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Wednesday, May 2, 2007

19 New Cat Food Brands, 9 New Dog Food Brands Recalled by Menu Foods due to cross contamination

Menu Foods expanded their recall today. See the post just below this for the full text.
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 5-2-07 due to cross-contamination
(All of these are canned foods only)

  1. Co-Op Gold

  2. Go Natural

    (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!
  3. Health Diet Gourmet Cuisine
  4. La Griffe
  5. Master Choice
  6. Nu Pet
  7. Performatrin Ultra
  8. Triumph
  9. Truly
  10. Western Family Canada (Note: Western Family US has been on the list)

19 New Cat Brands – Menu Foods Recall on 5-2-07 due to cross-contamination
(All of these are canned foods only, except the Triumph which also includes pouches)

  1. 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.
  2. Co-Op Gold
  3. 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!)
  4. Fame
  5. Feline Classic
  6. Feline Cuisine
  7. Giant Eagle
  8. J.E. Mondou
  9. La Griffe
  10. Master Choice
  11. 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)
  12. Natural Ultramix (added: this is a Castor and Pollux brand. See their press release)
  13. Nu Pet
  14. Performatrin Ultra
  15. Roche Brothers (Note: Dog food from Roche Brothers has been on the recall list)
  16. Roundy’s
  17. 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!)
  18. Triumph
  19. Western Family Canada (Western Family US has been on the recall list)
  20. Your Pet (Dog food from Your Pet has been on the recall list)
Full flavor and date details can be found at http://www.menufoods.com/recall/index.html

When the FDA updates its site, you can find information there too. They've got a great new search feature. But it hasn't been updated since April 30th. Added 9:22am: The FDA site is in the process of being updated, so keep checking it. http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html

UPDATE: My two lists have been updated to include the new brands - see the section at the top of the page to open them in PDF format. Thanks Therese for hosting the files! (My file hoster died tonight...)

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.
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Volunteers Needed! Get food off shelves...

howl911.com, itchmo.com, thepetfoodlist.com, petconnection.com, petfoodtracker.com and spockosbrain.com have joined together to ask for your help.
Update 6-10: Recalled food was purchased from a California store on 5-29th – this stuff is still out there!
We need Volunteers to help get recalled food off store shelves. Read this post at Spocko’s Brain for instructions. Print a list (or two) on this site. Visit stores, then report safe stores here at Itchmo.com.

Printing Information:
1. Print the main FDA Pet Food Recall page http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html – this will be handy to show retailers who haven’t heard anything about the recall. (3 pages)

2. Print the list of 14 Major National Brands - it includes flavors and date information where applicable so you can tell if specific products for these brands have been recalled. The brands are: Alpo Prime Cuts, Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul, Doctors Foster and Smith, Eukanuba, Gravy Train, Hill’s Science Diet, Iams, Jerky Treats, Lick Your Chops, Mighty Dog Pouches, Natural Balance, Nutro, Pounce, Royal Canin. (It’s 7 pages and includes FDA contact information.)

3. Print the List of All Brands – it will remind you what products have been recalled - but it does not give you date and flavor information, there is just too much to put in one document. (7 pages, but the 7th page is links to more detailed information so you don’t need to print it)

If you want, and are going to a store that you know has store brands that have been recalled (such as Walmart), go to that recall information at the links on the summary or at the FDA site and print it out. Some of the information is formatted in ways that make it difficult to read (one of the main reasons for this site), but it’s better than nothing.

Note: The FDA is the official source for all recall information and recalled products. This is an unofficial volunteer effort to help get the word out and get recalled foods off of shelves. We’re doing the best we can but can’t guarantee these lists are completely accurate. Again, here is the official recall site: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html