dog food recall information

Suggested Links

http://www.itchmo.com/ - The most current information.  You can sign up to receive email notifications of any recalls as they are happening.

http://www.petconnection.com/recall_basics.php Lots of recall information and a database where you can report if you pet has been affected.

http://www.thepetfoodlist.com/ List of foods that have been recalled as well as those who have notwith links to the various manufacturers.

Recent news articles:

From the New York Times:

Another Chemical Emerges in Pet Food Case By DAVID BARBOZA

SHANGHAI, May 8 — A second industrial chemical that American regulators have identified as a pet food contaminant may have been intentionally added to animal feed by producers seeking larger profits, according to interviews Tuesday with chemical industry officials....more (may require login)

Finally, here is official recognition of the actual number of pet deaths from the contaminated pet food.  

“As of April 26, 2007, FDA had received over 17,000 consumer complaints relating to this outbreak, and those complaints included reports of approximately 1950 deaths of cats and 2200 deaths of dogs.  The Agency is working with federal, state, and local governments, academia, and industry to assess the extent of the outbreak, better understand how melamine and melamine related compounds contributed to the pet           deaths and illnesses, and to determine the underlying cause of the contamination.”

To read the full article, go to:

http://www.fda.gov/ora/fiars/ora_import_ia9929.html

Subject: Mix of chemicals may be key to pet-food deaths

CNN -- 5:18 p.m. EDT, May 1, 2007

Mix of chemicals may be key to pet-food deaths

Story Highlights

• Researchers have found melamine and cyanuric acid in pet food

• Scientists: Together, the two chemicals can form fatal crystals in kidneys

• FDA: 17,000 consumer complaints, more than 4,000 pet deaths

• FDA will begin to stop importation of some products for human food use

To read more:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/01/recall.riddle/