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Evidence Destroyed in Menu Foods Case

Recall-tainted Menu Foods’ destruction of a huge amount of evidence is having a potentially devastating impact on at least two ongoing court cases. Check out the rest of the story over at consumeraffairs.com. This is a huge blow to those still in litigation with Menu Foods.  Read More →

Pet Food Class Action Preemptively Thrown Out

“A judge preemptively nixed a class action against Wal-Mart and dog food manufacturer Menu Foods, among others, ruling that the need for individual factual inquiries made a class action untenable.” Bad news for those involved. There was hope that a suit such as this might be the spark required to tighten up the labelling laws for pet foods.  Read More →

ChemNutra Trial News

ChemNutra, the company that imported melamine tainted wheat gluten that was used to make pet food has had it’s trial continued until June. It seems that a plea agreement is in the works. These people, who claim they did nothing wrong, need to stand trial. A plea agreement is a disservice to all those who suffered due to the contamination. Read... [Read more]

Yet Another Chinese Recall

3 dogs dead already… A SHANGHAI dealer has issued an emergency recall of a batch of Optima dry dog food with a production date between August and September last year. Some dogs eating “Optima Puppy Lamb and Rice Dry Dog Food” have been poisoned by aflatoxin - a naturally occurring toxic chemical that comes from a fungus found on corn... [Read more]

30 tonnes of dog food recalled in Taipei

The Council of Agriculture (COA) said yesterday it would recall a batch of allegedly contaminated dog food that may have recently poisoned several hundred stray dogs. The dog food was found to contain high levels of aflatoxin, a toxic and highly carcinogenic substance that induces immunosuppression in animals. Ji-tai said the public need not worry about... [Read more]

Voluntary Product Withdrawal - Turkey Canned Food

Solid Gold Voluntary Product Withdrawal - Turkey, Ocean Fish, Carrot, & Sweet Potatoes Formula Turkey, Ocean Fish, Carrot, & Sweet Potatoes Formula Canned Dog Food 13.2 oz Cans – POP-TOP CANS ONLY WITH A ‘USE BY DATE 01/02/2010′ located on the bottom of can A limited production of this Turkey canned food was made with the POP-TOP,... [Read more]

Small pets particularly at risk

Pet owners continue to complain about illnesses their dogs have experienced after eating chicken jerky products imported from China, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned on Friday. Read more  Read More →

Voluntary recall including Ol’ Roy and Special Kitty Brands

The West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture is urging pet owners to check their pet food after salmonella was discovered in some brands sold at Walmart. The recall includes Special Kitty Products with a “best if used” date of August 11th, 2009, and Ol’ Roy products of September 2nd 2009. If you think you have purchased contaminated... [Read more]

KraMar pulls dog food after poison reports in Australia

The importer of a Chinese-made chicken dog treat has voluntarily recalled the product, after reports of kidney damaging illnesses in dogs around Australia. Yet another example of poor manufacturing standards in China impacting pets worldwide. How much longer do we have to put up with this? Unintentionally poisoning your pets for the sake of a few dollars... [Read more]

China destroys tons of tainted animal feed

Chinese regulators said over the weekend that they had confiscated and destroyed more than 3,600 tons of animal feed tainted with melamine, an industrial chemical that has been blamed for contaminating food supplies in China and for leading to global recalls of Chinese dairy products. Read more…  Read More →

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