Walmart re-labeling and re-stocking recalled pet foods.

This makes me sick to see this. Early this year we lost a cat from Kidney failure. We gave her wet food as a rare occasional treat. One serving did her in. It was from Wal-Mart. Her dry food was Iams.

Since her death & two new kitten later, I have learned a lot about pet food.
I know $$$ is an issue with cat owners, especially if they several cats.

Take it from some who learned the hard way about pet foods. Know what is in the food you feed your pets & buy the best for them you can afford. Even if it means only giving them a tiny bit of the best foods, mixed with there reg food. You will see the difference in there coat in no time & hopefully keep them healthier.

If I seen a pack of anything go through the scanner with a box flashing saying not to be sold and the cashier just scanned another item, I would be stopping the cashier and saying 'I no longer want this item as it states it is not for sale'. If the person seen that and still fed it to her cats... well, I won't say what I really think, but I am sure many of you feel the same.

In the store she had the chance to put it back without paying for it or get another pack of food that didn't come up with the same message. The fact that even with a label over it, the message came up, just means the UPC code was not suited to their machines and needed to be covered (typical with shiny pouches in many stores) as the new label carried the recall warning too.

IF the box scans as NOT TO BE SOLD, then it CANT BE SOLD. The computer wont let it.

i wouldnt be jumping on the seller, i would be jumping on the MANUFACTUER!!!

I have some of these pouches! I already fed 3 at different times, though, before I knew about this. My boys love the duck and wild rice ones and those are the only pouches I have. I don't have the receipt so I'm not sure what to do. The recall list has nothing about that particular flavor.

Originally Posted by ChrissyR

I have some of these pouches! I already fed 3 at different times, though, before I knew about this. My boys love the duck and wild rice ones and those are the only pouches I have. I don't have the receipt so I'm not sure what to do. The recall list has nothing about that particular flavor.

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Save those empty pouches, just in case they get sick. When we lost our last cat from the contaminated food, by the time we found out they were recalling the stuff it was in the city dump & no proof it killed her.

I have a feeling if what they are admitting is on the shelves there will be more sick animals once again.

I don't see Wal Mart knowingly sell anything unsafe but I've not been happy how they are buying so much from China anymore. Remember the good old days when Wal Mart prided itself on made in America?

Originally Posted by DanaD

Save those empty pouches, just in case they get sick. When we lost our last cat from the contaminated food, by the time we found out they were recalling the stuff it was in the city dump & no proof it killed her.

I have a feeling if what they are admitting is on the shelves there will be more sick animals once again.

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I went trash picking and pulled 2 out of 3 out of the trash. The third one was from last month so I don't have that one. My Mom picked up the duck one last night and I told her about the barcode. She's going to hold onto it and not feed it to her kitten.

i want to know, if you hold onto those packs, how are you going to prove what was in them is going to make the cat sick days, even weeks later? that would be an EXPENSIVE vet visit to pinpoint exactly what made the cat sick.

Even then you cant exactly prove it was something they are days/weeks ago. its just not worth it.


Not everyone is made of money, so alot HAVE to shop at Wal-Mart, as they have lower prices then surrounding areas. They also give jobs to people that most the time wouldnt be able to get one.

as i said before, dont knock the seller, go after the companies that MAKE the stuff, they are the ones using the bad ingredients!

Originally Posted by Liza24

i want to know, if you hold onto those packs, how are you going to prove what was in them is going to make the cat sick days, even weeks later? that would be an EXPENSIVE vet visit to pinpoint exactly what made the cat sick.

Even then you cant exactly prove it was something they are days/weeks ago. its just not worth it.


Not everyone is made of money, so alot HAVE to shop at Wal-Mart, as they have lower prices then surrounding areas. They also give jobs to people that most the time wouldnt be able to get one.

as i said before, dont knock the seller, go after the companies that MAKE the stuff, they are the ones using the bad ingredients!

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Holding onto the package if they later identify it as one that was contaminated too & her pets do get sick, is what the manufacture required to pay the vet bill, renal failure out of the blue with an other wise healthy cat WAS the Symptoms.

Wal-Mart will not be picking up the tab for this , it is Menu Foods.

I think her point was that you can't prove that exact pack offood was bought on that day and that was the pack that made your cat sick because
1. the cashier scanned another pack of food which obviously had a different label if it scanned without the warning so the receipt won't show it as being bought
2. unless you keep every packet of food you feed (this is the problem many people with sick kitties from the recall are facing) the sickness can be caused by a number of factors, it would be very hard for the person to prove she didn't buy them before the recall and never throw them out etc

Originally Posted by Javern

I don't see Wal Mart knowingly sell anything unsafe but I've not been happy how they are buying so much from China anymore. Remember the good old days when Wal Mart prided itself on made in America?

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Oh my goodness, have been in a Toys R Us lately? You couldln't find a toy in there that is made in this country. Target is no better. I have no idea why people single out Walmart for the "China" thing.

Our town recently opened a Super Walmart. I went there and have to say I was blown away by the prices --- Rice A Roni 50 cents cheaper than Kroger, Land O Lakes margarine at Kroger $1.50, Walmart 88 cents, etc... I could go on and on but I estimated I saved over $20 by driving 7 miles past Kroger.

Anyhow, I don't mean to turn this into a Walmart discussion. I have been wondering the status of the pet food fiasco. It seems that the media just dropped the story with no resolution.