Animals
Pet Food Recall ~ Acetaminophen found in pet food
Grieving cat owner Don Earl of Port Townsend, Washington, told us he paid ExperTox to analyze those brands of pet food. He said the samples tested were the same lots and styles of food that he fed his cat, Chuckles, before she died in January 2007 after eating the Pet Pride food.
ConsumerAffairs.com confirmed those samples of cat food tested positive for acetaminophen. They also tested positive for the chemical cyanuric acid -- commonly used in pool chlorination.
Read the rest of the article at Consumer Affairs.
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Pet Food Recall ~ The Food? Or Just The Labels?
Gina reassures us in her post The food? Or just the labels? It was a dumb thing for Menu Foods and Wal-Mart to do. With consumer confidence at an all time low anything associated with the pet food recall, including unused pouches, should have been destroyed....
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Pet Food Recall ~ Does The Fda Have Something To Hide?
A grieving cat owner has filed action in federal court to force the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “perform its duty” and investigate other toxins -- besides melamine -- as the culprit in this year’s massive pet food recall. Don Earl of...
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Pet-lovers Have Decided To Pay On Their Own To Have Pet-foods Tested
As all blog readers know, many pet-lovers have decided to pay on their own to have pet-foods tested, most notably Don Earl. Drop by Pet Connection Blog to read the rest. It's a shame but we can't depend on the pet food companies to provide us...
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Another Worry ~ Pet Food Recall
It may be up to owners to police pet food because, according to the lab manager, no one from the FDA has investigated their positive findings. In fact, to date not a single government inspector has asked to look at one of the tainted pet food samples...
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More Ocean Springs Pets Victims Of Menu Foods
Whiskers died March 9th, 2007 of kidney failure. He ate Special Kitty Pouch Cat Food that was on the recall list. In today's paper I read where another local pet fell victim to Menu Foods negligence. Sami's vet, Dr. Lisa Wilkerson of Big Ridge...
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