THey found out the cause of the problem and they found rat poison in the contaminated food manufactured by Menu. Here is a link
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/23/pet....ap/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/23/pet....ap/index.html
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Urgent :: Pet Food Recall... Urgent!!! - TOXIN FOUND
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I've found this to be a great, comprehensive site. This is where I've been going for facts.
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Likely ( not proven) ... Menu used a broker aka middle man to supply they didnt find the china wheat themselves
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Thank you for the reminder that was the last thing I have been looking for
I have been doing a lot of reading and listening since this all started and one thing that sticks out for me is:
It hasn't been proven yet that the Wheat has anything to do with the tainted food. It seems to me that this is still only an assumption based on the timeline rather than a fact.
The Cornell Team that discovered the Aminopterin said they only found that by testing the food itself, not any individual ingredients and that will be their next step; to test ingredients to see where it originated from.
This has certinly been a trying ordeal for anyone with pets and I imagine will continue to be for some time yet. I'm sure there will be many things we wonder about and some we may even find the truth about eventually, but in the meantime all we can do is use care when trying to provide good nutrition to our little furry loved ones and not forget the revelations as time passes.
It hasn't been proven yet that the Wheat has anything to do with the tainted food. It seems to me that this is still only an assumption based on the timeline rather than a fact.
The Cornell Team that discovered the Aminopterin said they only found that by testing the food itself, not any individual ingredients and that will be their next step; to test ingredients to see where it originated from.
This has certinly been a trying ordeal for anyone with pets and I imagine will continue to be for some time yet. I'm sure there will be many things we wonder about and some we may even find the truth about eventually, but in the meantime all we can do is use care when trying to provide good nutrition to our little furry loved ones and not forget the revelations as time passes.
They identified what was in the food. Aminopterin which is a rat poison!!!
Unbelievable!
Unbelievable!
I just read an article on MSN.com on the recall that was from MSNBC, Associated Press updated 42 minutes ago. It stated that there is a recall for all 95 brands "cuts and gravey" foods regardless of when it was produced. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17754681/
Since my cats have eaten one of the 95 recalled I have to take them to the vet tomorrow because my oldest has been vomiting every couple of days & my other two have each spit up once but over a week ago. Do you really think its necessary for the two to have check ups? I really care about my cats but I don't want to over react.
Since my cats have eaten one of the 95 recalled I have to take them to the vet tomorrow because my oldest has been vomiting every couple of days & my other two have each spit up once but over a week ago. Do you really think its necessary for the two to have check ups? I really care about my cats but I don't want to over react.
Amazing- rat poison. Whatever the source of the poison, the wheat or something else, Menu Foods apparently doesn't test ingredients before using them. The company relies on the assurance of suppliers and middlemen that the products they buy are safe.
Realistically this will probably not result in changes in the regulation of pet food companies. I hope it's a wake up call for them to be more diligent in inspecting or testing ingredients before using them in food.
I was at Pets Discount again this morning before I read the news about the rat poison. There are still pouches of Nutro cuts and gravy food on the shelves. I thought the latest reports said all of it was being recalled. Maybe the news hasn't reached Hawaii yet?
I'm so sad for all the kitties and owners who have been affected by this. I can't imagine what the owners are going through. I'm trying to think positive thoughts for all.
Realistically this will probably not result in changes in the regulation of pet food companies. I hope it's a wake up call for them to be more diligent in inspecting or testing ingredients before using them in food.
I was at Pets Discount again this morning before I read the news about the rat poison. There are still pouches of Nutro cuts and gravy food on the shelves. I thought the latest reports said all of it was being recalled. Maybe the news hasn't reached Hawaii yet?
I'm so sad for all the kitties and owners who have been affected by this. I can't imagine what the owners are going through. I'm trying to think positive thoughts for all.
The problem with testing is: you have to know what you are testing for. I suspect that is why it took so long to figure out what was causing the problem.
I doubt this was an intentional act. Just a mistaken use of the poison somewhere along the process.
Unfortunately, it is frightening and so sad for those who lost their special companions.
I doubt this was an intentional act. Just a mistaken use of the poison somewhere along the process.
Unfortunately, it is frightening and so sad for those who lost their special companions.
I don't think it is overreacting if you think something might be wrong. IMO, it is much, much better to be safe than sorry. Your trusted can assist you in answering any question about which foods are safe as well, so I don't think you are making a mistake by having your little ones seen now.
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Its not nessasarily the canadian plant that is affected by this. Its the US plants, and thusly they would not be able to get wheat from Canada unless they import it. Probably could get the wheat cheaper from China.
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Hate to be the bearer of bad news. But some media outlets are now reportingh that IAMS DRY food is making animals sick..
http://www.itchmo.com/read/several-u...lness_20070323
FDA investigating food not on the recall list http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...437457,00.html
http://www.itchmo.com/read/several-u...lness_20070323
FDA investigating food not on the recall list http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...437457,00.html
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ok folks this is not a confirmed report, ask yourself who is behind this rumor, what they have to gain by speaking out without revealing independent sources.
Remember the Swiffer nonsense? That the product was poisonous to pets? Turned out a competitor started that rumor to take down the rival company.
In the present state of hysteria around now because of this recall, it would only take one person with a scheming mind to plant seeds of doubt.
This would not be the first time that IAMS has suffered attacks, but each time there were ulterior motives as to what happened,
Who Said "When you can keep your head while all others around you are losing theirs?"
Remember the Swiffer nonsense? That the product was poisonous to pets? Turned out a competitor started that rumor to take down the rival company.
In the present state of hysteria around now because of this recall, it would only take one person with a scheming mind to plant seeds of doubt.
This would not be the first time that IAMS has suffered attacks, but each time there were ulterior motives as to what happened,
Who Said "When you can keep your head while all others around you are losing theirs?"
No one actually said they thought PETA was behind this. Really. My own personal statement was that I wouldn't put it past them, but.. I thought the grain probably became contaminated, much like Nial had suggested. In fact, we agreed.
If aminopterin is the toxin involved in the poisonings I expect that investigators will expand from a focus on renal failure to other diagnoses such as liver failure. Aminopterin is a highly toxic substance that can affect other organs besides the kidneys, and renal failure is likely not the only fatal reaction to aminopterin in pet food. The media has focused on renal failure, but until now apparently no one has been looking for deaths resulting from other organ failures. I hope that veterinarians are not be so focused on renal failure that they dismiss the deaths of other pets with different symptoms that could be the result of aminopterin poisoning. I lost a beloved pet this week to what I believe was a reaction to a toxic agent, and he was on a diet of recalled Nutro pet food with “Best by†dates that matched those listed by Nutro.
http://www.avma.org/press/releases/0...ded_recall.asp
Menu Foods has expanded its recall to include all dates of its canned and pouch "cuts and gravy” style dog and cat food products, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today.
Menu Foods has expanded its recall to include all dates of its canned and pouch "cuts and gravy” style dog and cat food products, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today.
Ladybass -- Lest you think I'm an idiot: that post of mine that you refer to was from the first day of the scare, and the article as I saw it had been truncated (I later realized) by a break in my modem connection. So I hadn't read the clarifying paragraph... only the ambiguous one.
I didn't bother to post this information in my defense because the thread was growing so quickly, and I didn't want waste space on my own ego... but since you brought it up, that's the explanation.
I didn't bother to post this information in my defense because the thread was growing so quickly, and I didn't want waste space on my own ego... but since you brought it up, that's the explanation.
