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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, May 21, 2007 - 11:25 am
Thanks again, Cdbga. I really appreciate all the time & effort you're put into keeping us updated and informed.
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 3:09 pm
You are quite welcome, Calamity! 1. Menu Foods expands recall list AGAIN: Menu Foods recently noted the omission of two items in Canada, that should have been included in the May 2 2007 announcement. Western Family Canada Dec/11/09 to Mar/07/10 Dog, Chicken Cuts/Gravy, Can, 624g, UPC: 62639-19589 Dec/11/09 to Mar/07/10 Cat, Chunks of Chicken/Gravy Can,374g, UPC: 62639-19609 2. Melamine has been founds in foods NOT on the recall list: Tests Find Melamine in Diamond Pet Foods Brands Dog owners warned about potentially contaminated food Some info from PetsItUsa: * The product in question is Nutra Nuggets 40 lb. Lamb & Rice * Product code: NLR0404, with a best by Oct 9 & 10, 2008 * The Nutra Nuggets product in question was sold at Costco in CA, WA, OR, AZ, NV. * It was not sold in Fred Meyer or Smart and Final Itchmo is now saying that this food has been added to the recall list. 3. Tests Find No Traces Of Antibiotics In Catfish - That's the headline, but the bigger news to me is that they DID find melamine. 4. Sites unleash pet power: The tainted-food scandal has turned the Web into a place to grieve, share news -- and lobby Washington. 5. Bayh asks Bush, FDA to restrict Chinese food, medicine imports
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 6:11 pm
Arrgh! I've switched to Royal Canin, the type for cats 10 years and older and Critter <hearts> it greatly. Just pray it doesn't show up on any liwt.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 6:32 pm
Interestingly, I just noticed the Menu Foods web site has information on claims. As in... information on joining the class action lawsuit (and other avenues of settlement). FWIW, I'm still using Newman's Own Organics and Wellness canned foods for the kids. Both are made with all natural products, and neither one has any "protein concentrate" added. And a quick check (again) of the Hill's Prescription diets they are on (g/d and r/d) still shows that their main food source is OK. Whew!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 5:59 am
No new recalls today, and just a couple of links: 1. U.S. to China on Pet Food: The Market Will Be the Enforcer! 2. U.S. checking all toothpaste imports from China
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 8:21 am
Cdbga - I haven't given you thank you flowers lately!
     
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 12:06 pm
quote:It was not immediately clear which brands of toothpaste sold in the Unites States are made in China. A representative of Johnson & Johnson's McNeil-PPC Inc., which makes Rembrandt toothpaste, could not be immediately reached. A spokeswoman for Colgate-Palmolive, maker of Colgate toothpaste, said the company did not import toothpaste into the United States from China. A Procter & Gamble spokeswoman said Crest brand toothpaste was American-made. A spokeswoman for GlaxoSmithKline Plc's consumer unit, which makes Aquafresh, had no immediate comment.
Naturally I use Aquafresh and have a fairly large stock of the stuff since it is hard to find in the pumps..
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 12:16 pm
I sent email..
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 5:18 pm
I use Colgate, so I guess I'm safe. In one of the other toothpaste articles I found it says the toothpastes in Panama & Australia were sold under the names "Mr. Cool" and "Excel". I've never heard of either, so I don't know if these same brands are sold in the US or if the toothpaste is sold here under another name. I think it is irresponsible not to tell us the US names under these circumstances. This is a big story right now...a google search for "toothpaste China" will bring up a lot of stories, but I didn't find the US names in the few that I read. 1. Itchmo EXCLUSIVE: Lab Reports Cyanuric Acid In Unrecalled Dry Food 2. Hong Chang Corporation Recalls Monkfish Because of Possible Health Risk - Okay, its NOT pet food, but it is yet another example of something from China being toxic and mislabelled. Is anyone else as exhausted/disgusted by all this as I am? And how many of you are checking all the labels when you buy ANYTHING at the grocery store? I know the labels don't give the sources of the ingredients of everything, but I've been buying mostly stuff that says where it is grown.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 9:58 pm
Not a bad idea. Of course you never know what will crop up, so the best is not to eat/feed the same stuff over and over, or stuff from the same place, I suppose. At least I don't use kitty toothpaste..
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Friday, May 25, 2007 - 8:00 am
The Morning Update: 1. Those crazy kids at Menu Foods have posted a notice on their website to US and Canadian residents. The notice states that a US Federal Court issued an order that prohibits Menu Foods from communicating with any individual US pet owner which prevents them from resolving any claims until the courts permit. Menu Foods is also not settling any claims with any Canadian pet owner for now (even though Menu Foods believes that the prohibition does not extend to Canada). Here are the links to those: U.S. Notice Canadian Notice 2. National Public Radio reports on the problems with FDA and the increased volume of questionable food imports from China. 3. Frustrated House panel threatens to subpoena FDA 4. U.S. Asks China for Significant Changes in Food Safety Relationship - Officials Talking Tough After Pet Food Debacle (And sorry I forgot this last night - but thanks for the flowers Bonza. They always put a smile on my face!)
