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More Details on the Pet Food Recall
I know I'm not the first to post about this but the list of recalled foods keeps getting bigger and bigger. For more info, click here. I also have a question (Tor, are you listening?) about this.More pet food recalls
Here we go again!!! Another pet food recall: Here is the link to the article I read-- http://www.click2houston.com/family/12264152/detail.html?rss=hou&psp=news Although the article states it is not related to the other recall, Natural Balance is recalling certain products after "reports of animals vomiting and experiencing kidney problems." The article states "The recall includes all date codes of Venison and Brown Rice Dry Dog Food and Venison and Green Pea Dry Cat Food.Regarding past Spring's Pet Food Recall - Cause & Details
Source: Scientific American Magazine - August 2007
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Protein Pretense:
Cheating the standard protein tests is easy, but industry hesitates on alternatives
By Alison Snyder
After hundreds of dogs and cats fell ill this past spring, government officials traced the source to melamine, a nitrogen-rich compound found in plastics and fertilizer that, when ingested by the animals, crystallized in their kidneys and caused renal failure. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration later announced that producers may have deliberately added the compound to wheat gluten and rice protein concentrates to inflate the measured amount of protein.
Pet Food Recall - Deaths, Kidney Failure!!
Just saw this on the internet.. check the pantry if you buy your dog or cat wet pet food.. Here is the article.'Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle'-Helena Sung
When Maj. Brian Dennis of the United States Marine Corps met a wild stray dog with shorn ears while serving in Iraq, he had no idea of the bond they would form, leading to seismic changes in both their lives. "The general theme of the story of Nubs is that if you're kind to someone, they'll never forget you -- whether it be person or animal," Dennis tells Paw Nation.
50 Emergency Uses for Your Camera Phone
50 Emergency Uses for Your Camera Phone by Paul Purcell In an emergency you'll not only need to provide and receive help, but after the event is over, you'll face the prospect of return, repair, and rebuilding. Central to all these activities is communication and documentation. Everything in our society carries a heaping helping of red tape, and disasters are no different.Despite Economy, Spending on Pets is Up
When the going gets tough, the tough have shown they become serious softies about their furry and feathered friends.
Despite the recession, this year Americans are expected to increase their spending on pets to $45.4 billion, up $2.2 billion from last year, according to the American Pet Products Association. Meanwhile, over the same period of time, retail spending on human luxuries, like those bought at department stores, are down double-digit percentages.
Nutro Products Announces Voluntary Recall of Limited Range of Dry Cat Food Products
I know this is an odd post, but it's for selfish reasons: I feed my cat Nutro. :( * * news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-21-2009/0005030979&EDATE= FRANKLIN, Tenn., May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Nutro Products announced a voluntary recall of select varieties of NUTRO(R) NATURAL CHOICE(R) COMPLETE CARE(R) Dry Cat Foods and NUTRO(R) MAX(R) Cat Dry Foods with "Best If Used By Dates" between May 12, 2010 and August 22, 2010. The cat food is being voluntarily recalled in the United States and ten additional countries.Nation Waits for FDA Overhaul
Agency is so understaffed, it inspects less than 1 percent of imported food Tom Costello Published April 26, 2009 by NBC News The Food and Drug Administration may be the only federal agency that both political parties agree is in desperate need of an overhaul. The FDA is so understaffed it inspects less than 1 percent of imported food.President Barack Obama is promising action, though progress has been slow in the first 100 days. His choice to head the FDA - Dr.China Detains 19 as Toxic Formula Sickens Hundreds of Infants (in China & Taiwan)
This is a Public Post, for general information SHANGHAI — China said Saturday that 19 people had been detained by the police as part of an investigation into how baby formula had become contaminated with an industrial chemical. The formula is implicated in the death of one infant, and at least 432 others have been afflicted with kidney problems. The government also said Saturday that the Sanlu Group, China’s biggest producer of milk powder formula, had first received complaints about its powder in March and had recalled some products but delayed reporting the problems to the government or the public.
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