Again Pet Food Recall

[Nienke]

Sorry, people, just got this email in my mail box this morning.

It's really saddening what is going on.

To the Eukanuba buyers: I'm sorry it's also on the recall list. Be very carefull with what the sellers are telling you, after all they feel it in their pockets if they can't sell the last bags of dog/cat food.

Nienke

Safe Pet Food for Dogs and Cats

News Flash: - FDA issues new recall list with pet food that contains rice protein. Some rice protein contains melamine - the toxic agent that is hurting dogs and cats. So now you don’t want to buy dog or cat food that contains wheat gluten or rice protein.

With this new recall list, this already sad situation has gotten even more confusing. We’ve searched the Internet looking for online petfood stores that do not sell food that is on the recall list - so you can shop knowing the food you are buying is not on the recall list. We found several stores that are safe, great and only sell safe petfood - we recommend shopping at PETCO, Only Natural Pets and SmartPak Canine .

List of Dog and Cat Pet Food Brands that ARE NOT on the Recall List

The following dog and cat food brands have not been and are not on the pet food recall list. Feel free to purchase these brands for your pets:

California Natural

Candidae

Canine Caviar

Castor & Pollux

FarMore

Halo

Honest Kitchen

Ifex

Innova

Merrick

Monzie’s

Natura

Nature’s Variety

Newman’s Own Organics

Old Mother Hubbard

Primal

Raw Advantage

Sojos

Solid Gold

Timberwolf Organics

Wellness

Wysong

Best Places to Buy Pet Food Online

The best places to buy healthy cat and dog food that are not on the recall list are below. These stores DO NOT sell any food that is on the recall list:

PETCO

SmartPak Canine

Only Natural Pets

Dog.com

What petfoods are on the recall list?

Menu Foods (the source of the recalled dog and cat food) makes over 100 different kinds of cat and dog food. Not all of the petfood was contaminated. Here is a list of the not-safe recalled Menu Foods pet food:

Dog Food:

Americas Choice, Preferred Pets

Authority

Award

Best Choice

Big Bet

Big Red

Bloom

Cadillac

Companion

Demoulas Market Basket

Eukanuba

Food Lion

Giant Companion

Great Choice

Hannaford

Hill Country Fare

Hy-Vee

Iams

Laura Lynn

Loving Meals

Meijers Main Choice

Mighty Dog Pouch

Mixables

Nutriplan

Nutro Max

Nutro Natural Choice

Nutro Ultra

Nutro

Ol’Roy Canada

Ol’Roy US

Paws

Pet Essentials

Pet Pride - Good n Meaty

Presidents Choice

Price Chopper

Priority Canada

Priority US

Publix

Roche Brothers

Save-A-Lot Choice Morsels

Schnucks

Shep Dog

Springsfield Prize

Sprout

Stater Brothers

Stop & Shop Companion

Tops Companion

Wegmans Bruiser

Weis Total Pet

Western Family US

White Rose

Winn Dixie

Your Pet

Cat Food

Americas Choice, Preferred Pets

Authority

Best Choice

Companion

Compliments

Demoulas Market Basket

Eukanuba

Fine Feline Cat

Food Lion

Foodtown

Giant Companion

Hannaford

Hill Country Fare

Hy-Vee

Iams

Laura Lynn

Li’l Red

Loving Meals

Meijer’s Main Choice

Nutriplan

Nutro Max Gourmet Classics

Nutro Natural Choice

Paws

Pet Pride

Presidents Choice

Price Chopper

Priority US

Save-A-Lot Special Blend

Schnucks

Science Diet Feline Savory Cuts Cans

Sophistacat

Special Kitty Canada

Special Kitty US

Springfield Prize

Sprout

Stop & Shop Companion

Tops Companion

Wegmans

Weis Total Pet

Western Family US

White Rose

Winn Dixie

For an up-to-date full listing, go to the U.S. Government Food and Drug Administration web site at http://www.fda.gov/

[Mobi]

Nienke,

We have to be a bit careful not to spread panic.

