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Question

authority cat food has it been recalled or is it safe

Answer 1

Petsmart is usually selling commercial dog food which all comes from the same rendering factory, so by assuming you would be safe with any commercial brand is silly. I know that some carry a food called Natural Balance which is the only exceptable choice for true saftey.

Please Please Please beware of all comercial pet food!! After doing a lot of research and learning that purina, kibbles and bits, nine lives or any pet food bought at a super market is TOXIC!!! They bring cows ( and other animals) that die before they get to slaughter and just render them into food w/out knowing why or how they died. No dog or cat needs corn and that is a big filler in most commercial dog food, it comes from horrible sources, such as sweepings off the factory floor. Not to mention the chemicals and colors they add. Dogs and cats don't need any color in their food, they just need nutrients.

If you go to the canidae (a good dog & cat food) website and enter in your zip you can find a store that can really educate you about this matter!

Answer 2

I did a quick search for "Petsmart recall Authority" and didn't find anything. However, that was NOT an exhaustive search. Try calling your local Petsmart store and getting the answer directly from them.

Also, consider switching to a better quality food. One with human grade ingredients and minimal fillers. Personally, I feed my cat Evo, but Natural Balance and Blue Buffalo tend to be more readily available.

Good luck to you and I hope you are able to find the information you are looking for.

**Edit: I was at petsmart today and saw some sort of notice for canned and pouched Authority Brand Foods. Like I said, call Petsmart for all the details.

Answer 3

I worked at Petsmart and the Authority cat food is safe. The food is made with the same ingredients are Purina cat chow etc. If they recalled this food then Petsmart would let all customer's know on their web page.

Answer 4

I got this off of a news resource that I use. It includes a phone number and a website that you can visit. I was also concerned about this because of my dogs:)


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.

"At this juncture, we're not 100 percent sure what's happened," said Paul Henderson, the company's president and chief executive officer. However, the recalled products were made using wheat gluten purchased from a new supplier, since dropped for another source, spokeswoman Sarah Tuite said. Wheat gluten is a source of protein.

The recall covers the company's "cuts and gravy" style food, which consists of chunks of meat in gravy, sold in cans and small foil pouches between Dec. 3 and March 6 throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

The pet food was sold by stores operated by the Kroger Company, Safeway Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and PetSmart Inc., among others, Henderson said.

Menu Foods did not immediately provide a full list of brand names and lot numbers covered by the recall, saying they would be posted on its Web site — http://www.menufoods.com/recall — early Saturday. Consumers with questions can call [phone].

The company said it manufacturers for 17 of the top 20 North American retailers. It is also a contract manufacturer for the top branded pet food companies, including Procter & Gamble Co.

P&G announced Friday the recall of specific 3 oz., 5.5 oz., 6 oz. and 13.2 oz. canned and 3 oz. and 5.3 oz. foil pouch cat and dog wet food products made by Menu Foods but sold under the Iams and Eukanuba brands. The recalled products bear the code dates of 6339 through 7073 followed by the plant code 4197, P&G said.

Menu Foods' three U.S. and one Canadian factory produce more than 1 billion containers of wet pet food a year. The recall covers pet food made at company plants in Emporia, Kan., and Pennsauken, N.J., Henderson said.

Henderson said the company received an undisclosed number of owner complaints of vomiting and kidney failure in dogs and cats after they had been fed its products. It has tested its products but not found a cause for the sickness.

"To date, the tests have not indicated any problems with the product," Henderson said.

The company alerted the Food and Drug Administration, which already has inspectors in one of the two plants, Henderson said. The FDA was working to nail down brand names covered by the recall, agency spokesman Mike Herndon said.

Menu Foods is majority owned by the Menu Foods Income Fund, based in Ontario, Canada.

Henderson said the recall would cost the company the Canadian equivalent of $26 million to $34 million.

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