Did you know about a huge Dog / Cat food recall?

Question

I don't mind losing 5 measley points if it's going to save a dog or cat's life ;-)

Menu Foods, the largest maker of WET pet foods has just announced a massive recall. This company makes pet foods for WalMart, Costco, Sams, Safeway, SuperValu, President's Choice, just about any grocery store you buy your pet's food in. The recall covers all of Canada, United States and Mexico. Check out the URL below to see if your fuzzy friend's dinner is on the recall list. Be warned, it's a huge list.
http://www.menufoods.com/recall

Answer 1

I work for a holistic veterinarian and we would not tell any of our client that IAMS or Eukanuba were good brands of food. When people ask me why, first I tell them read the ingredients. First thing on the list (dry formula) is corn or wheat then something else then possibly a meat "By product". Do you know what a by product is? When you go to the bathroom, thats a by product. Ok maybe a little extreme. A by product are all the parts that ordinarlly get theown away in human meat companies. This includes head, feathers intestines, hooves etc. My question then is this what you really want to feed your pet? Most of us look at our pets as a part of our family so would you eat that stuff? When researching a pet food look at the ingredients. The first 3 or at least first 2 ingredients should be a meat, Chicken lamb or beef. Just the word of the meat. Also another is meat meal such as Lamb meal or chicken meal, this is actual meat with all the liquid removed and made into a powder. Of course real meat is best. Pet food companies have to list in order of what is most in their food so if corn is first on the list and a meat is 3rd then this food is made up of moslty grain. Dogs need protein too. Another thing to watch out for are chemical additives. Look for natural tocopherols or fats as preservatives. Stay away from BHA BHT nitrites and chemical additives other than natural vitamins. I have a list that I know to be human grade meats without chemical additives. Most of these brands can be found in most small non chain pet stores.
Artemis Holistic
Canidae/Felidae
Eagle Pack
Innova
Merrick
Natural Life
Petguard
Precise
It is also best to feed your pets canned rather than dry. Another food which are good are Steve's Raw and Bravo. It is ok and the best way to feed you pet is home cooked. Although be advised that different things need to be supplement to a home cook diet for your pet such as fatty acids and bone meal and other things. Best to find a vet in your area that can give you a good fortefied recipe to a suitable diet that is well balanced and fully nutritional. I hope I have helped a few with questions. Bye

Answer 2

I am glad this continues to be reposted. PLEASE NOTE:
It would behoove pet owners to call the stores where they purchase their foods and see if their food is on the recall list. I know that the skew number on the can is what stores are going by to determine which foods to pull. Some foods that have been pulled at pet stores I DID NOT FIND ON THIS LIST which I also posted.
For example, some cans of Science Diet: Savory Cuts Ocean Fish, Chicken and Gravy, beef and Gravy- also made for mature cat and for kittens.
So pls call your local pet store and find out what is being recalled. It may not be on the list.

Answer 3

Ol' Roy treats currently recalled: - Ol' Roy Beef Flavor Jerky Strips Dog Treats - Ol' Roy Beef Flavor Snack Sticks Dog Treats - Ol'Roy Peanut Butter Biscuit - Ol'Roy 4 Flavor Large Biscuit - Ol'Roy Puppy Biscuit

Answer 4

Also note that SCIENCE DIET and IAMS have been recalled for the same reason this morning. They didn't want to admit their food was made by menu food inc, but they finally joined the recall. Thank you for posting this.

Answer 5

Yes- Thanks from me too for posting this for all uf us readers to be aware of-

I did hear about this but did not know to what extent it was or how bad-

Thanks for sharing the link with us. I don't think you'll lose 5 points but if so, just the saving of one of our fuzzy four-legged friends was well worth it ;-).

Answer 6

thanks for posting this. i'm sure there are some people who haven't heard about this. luckily, i got a phone call from my mom about it before i fed my dog yesterday. i actually had some of it in the house!!

Answer 7

For those of you who have not seen the news yet, see http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01590.html

10 deaths so far.