Category: Food Recalls

Royal Canin Canada voluntarily recalls pet food products that may contain contaminated rice protein concentrate Following Royal Canin USA’s discovery of a melamine derivative in rice gluten in some of its dry pet food products, Royal Canin Canada has decided to remove Sensible Choice Diet and certain veterinary prescribed specialty diet products from distribution.

Royal Canin USA announces the voluntary nationwide recall of its dry pet food products containing rice protein concentrate The company has determined there is a melamine derivative in the rice protein concentrate in some of its dry pet food products. Although Royal Canin USA has no confirmed cases of illness in pets, they have decided to voluntarily remove all dry pet food products containing rice protein concentrate. The company also announced that it will no longer use any Chinese suppliers for any of its vegetable proteins. For more information, see the FDA press release at http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/royalcanin04_07.html.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Tom McPheron Phone: 847-285-6781 Cell: 773-494-5419 e-mail: tmcpheron@avma.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2007   Pet Food Recall Expanded: Melamine Found in Blue Buffalo Kitten Food and Corn Gluten in South African Dog Food SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The AVMA is advising the public that there have been new recalls, nationally and internationally, of pet foods contaminated with melamine from Chinese sources. The Blue Buffalo Company has recalled Spa Select Kitten dry food with the printed instructions “Best Used By Mar. 07 08 B.” Blue Buffalo received rice protein concentrate from Wilbur-Ellis, the same company

The Blue Buffalo Company has announced a recall on one production run of its Spa Select Kitten dry food. The production code on the recalled product is: “Best Used By Mar. 07 08 B.” The company stated that the rice protein concentrate used for this production run was obtained from Wilbur-Ellis, the same company that supplied rice protein concentrate to Natural Balance. Test results received late April 18 indicated that the rice protein concentrate tested positive for melamine. For more information, see The Blue Buffalo Company press release (PDF) or the FDA press release at http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/bluebuffalo04_07.html.

Wilbur-Ellis Company is voluntarily recalling all lots of the rice protein concentrate the San Francisco company’s Feed Division has shipped to pet food manufacturers because of a risk that rice protein concentrate may have been contaminated by melamine. Wilbur-Ellis noted that it obtained rice protein from a single source in China and shipped to a total of five U.S. pet food manufacturers located in Utah, N.Y., Kansas and two in Missouri. For more information, see the press release on the FDA Web site at http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/wilburellis04_07.html.

April 17, 2007Natural Balance Pet Foods has received consumer complaints regarding the Venison & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food, and Venison & Green Pea Dry Cat Foods. The company does not know the cause of the problems, but has received reports of animals vomiting and experiencing kidney problems. Although the company is stating that the problems seem to be focused on one particular lot, as a precautionary measure, the company is pulling all dates of Venison & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food and Venison & Green Pea Dry Cat Food from the shelves. The company is advising

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) urges its members who suspect they have treated animals affected by contaminated pet food to take part in a survey to help generate more information about the ongoing pet food recall. This survey is being undertaken through an agreement between the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). AAVLD will be gathering data on behalf of the FDA, and will use it to define what constitutes a confirmed case of food-induced kidney toxicity, identify common elements among the cases and then

One of the most common questions being directed to the Food and Drug Administration during the pet food recall has been about data on the number of cats and dogs that have died after ingesting products formulated with adulterated wheat gluten. But as Dr. Stephen F. Sundlof, director of the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, explained at an April 5 press conference, a prerequisite for estimating the deaths is defining what constitutes a confirmed case—referred to as a case definition. The criteria for defining a case did not yet exist at press time, but the American Association

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), in response to a national pet food recall, offers the following information and advice to concerned pet owners: Menu Foods, Inc., a Canadian private-label pet food manufacturer based in Statesville, Ontario, has issued a recall on all its “cuts and gravy” style dog and cat food products produced at its facility in Emporium, Kansas, between December 3, 2006, and March 6, 2007. This recall includes 90 brands across the entire manufacturing spectrum. A complete list of affected foods including date and product information codes is available through the