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, May 25, 2007 - 10:47 am
I ran errands at lunchtime and was very unhappy to discover that Pet Supplies Plus no longer carries Diamond brand cat food. They do still have the Chicken Soup for the Cat's Soul dry food which is made by Diamond but it costs $5.00 more a bag. The clerks weren't terribly helpful or sympathetic. Linus has finally started eating almost normally again and was back to liking Diamond and now this. *Sigh*Grumble* Oh well. At least there was a very friendly clerk at the grocery store. I asked about a sales item for which I also had a coupon but there wasn't any on the shelves. The clerk later tracked me down elsewhere in the store with the item I wanted. Cutest grocery clerk I've met since Elijah, the Trader Joe's cashier from a few years ago. Too bad I never was able to make it back to that store. Hmm, I think my mind was wandering there a bit, lol. Thanks again to everyone for all the important news posted here.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Friday, May 25, 2007 - 12:22 pm
Cd, "Those crazy kids..." Thanks for the humor with your update! Thanks for all the hard work!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Friday, May 25, 2007 - 4:34 pm
Just a few links before I go to bed: 1. Food watchdog blocks melamine-tainted gluten from entering Canada 2. FDA Releases Risk Assessment of Melamine and its Analogues 3. Chinese say U.S. shares blame in food scandal
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, May 25, 2007 - 6:26 pm
Spot's Stew for Cats has been on the "safe list" so I picked up a can at Whole Foods yesterday, when I went to get more of the Newman's Own. Funny... Costa turned up his nose (and he loves human food) but Kassie scarfed it down (and she hates human food)! I swear I have the weirdest damn cats!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 1:53 am
I think they are utterly charming, Costa!!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 8:10 am
I'm not sure "charming" is the word *I'd* use, Sea. Definitely, they have their little personalities!!! (Really, I'm astounded Kassie scarfed down the Spot's Stew. She hates vegetables, and there are big pieces of carrots and potatoes in that food!)
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Taterheadtwo
Member
09-29-2005
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 10:00 pm
i saw this online tonight, incase any one wanted to see it. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55892
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Monday, May 28, 2007 - 9:15 am
Thanks Tater. I am not buying anything from China as much as possible. I really want to just grow and eat my own food (and make my own toothpaste now, I guess!). It's not possible right now though. I am going to be so careful.
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 7:34 am
The Morning Update No new additions to the recall list! 1. Court: Menu Foods harassed pet owners 2. China Plans Food Recall System Amid Health Scares 3. Natural pet food sales booming after recall
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 1:52 pm
Don't know if anybody has reported that one yet. I just saw the headline in online news. China to Execute Top Food Inspector. May 29, 2007 The former head of China's food and drug administration was sentenced to death Tuesday for taking bribes to approve substandard medicines - including an antibiotic blamed for at least 10 deaths. Seeking to address broadening concerns over food, the government also announced plans for its first recall system for unsafe products. The developments are among the most dramatic steps Beijing has publicly taken to address domestic and international alarm over shoddy and unsafe Chinese goods - from pet food ingredients and toothpaste mixed with industrial chemicals to tainted antibiotics. Beijing's No. 1 Intermediate People's Court convicted Zheng Xiaoyu of taking bribes in cash and gifts worth more than 6.49 million yuan ($832,000) while he was director of the State Food and Drug Administration, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Those bribes allowed eight companies to get around drug approval standards, it said. (more at link) http://tinyurl.com/2j98ry
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Taterheadtwo
Member
09-29-2005
| Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 2:31 pm
i was just gonna post the web address, you know you cant always believe what you read, but i though many would want to see this, maybe they should make some eat the tainted foods, and experience kidney failures, etc, not that i am advocating harm to a person, ut if one is willing to seel a food additive are product, they yeah why shouldnt they be willing to sample it too. need to waste less in congress and beef up inspections ( all )
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 5:59 am
There's another recall (lamb and rice) with some brand I can't remember and I need to run to the doc's... hehehe. Sorry! Maybe someone will find it and post it? Thanks!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 7:35 am
The newest info I'm finding is the Nutro Nuggets recall that I posted about last week. I am seeing it reported as new in a few places, but it was added last week. Here's the info: Diamond Pet Foods has recalled Nutra Nuggets 40-pound Lamb Meal and Rice Formula with production codes NLR0404A2SL and NLR0404B2SL with the expiration date of Oct. 9, 2008. I'm not sure if that's what you were talking about Costa, but that is the newest info I could find this morning.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 9:47 am
Hmmm... maybe that was it. It was the tail end of a sound bite that I caught late last night (and I ran in to quickly see what product they'd listed on the screen). Yeah, it was probably it! Funny that it's JUST NOW making the newscasts!!!!!!! (Or, not so funny, actually!)
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