophen, ConsumerAffairs.com has learned.The action comes on the heels of a ConsumerAffairs.com report that revealed ExperTox Analytical Laboratory found the over-the-counter pain medication in samples of Special Kitty food it tested earlier this month.ExperTox detected the acetaminophen in a composite of three flavors of Special Kitty food - Special Kitty with beef and gravy, Special Kitty mixed grill in gravy, and Special Kitty with turkey and giblets in gravy.The findings added to the growing number of cases in which toxicologists at the Texas-based lab have discovered the pain medicine in samples of dog or cat food.The latest findings came in samples of Special Kitty food that a Rhode Island pet owner purchased in February – one month before Menu Foods recalled more than 60 million containers of tainted dog and cat food.Link to complete s...
By: ATYOURSERVICE
Pet Food Reverse 911 - An Email Alert System
2007-05-14 05:09:00 Pet Food Manufacturers Implementing Email Alert Systems I was checking the websites of the companies who had recalled pet food and found something quite unexpected. Many of the finer companies either have in place an email notification system or are implementing them. Outstanding! Sort of a Pet Food Reverse 911. My own preferred pet ...
It?s Not About The Money - Hawaiian Pet Owners Sue Menu Foods
2007-05-12 23:23:00 The Star Bulletin in Honolulu reports that 2,000 consumers have joined class action lawsuits seeking compensation for the pet food and for the veterinary bills. In the first lawsuits in Hawaii since a March nationwide pet food recall, about 2,000 consumers sued a Canadian company yesterday for allegedly producing contaminated food that killed or severely sickened ...
Menu Foods Expands Its Pet Food Recalls
2007-05-07 13:57:00 FDA Reports 2.7 Million Chickens Fed Contaminated Feed Already in Food SystemFOR MORE INFORMATION Tom McPheronPhone: 847-285-6781e-mail: tmcpheron@avma.orgSCHAUMBURG, Ill. ? Menu Foods added 220 products to its existing recall list on May 2. The expanded list now includes additional "cuts and gravy" style pet foods and select other products that do not necessarily include contaminated wheat gluten but have been affected by cross-contamination. The products on the expanded list of recalled foods were manufactured in Menu Foods' plants during the same period that contaminated wheat gluten was used at those plants, and they are being recalled now due to the possibility of cross-contamination. Menu Foods has received both a report from a customer and study results that indicate cross-contamination. Menu Foods has previously recalled wet cat and dog food produced with adulterated wheat gluten supplied by ChemNutra Inc. For more information, see the Menu Foods Web site at http://www.men...
By: Cats Only Blog
Menu Foods Dramatically Expands Recall List due to cross-contamination
2007-05-03 05:25:00 May 2, 2007 Menu Foods Adds to Recall List TORONTO, ONTARIO–(May 2, 2007) - Menu Foods Attention Business/Financial Editors Menu Foods has previously recalled wet cat and dog food produced with adulterated wheat gluten supplied by ChemNutra Inc. Menu Foods is now expanding the recall ...
Menu Foods Opts for Another Recall (AP)
2007-05-03 00:00:00 Pet food manufacturer Menu Foods expanded its recall Thursday because of possible cross-contamination between melamine-tainted products and other foods made in the same period.
By: Commodity Wealth
The Latest Pet Food Recall List dated 4/27/07
2007-04-29 13:49:00 This listing comes from howl911 Shared with Readers of The Safe Pet Food Blog PET FOOD BRANDS & LABELS RECALLED Updated April 27, 2007, 12:01 p.m. PDT MENU FOODS EXPANDS LIST OF RECALLED FOODS (March 24, 2007) Menu Foods expanded its recall to include all 95 brands of the “cuts and gravy” style food, regardless of when ...
The Great Pet Food Scandal - How one supplier caused a huge crisis, and why
2007-04-26 14:45:00 Macleans.ca notes that 889 separate items by over 100 pet food companies have been recalled, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Wheat gluten from China — essentially destarched flour dough — cost 20 cents per pound less than wheat gluten from the U.S. Whatever the savings Menu realized, however, could not possibly have ...
Menu Foods? Future Clouded by Recall
2007-04-21 17:48:00 The Toronto Star reports on the little-known business history of Menu Foods. Pet food in America is a $15.5 billion dollar a year industry, and Menu Foods has 90% of the $3.2 billion dollar wet food segment. The recalls have hit competitors, Del Monte and Nestle Purina. Small natural or organic companies will ...
