Comments on: News roundup: recall edition 4

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:09:29 +0000

I am so sick about this dog and cat food mess. I switched my dogs to Nutro Max about 6 weeks ago… After the weaning period, they began to vomit… all three of them. I was assured by Nutro that it was possible that they were just “getting used to” the food. Thankfully, I switched them back to their old food (Purina Beneful) and now they are doing just fine. I feel absolutley horrible for the pet owners who have had their furry family members affected by this disaster. My e-mails to Nutro have gone unanswered and I can’t figure out why these foods are still not being recalled along with the wet foods! What are we to do?

By: catmanager

catmanager — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:13:07 +0000

This might be a matter of semantics, but I wonder if the wording of the latest news release has some legal implications. I can see how the release could be read as saying the recall had been expanded. However, I think the differences in wording between the latest press release and the original March 16 press release are significant. The original release talks about a “food recall” and addresses what consumers need to do. In contrast the new release is described as a “market withdrawal” and seems to apply only to retail outlets. Menu isn’t asking consumers to return or stop using food not included in the original recall. In fact, the latest release specifically notes that “There is no known risk from items not listed on the recall list.”

As for legal implications, I’m speculating, but a product recall might carry a different set of legal responsibilities for Menu than a “market withdrawal.”

Certainly the situation is confusing, and I advised my clients a week ago not to feed any wet pet food until we could be sure of the extent of the problem.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:33:26 +0000

Regardless of the AP’s or the NYTimes’ retractions, Menu Foods HAS announced an expansion of the recall, as a precautionary measure. This is all over the Canadian news today.

Proof of expanded recall–the Menu Foods’ Press Release, issued 03/24/07 to the Canadian News Wire Service:

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2007/24/c6329.html

By: arthur c. wolff

arthur c. wolff — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:47:39 +0000

My cat was fed Iams dry for the last 2weeks.
she also had purina fancy feast. she became ill
the 17th. of the month. using a liquid solution
of warm water and felovite admistered orally
over a 4day period i was able to get her thru
the crisis period. she may have weakened kidneys
and will be tested for this and other issues
as a result of the food poising i am suspect of the iams. she is 5yrs.i am hopeful that a full
recovery will be made? i am switching to a holistic food innova evo, and raw meats .. a
tinic for kidenys , and other holisitc meds.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:40:58 +0000

Our cats food has not been put on the recall list. She ate Nutro California Chicken Supreme. It comes in a can not a pouch but it does have cuts and gravy and wheat gluten in it. We have contacted Nutro, Menu Foods, FDA and still cannot get any answers why this food was deemed to be OK and not put on the recall list when it is made my Menu Foods. She died 5 days before the recall of exact symptoms listed. We can get no answers as to why Nutro cat food in cans (cuts and gravy style) is not on their list.