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Updated 3:02pm EDT by Sanjee 

STILL MORE Pet Food Recalls coming in today.

This is 6 new recalls in 24 hours!!! NOT the kind of record we want to go for. Plus, at least one of the recalls is due to the manufacturer not telling the brand that they were putting things in the food. How skeery!

New Recalls in the Last 24 hours More info below and at Itchmo’s blog, plus at the links in the sidebar here, below the announcements.

• Blue Buffalo recalls: all canned dog and cat food, plus treats (See below)
• Natural Balance recalls more foods:Chicken Formula Canned Dog Food, Lamb Formula Canned Dog Food, Beef Formula Canned Dog Food, Ocean Fish Formula Canned Cat Food
• Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soup recalled in the last 24 hours: Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Kitten Formula cans,Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Puppy Formula cans, 
• Diamond Pet Food Recalled: All Diamond Lamb & Rice Formula cans
• Costco’s Kirkland brand: All canned cat and dog foods
• And this one I just found out about: ALL Harmony Foods canned dog and cat foods and health bar biscuits (Their press release.) 
• And WHILE MOMMY WAS TYPING for ME, 4 more "recalls" came in!!! Mulligan Stew and Canine Caviar recalls.

I gotsta say, we’s furry glad the bloggers round the werld are stayin on top of this!!! 

BIG FANKS to Dragonheart for gettin info out to us early in the mornins too.

Purrrrrrrrs,
Sanjee

Blue Buffalo:

Blue Buffalo Recalls Can and Biscuit Products Due To Tampering By American Nutrition Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Wilton, Connecticut, April 26, 2007.

We at the Blue Buffalo Company have just learned that American Nutrition Inc. (ANI), the manufacturer of all our cans and biscuits, has been adding rice protein concentrate to our can formulas without our knowledge and without our approval. This is product tampering, and it apparently has been going on for some time. The can formulas that we developed, and trusted them to produce, never contained any rice protein concentrate. It appears that only an FDA investigation of ANI’s rice protein concentrate supplies forced them to reveal this product tampering to us.

While this activity by ANI is in itself unlawful, the situation is further clouded by the fact that ANI has been receiving rice protein concentrate from Wilber-Ellis, some of which the FDA has determined to be contaminated with melamine.

So while no BLUE or Spa Select canned product has tested positive for the presence of melamine, and there has been no reported illness due to any of our canned products, we simply cannot be sure of what ANI has been including in our formulas. For this reason, we have decided to remove all of our canned and biscuit products from retail distribution. While this may seem to many to be a major over-reaction, as other ANI customers will probably only recall the products that tested positive for melamine, we see this as a matter of integrity.

In the end, this all comes down to an issue of integrity, and ANI has not been honest with us and with the pet parents who buy our products. We will not put any product made by ANI on the shelf, and are temporarily withdrawing an important part of our business in order to be true to our pet parents.

We have already started the process of identifying a can and biscuit manufacturer with whom we can build a partnership based on trust. Once we have accomplished this, BLUE and Spa Select cans and BLUE Health Bars will be reintroduced with the high quality and superior nutrition that our brand stands for and that dogs and cats deserve.

We have informed our retail partners and the FDA about this action and will be cooperating with them to complete this recall quickly. The specific product involved includes all “BLUE” brand can dog foods, all “Spa Select” brand can cat foods and all “BLUE Health Bar” treats.

Consumers who have unused or partially used packages of any of these products should return them to their place of purchase for a complete refund.

All “BLUE” dry natural food for dogs and “Spa Select” dry natural foods for cats are not affected by this recall and are safe for consumption. Should consumers have a specific question, they can call the Company at 1-800-919-2833, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT, to receive more information.

You can view the full announcement by following this link:

http://thepetfoodlist.com /forums/index.php?topic=234.0
 

Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soul:

A new recall from Diamond Pet Foods, manufacturer of Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul…

Diamond Pet Foods has announced it is withdrawing a limited number of canned products manufactured by American Nutrition. This action is limited to three specific canned products: Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Kitten Formula 5.5 oz. cans, and Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Puppy Formula 13 oz. cans, and Diamond Lamb & Rice Formula for Dogs 13 oz. cans.

Diamond Pet Foods has not received any indication of quality or safety issues, including pet illness, with the three withdrawn products. However, because American Nutrition informed the company that these three specific products may include rice protein concentrate, Diamond Pet Foods felt this action was necessary for the protection of its customers and their pets.

Customers with these products should stop feeding them immediately and return them to their retailer for a full refund.

Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul dry pet food and dog treats ARE NOT part of any pet food or treat recall.

The announcement can be found on the Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul website.

You can view the full announcement by following this link:

http://thepetfoodlist.com /forums/index.php?topic=222.0

Natural Balance:

NATURAL BALANCE RECALL EXPANDS

Breaking Recall News: Thursday, April 26th, 2007

Our canned manufacturer, American Nutrition, from Ogden Utah just informed us that they are recalling all canned products made in their plant that contain rice protein concentrate. American Nutrition continued by telling us that they added this ingredient  to four of our canned products without informing us.

   The four products involved are:

•   Chicken Formula Canned Dog Food 13 oz
•   Lamb Formula Canned Dog Food 13 oz
•   Beef Formula Canned Dog Food 13 oz
•   Ocean Fish Formula Canned Cat Food 3 oz & 6 oz

The release can be found on the Natural Balance website.

You can view the full announcement by following this link:

http://thepetfoodlist.com /forums/index.php?topic=226.0