Menu Foods adds to pet food recall list (Reuters)
2007-04-18 00:00:00 Pet food maker Menu Foods said on Tuesday it added one additional dog food product to its recall list and two more production dates of eight varieties of tainted pet food.
By: Commodity Wealth
Menu Foods and ChemNutra, take a lesson from jetBlue
2007-04-16 06:26:00 When jetBlue passengers were stranded on the tarmac at JFK, frustrated customers who were stranded at terminals decided to post their own video accounts on YouTube. jetBlue?s founder, David Neeleman, responded by posting an apology on YouTube, which quickly became one of the top ten most viewed videos of the week. His apology received more ...
Stormy v. Menu Foods, Update 4/13/07
2007-04-16 01:56:00 This story was DIGGED from Gather.com by Briane P. April 13, 2007 09:44 AM EDT This is a timely day for an update, as it’s Stormy’s birthday. (That’s not something I remember; I was reminded of it by the family.) We took Stormy, and Herman and Scruffy, in for checkups yesterday. The local news, WMTV, ...
Why We Need Menu Foods
2007-04-12 14:03:00 After looking at statistics and hearing people say they couldn’t afford to pay more than $7 per bag for the low-end store brands, I took a look at who is Menu Foods. And do you know what? They’ve had not a good track record, but a great track record. And they have a ...
Menu Foods Voluntarily Recalls Additional Pet Food made with ChemNutra Whea
2007-04-11 16:51:00 Recall — Firm Press Release FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. ...
Case Against Menu Foods Goes Class Action
2007-03-30 12:57:00 Anyone who purchased any of the 95 recalled Menu Foods-produced varieties is eligible to join a Class Action lawsuit filed Thursday in United States District Court. The suit, Howe v. Menu Foods, "seeks.. (199 words)
By: Entire Dog Blog
FUCK MENU FOODS "Pet Deaths Likely to Rise, Menu Foods Admits"
2007-03-28 07:08:00 Updated Tue. Mar. 27 2007 6:55 PM ET (AP-CP)TORONTO -- The potential impact of one of the largest consumer-product recalls in North American history was beginning to take shape Tuesday as Menu Foods admitted the number of dog and cat deaths blamed on tainted pet food is likely to climb. The company, based in Mississauga, Ont., has confirmed the deaths of only 16 animals, but spokesman Sam "Bornstein" acknowledged that media reports suggest the final death toll could end up being far higher. "Based on anecdotal cases, if I believe what I see in the media . . . I would expect that the number would be higher,'' "Bornstein" said.Recall information Menu Foods recall information 1-866-895-2708 or 1-866-463-6738 Here are the lists of: Recalled cat foods, and Recalled dog foods Menu Foods is experiencing a high volume of calls. They ask people to keep trying if the line is busy. The affected foods are canned or foil-pouch foods. Veterinarians recommend that concerned pet owners stop feedi...
By: Sara's Kitchen
Pet Food May Have Sickened and Killed 1000's "FUCK MENU FOODS"
2007-03-27 08:31:00 "I listened to Menu Foods press conference Friday..the only thing I could read from this is that their company will be fine financially..no remorse on their part..its all about money..every person who lost their loved pets needs to take this company to the cleaners"...we need strictor guidelines for pet food!!!By Elizabeth Weise and Julie Schmit, USA TODAYThe Food and Drug Administration has received more than 4,400 calls from pet owners about the recalled, contaminated dog and cat food that has reportedly sickened and injured animals across the USA. But the agency has yet to follow up on the calls, so it doesn't know how many represent sick animals or simply concerned owners, says Stephen Sundlof, director of FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. Many pet owners are questioning the reported number of animals that have died from consuming contaminated pet food found in some of the more than 60 million recalled cans and pouches. Menu Foods, which produced the food, has listed 16 de...
By: Sara's Kitchen
URGENT: Menu Foods Dog and Cat Food Recall
2007-03-18 00:00:00 Menu Foods, an Ontario-based company that produces the pet food, said Saturday it was recalling dog food sold under 46 brands and cat food sold under 37 brands including Iams, Nutro and Eukanuba. The food was distributed throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico by major retailers such as Walmart. An unknown ... |
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