Now pet food with Salmonella different recall

[angelwing]

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/natio ... ef&k=99666

Dingo CHICK'N JERKY dog, cat, ferret treats recalled over salmonella Canadian Press

WASHINGTON (CP) - There is yet another pet food recall.

Eight in One is recalling packages of its Dingo brand dog, cat and ferret treats in Canada and the U.S. because of concerns over salmonella.

The Cincinnati-based company says the bacteria could infect both animals and people handling the food.

The announcement is not related to the recalls of tainted food that has led to kidney failure in pets.

The recall involves Dingo Chick'n Jerky for dogs, Dingo Kitty Chicken Jerky and Dingo Ferret Chicken Jerky.

The product is being removed from store shelves and consumers are advised to immediately stop feeding the treats to their pets and throw away unused portions. To obtain a refund, call 888-232-9889.

[JonathanBelles]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH lol. not another recall. next is e-coli.

[angelwing]

Then after that it's Lysteria, pick a disease it's coming

[JenBayles]

Guess we can all raise it, kill it, clean it, and cook it ourselves. Back to nature! :-D

[Bobbie Lee]

This is getting nuttier by the hour! Just today I wondered when ordinary dog biscuits would be found to be tainted with something. My better half and I popped down to the grocery store this evening and picked up some whole-wheat flour, a standard ingredient in several dog biscuiit recipes he found. I might be playing in the kitchen tomorrow. I'll test my biscuits on my own pooch and let you know what she says.

[TexasStooge]

I've heard of controlling the pet population, but this is an overkill.

[angelwing]

Did you notice the one sentence in here:

"The Cincinnati-based company says the bacteria could infect both animals and people handling the food"

People are mentioned now, so whatcha wanna bet the next recall is for human food???

[Lindaloo]

This is getting nuttier by the hour! Just today I wondered when ordinary dog biscuits would be found to be tainted with something. My better half and I popped down to the grocery store this evening and picked up some whole-wheat flour, a standard ingredient in several dog biscuiit recipes he found. I might be playing in the kitchen tomorrow. I'll test my biscuits on my own pooch and let you know what she says.

Don't forget to send me the recipe. lol.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

I heard this was coming from China,,,Which it could be them trying to hit us. We better be careful in having them make our food now. They could kill us all if we ever get into something with them.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

ChemNutra Announces Nationwide Wheat Gluten Recall

Contact: Devon Blaine/Lisa Baker 310-360-1499

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --Las Vegas, NV -- April 3, 2007 -- ChemNutra Inc., of Las Vegas, Nevada, yesterday recalled all wheat gluten it had imported from one of its three Chinese wheat gluten suppliers – Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co. Ltd.

The wheat gluten ChemNutra recalled was all shipped from China in 25 kg. paper bags, and distributed to customers in the same unopened bags. The bags were all labeled "Wheat Gluten Batch No.: _______ Net Weight: 25 kg Gross Weight: 25.1 kg Made in China". The batch numbers included in the recall are 20061006, 20061027, 20061101, 20061108, 20061122, 20061126, 20061201, 20061202, 20061203, 20061204, 20061205, 20061206, 20061208, 20061221, 20070106, 20070111, 20070116, and 20070126. Each ChemNutra shipment had the certificate of analysis information from the supplier, including batch number and the supplier's content analysis and test results. ChemNutra shipped from its Kansas City warehouse to three pet food manufacturers and one distributor who supplies wheat gluten only to the pet food industry. ChemNutra's shipments commenced November 9, 2006 and ended March 8, 2007. ChemNutra did not ship to facilities that manufacture food for human consumption, and the distributor ChemNutra shipped to supplies wheat gluten only to pet food manufacturers. The total quantity of Xuzhou Anying wheat gluten shipped was 792 metric tons.

ChemNutra learned on March 8 from one pet food manufacturer that the wheat gluten it had sold them – all from the Xuzhou Anying - was among ingredients suspected as a potential cause of pet food problems. ChemNutra immediately quarantined its entire wheat gluten inventory and assisted this customer's investigation.

After that manufacturer issued a pet food recall, the FDA immediately commenced a thorough investigation of ChemNutra's wheat gluten, including documentation analysis, inspection, and laboratory testing. ChemNutra cooperated fully with the FDA and immediately notified its other three wheat gluten customers about the FDA's investigation. Those customers had all purchased smaller amounts of the Xuzhou Anying wheat gluten commencing in January, 2007.

On Friday, March 30, the FDA announced they had found melamine in samples of the wheat gluten ChemNutra had imported from Xuzhou Anying. The FDA did not inform ChemNutra of any other impurities in the Xuzhou Anying wheat gluten, nor of any impurities in the wheat gluten from ChemNutra's other two Chinese suppliers.

The toxicity of melamine is not clear. However, since melamine is not approved by the FDA for pet food, it should absolutely not have been in wheat gluten. ChemNutra is extremely concerned about the purity of all of its products. The company is particularly troubled that the certificates of analysis provided by the above-named supplier did not report the presence of melamine.

ChemNutra wants to ensure its products are safe. Consequently, in addition to its ongoing cooperation with the FDA, ChemNutra will be conducting its own independent, analytical tests of wheat gluten from all of its suppliers.

Yesterday ChemNutra sent recall notices to all four of its direct customers. If any other company received bags of recalled wheat gluten from the lot numbers referenced above, please call ChemNutra at 702.818.5019.

Consumers who have questions about the pet food they should go to the FDA's website at http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01590.html. This website lists all brands of petfood involved, with links to the manufacturer who should be contacted with questions.

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FDA's Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts Page: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html