Added 9:32am: See this for a couple of corrections to yesterday's press release. (They added Cat's Choice and corrected a couple of dates. Their website has corrected information) Thanks Mike!
Added 9:40am - Menu Foods updated yesterday's press release to include the above corrections.
The Menu Foods list had a few errors. Therese at thepetfoodlist.com and I put together a list of the new brands. It took the two of us more than two hours to cross-check the Menu Foods press release and their website information against the Master List of Recalled Pet Foods that I've got here.
Below is a list of which BRANDS are new to the recall. The Menu Foods press release was missing some names, and included brands that just had new flavors. (Our list also pointed out that one brand was missing from their cat recall list, they've now corrected that. Good to know we're not the only ones working late.)
If you find mistakes in any of our info - email me and let me know. Thanks to those of you that already have!
9 New Dog Brands - Menu Foods Recall on
(All of these are canned foods only)
- Co-Op Gold
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(This company was listed on the Menu Foods “recalled Dog Product Information” page Wednesday night at http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_dog.html) It is no longer there, and the company (Petcurian) has said it is not being recalled, so we're removing it. Thanks Therese!Go Natural - Health Diet Gourmet Cuisine
- La Griffe
- Master Choice
- Nu Pet
- Performatrin Ultra
- Triumph
- Truly
- Western Family Canada (Note: Western Family
19 New Cat Brands – Menu Foods Recall on
(All of these are canned foods only, except the Triumph which also includes pouches)
- Cat’s Choice (This is NOT on their press release, but is on their “recalled Cat Product Information” page at http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_cat.html ) Added 9:32am Menu Foods just issued a correction and stated Cat's Choice is new, and it has been added to the press release.
- Co-Op Gold
- Despar (This is NOT on their press release, but is on their “recalled Cat Product Information” page at http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_cat.html . It appears to be one of the two European brands they mentioned. Thanks Renee!)
- Fame
- Feline Classic
- Feline Cuisine
- Giant Eagle
- J.E. Mondou
- La Griffe
- Master Choice
- Medi-Cal (UPDATE: Thanks to an alert poster, we've learned that this is apparently not new, but we never heard about it. If we didn't, chances are many of you didn't, so we're leaving it here, but subtracting it from the number of new brands. It's a Royal Canin canned food that was recalled in Canada only)
- Natural Ultramix (added: this is a Castor and Pollux brand. See their press release)
- Nu Pet
- Performatrin Ultra
- Roche Brothers (Note: Dog food from Roche Brothers has been on the recall list)
- Roundy’s
- Stuzzy Gold (This is NOT on their press release, but is on their “recalled Cat Product Information” page at http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_cat.html ) It appears to be one of the two European brands they mentioned.Thanks Renee!)
- Triumph
- Western Family Canada (Western Family US has been on the recall list)
- Your Pet (Dog food from Your Pet has been on the recall list)
Added 10:53pm:
Dog Food Brands that added new flavors to the list (see the press release for details, my lists do *not* have this information)
Authority
Award
Best Choice
Compliments
Hannaford
Hill Country Fare
Hy Vee
Natural Life
Ol' Roy Canada
Pet Pride / Good n Meaty
Presidents Choice
Priority US
Schnucks
Springfield Prize
Stater Brothers
Western Family US
Cat Food Brands that added new flavors to the list (see the press release for details, my lists do *not* have this information)
Americas Choice, Preferred Pet
Best Choice
Companion
Compliments
Demoulas Market Basket
Drs Foster & Smith
Food Lion
Giant Companion
Hannaford
Hill Country Fare
Hy Vee
Laura Lynn
Master Choice
Meijer's Main Choice
Nutro
Paws
Pet Pride
Presidents Choice
Price Chopper
Priority Canada
Priority US
Schnucks
Sophisticat
Special Kitty Canada
Springfield Prize
Wegmans
White Rose
Winn Dixie
Added 6:25am Thursday: Judi McLeod of The Canada Free Press has an article out this morning "No nice guys among robber barons in pet food industry". Doesn't that title just say it all? Nothing on the expanded recall, but a must read.
9 comments:
I could be wrong, but I don't think the Medi-Cal cat food recall is new. The Medi-Cal feline dissolution formula recall is listed on the Medi Cal page here:
http://www.medi-cal.ca/
It was recalled by Royal Canin on April 10th.
Isn't that the same food referred to on the menu foods link?
http://www.menufoods.com/recall/Cat/Medi-Cal_043007.htm
Or has a new Medi-Cal cat food now also been recalled.
Medi Cal is usually pretty good about putting up the most recent recall info on their website, and I see nothing there about a new recall today ...
Thanks, you're right about the Medi-Cal not being new. It was new to us! I updated the post...
Thanks Kim.
And it's not that I'm necessarily alert, just Canadian. ;-) So I remember seeing the Medi-Cal recall back in early April.
I want to THANK YOU and the folks at Itchmo and petsitusa (petfoodlist) and petconnection for the absolutely fantastic job you guys are doing. I don't know what we (and our pets) would do without you and the timely information you are providing.
P.S. I don't know if you guys know this, but apparently the Royal Canin company is paying all of the veterinary costs for all pets who ate their recalled foods in North America. I have friends in both Canada and in the States who have had all their vet bills and lab tests etc paid by Royal Canin (directly to the Vet). One of my friends says that her bills are over $3000 already and Royal Canin is paying every cent of it. My friend said the only proof Royal Canin asked for was the Vet's word that her cat had been eating a recalled Royal Canin food. And Royal Canin has pledged to never use any imported ingredients from China ever again.
I don't understand why other pet food companies are not doing the same.
Anyway, that's why I was surprised to see the Medi-Cal listed as a new recall and yet no word of it on their site.
(Although I guess it wouldn't be the first time you guys beat the webmasters of the petfood company websites to posting the recall info)
Anyway, THANK YOU again. You have all very likely been saving many lives by doing what you're doing.
oops I forgot to say thank you to howl911. Thank you everybody!
(hope I didn't forget anybody else ... it's late here and I'm pretty bleary eyed .. time for bed!)
is fancy feast still ok for cats?
is greenies (for dogs) trustworthy?
is pedigree's treats ok?
Despar is an Italian grocery chain according to this link:
http://whitepapers.techrepublic.com.com/casestudy.aspx?docid=286810
Stuzzy Gold is also apparently Italian:
http://www.agras-delic.it/2006/stuzzy_gold.php
I can't read Italian, so I can't find out if it mentions the recall yet on the site or not.
I applaud Royal Canin Ca for doing this (paying directly to vets). They have big lawyers and teams to make the suppliers pay, we as pet owners do not and cannot wait months or years for class action suits to be won. By paying vets right away is valuable to owners so that if more complications occur, they can get their animals looked at. It is also just smart business to make things better as much as you can up front, that way you will not lose customers.
you can check all pet food recalls brand names..us and canada..dogs and cats..here:
http://www.menufoods.com/recall/
Oh, good thing they're recalled.
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