Pet Food Manufacturer Updates Recall List

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Menu Foods has extended its list of recalled pet foods. 

As a result of reports from the FDA and various media outlets that some recalled lots of "cuts and gravy" style wet pet food  remain on store shelves, Menu Foods has asked all retail outlets to immediately remove all impacted varieties of wet pet food posted at www.menufoods.com, regardless of the date code.  The company is concerned that people are still able to purchase recalled items.

Meantime,  Menu Foods, says it welcomes the news researchers have found the  source  for the renal failure in  some  pets.

"We are happy and relieved that the experts from the New York State Department of Agriculture and from Cornell University have discovered the root of the issue that has harmed North American cats and dogs" said Paul K. Henderson, President and CEO, Menu Foods. "This important discovery caps an unprecedented search by top experts. Dedicated and knowledgeable researchers at universities, independent laboratories, and our own veterinary consultants worked tirelessly to defend and protect our cats and dogs."

Yesterday,  the New York State Agriculture Commissioner and Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine said scientists  had identified Aminopterin (a type of rat poison) as a toxin present in recalled pet food samples supplied by Menu foods.

A little over a week ago, Menu Foods announced the recall of some of  the dog and cat food it manufactured between December 3, 2006 and March 6, 2007. The recall was limited to "cuts and gravy" style pet food in cans and pouches manufactured at two of the Fund’s United States facilities. These products are both manufactured and sold under private-label and are contract-manufactured for some national brands.

"Our immediate next steps will be to begin testing of all suspect raw materials with the goal of quickly identifying the means through which this substance entered our supply chain."added  Henderson.  

The newest and complete  list of  recalled foods can be found here.

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