April 22, 2007...6:30 pm
More Pet Food Recalls, Human Food Tainted as Well
As you’ve probably heard, there have been new recalls due to melamine poisoning. These recalls are for contaminated rice protein concentrate. The affected brands are:
Natural Balance
* Venison and Brown Rice Dry Dog Formula
* Venison and Brown Rice Canned Dog Food
* Venison & Brown Rice Formula Dog Treats
* Venison and Green Pea Dry Cat Formula
Royal Canin Canada
* Veterinary Diet Canine Early Cardiac
* Veterinary Diet Canine Sensitivity RC (Rice and Catfish)
* Veterinary Diet Canine Skin Support
* Veterinary Diet Feline Hypoallergenic HP
* Veterinary Diet Feline Sensitivity RD (Rice and Duck)
Royal Canin USA
* Royal Canin Sensible Choice
- Chicken Meal & Rice Formula Senior DRY DOG FOOD
- Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Puppy DRY DOG FOOD
- Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Adult DRY DOG FOOD
- Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Senior DRY DOG FOOD
- Rice & Catfish Meal Formula Adult DRY DOG FOOD
* Royal Canin Veterinary Diet
- Canine Early Cardiac EC 22™
- Canine Skin Support SS21™
- Feline Hypoallergenic HP23™
Blue Buffalo
*Spa Select Kitten dry food
Many of these recalls affect only certain manufacture dates; if you have any of these foods please check the manufacturer’s website for details.
The FDA has also done something right; they’ve added a search page for brands affected by the recalls, so you can check right away if your food is affected. The American Veterinary Medical Association also has a comprehensive list of recalled foods.
Expect more pet food recalls. Royal Canin South Africa is reporting melamine contamination in corn gluten imported from China, and there is speculation that these foods might be spiked intentionally in order to boost the apparent protein content. This is probably more widespread than anyone could have guessed.
Human Food, Too
And, as I speculated earlier, the melamine contamination is making its way into the human food stream. The FDA has issued a warning about pork from a California pig farm.
If you have a minute, there was an interesting article printed in the Wall Street Journal on April 13: “Who’s Monitoring Chinese Food Exports?” The article outlines some of the many problems there have been with food exported from China, and not just gluten.
2 Comments
April 23, 2007 at 1:56 am
I was just speculateing on the effects of farm animals eating tainted food ; being a poultry farmer, my post focused on chicken not pork, but news that corn was now effected, and chickens eat corn one thing lead to another and I started questioning what we feed our chickens
here is my post: http://eelkat.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/pet-food-recall-update-are-our-pet-birds-safe-are-humane-who-eat-chicken-next/
my mom lost 4 cats and I lost 1 cat to this contamination already… why is this happening?
April 23, 2007 at 3:36 am
Well, so far all of the contaminated food has been sourced from China. It would be a good idea to talk to your feed supplier and check where all of the feed ingredients come from. If they don’t know or won’t tell you, it would probably be prudent to switch suppliers.
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