The Euknuba foods that have been recalled are their 'wet' foods - which I have never seen in Thailand - not their dry foods.

Eukanuba have catagorically stated that their dry foods do not contain any of the affected substances, and they have NOT been recalled.

I have checked the FDA link this morning and only their wet foods - Dog chunks and dig bites in gravy - have been recalled.

That is my understanding, so if anyone has different information, I would appreciate it.

Mobi

[Nienke]

Nienke,

We have to be a bit careful not to spread panic.

The Euknuba foods that have been recalled are their 'wet' foods - which I have never seen in Thailand - not their dry foods.

Eukanuba have catagorically stated that their dry foods do not contain any of the affected substances, and they have NOT been recalled.

I have checked the FDA link this morning and only their wet foods - Dog chunks and dig bites in gravy - have been recalled.

That is my understanding, so if anyone has different information, I would appreciate it.

Mobi

Must admit I didn't read the FDA link.

It gives me a stomach upset, all the lies that are spread, information hidden for months and years. How come that they 'just' find out about this new load? How much damage has been done between the first recall and this recall? This misery is going on for months now with thousands of pets dead and even more with serious health problems? Not even to mention the scandal with the human food.

You know that in Canada at least 600 pet owners have sued Menu Foods, and that Menu Foods has been harrassing them over the phone?

It's a dirty and sick game. First pet owners has been brainwashed with loads of lies about the so-called 100% balanced and complete pet food, and on top of that they think they can get away (and they did for a looooong time) with putting the most shitty ingredients in the food, as long as it fits the label (which doesn't tell you that much anyway).

With all their beautiful words and advertisement, they just have shown that they really don't give a shit about the very pets that eat their produced pet food (or life in general). As long as it sells, no matter what.

I'd rather be safe than sorry with my dogs and prepare the food myself. And that on it, is already difficult enough. Not because of the preparation but because of where the ingredients are coming from and what has been put in or on them.

Nienke

[tiggerclare]

The problem in these recalled pet foods are the rice gluten and corn gluten contents in the pet foods. I choose those brands that are on the safe list and avoid brands that are on the recalled list even if it's only their wet food items or snacks that are recalled (to be on the safe side).

You can buy "Merrick" at Manoon petshop for large bags for big dogs. If you want to change a brand, because most of the brands that are not on the recalled list are not avaliable in thailand at all. And buying overseas is very very expensive, the shipping fee is almost the same price if not cost more than the bag of dog food itself. I used to give my chihuahuas "Chicken soup for pet lovers" and "Nutro", but after seeing their wet food being recalled, i stopped giving them those, just to be on a cautious side.

I wanted to get merrick for my dogs, but they only come in big bags that my dogs can swim inside

Clare

[Old Man River]

Just curious. Has anyone used the Regal brand (US Grain)? None of their products are on any recall list, but that doesn't mean it is better than Eukanuba. It seems to have a lot of things that appear to be good for dogs, but then again, I wouldn't really know (hence the question).

[bina]

i think we may consider the old fashioned method of collecting leftover food from the kibbutz dining room (at moment all the trash can cats get fed this plus cat food by the old kibbutznik cat lady) and thats what the dogs will get: a good mix of meat, veggies, rice and whatever.... and the occasional chicken from the culls in the chicken coops...

bina

[tiggerclare]

oops~i am sorry, wrong brand, it is not Merrick. It's Premium Edge that they sell in Manoon petshop.

[Jet Gorgon]

This is a pity. Sure, I made my own dog food (rice, some veg, beef or fish in the rice cooker), but I think dogs need kibble and bones to keep their teeth strong and clean. And nothing fills the belly like dry food.

We have the same scares here in Canada, and the new trend is this packaged "raw" crap that looks like throw up. My landlord started his dogs on that and they were sick for three days. If I hear anything new I'll post it, but Nienke and all our doggy docs seem to be on the case already.