Updated November 15, 2010
The Menu Foods Pet Food Recall, announced March 16, 2007, has pet owners in a frenzy of anger, fear, and worry, as more and more cats and dogs fall sick or die from eating these recalled foods. Lack of current facts has led to wild speculation and even more fear.This Pet Food Recall Index will list all information involving the Menu Foods recall as it unfolds, in an effort to reveal the entire story to my readers in an organized way. My own articles listed within will be regularly updated. I cannot guarantee that with any external links listed here.
Pet Food Recall Information on About Cats
Resources
- FAQ: Pet Food Recall of March, 2007
A comprehensive list of questions and answers about the pet food recall, updated almost daily. - List of Recalled Cat Foods
A printable list of those cat foods recalled by Menu Foods, with linked identifying information.
Updated 3/31/07 - Dry Cat Foods That Do Not Contain Wheat Gluten
A list by brand, cross-indexed by parent companies.
Created 3/31/07, updated 4/3/07.
Blog Entries
- CNN: FDA Pursuing Theory of Deliberate Contamination for $$
CNN broadcasted last night a startling new theory being explored by the FDA that the melamine contamination in the recalled foods could have been placed there intentionally, with the intent of boosting the protein level of the wheat gluten with profit in mind.
Posted 4/6/07 - Sunshine Mills Recalls Dog Biscuits: Melamine
Yet another pet food manufacturer has recalled several products due to wheat gluten contamination by melamine. Sunshine Mills, based in Red Bay, Alabama has voluntarily recalled several of its branded dog biscuits, as well of six "private label" biscuits Sunshine Mills makes for other customers.
Posted 4/6/07 - Menu Foods Expands Pet Food Recall List
Menu Foods extended the dates of its recalled food list back to November 8, 2005. A total of 20 varieties in the United States and Canada have [also] been added to the recall list. A further seven varieties for Europe have been added to the recall list.
Posted 4/5/07 - Wheat Gluten Manufacturer and Distributor Revealed
ChemNutra Inc., of Las Vegas, Nevada, announced that it had recalled all wheat gluten it had imported from Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology , of China.
Posted 4/4/07 - Recall of Pounce Meaty Morsels Moist Chicken Flavor Cat Treats
Posted 4/3/07 (Part of the salmonella recall posted on 4/1/07) - Voluntary Recall (Salmonella): Dingo® CHICK’N JERKY Treats
Posted 4/1/07 - Hills Recalls SD Prescription Diet M/D Dry Food
First dry pet food to be voluntarily recalled in this saga. Blog entry Saturday, March 31, 2007. - Menu Foods Clears Foods outside the Recall Dates
Blog entry Friday, March 30, 2007 - Another Pet Food Toxin found by the FDA
Surprise announcement by the FDA that melamine (a plastic chemical) has been found in the wheat germ involved in tainted foods. Blog entry Friday, March 30, 2007 - PETA Urges the FDA to Include Dry Pet Foods in Recall
Blog entry Friday, March 30, 2007 - Menu Foods: ?Degrees of Separation?
Blog entry of Tuesday, March 27, 2007 includes a poll on consumer trust in cat foods. - Menu Foods: NO Expanded Recall List
Menu Foods clarifies that no new foods have been added to the list, only the dates of manufacture have been expanded. Blog entry Monday, March 26, 2007 - Menu Food Extends Pet Food Recall List to Include ALL dates
Menu Foods extended the recall to include all dates of manufacture for foods on the recall list. Blog entry of Monday, March 26, 2007 - My Blog: Rat Poison Found in Pet Food
Posted Friday, March 23, 2007 - Blog Update: Anger, Fear, and Confusion
Posted Thursday, March 22, 2007 - My Blog on Updated List of Recalled Pet Foods
Posted Monday, March 19, 2007 - My Initial Blog on the Menu Pet Food Recall
Posted Saturday, March 17, 2007 - List of Cat Food Brands NOT Recalled
In Production - to be added soon.This list will eventually be as complete as possible, and will be alphabetical. Note: Inclusion in this list does not necessarily mean I recommend all these foods.
Other Pet Food Recall Information on About.com
- Melamine & Wheat Gluten Toxicity
Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com Guide to Chemistry, explains how the combination of melamine and wheat gluten in pet foods might have had a toxic effect on pets eating contaminated food. - Aminopterin Poisoning from Pet Food - What to Do
From Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com Guide to Chemistry. Dr. Helmenstine has put together an excellent resource on aminopterin poisoning, including how it acts on pets that have eaten contaminated foods on the Menu Foods recall list, what symptoms to look for, and what to do if you suspect your pets ate one of those foods.Added 3/26/07 - Pet Food and Rat Poison
Rod Brouhard,About.com Guide to First Aid, blogs about the danger of toddlers snacking on pet food, with a link to his first aid article on rat poison. - Pet Food Recall Poll
Posted Friday, March 23, 2007 - Rat Poison Found in Pet Food
Posted Friday, March 23, 2007 - Pet Food Recall
Link to new information. Posted Friday, March 23, 2007 - What Should I Do if I Suspect a Poisoning in my Pet?
Not directly related to the recall, but extremely pertinent information. Posted Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - Pet Food Recall: Clinical Signs & Protocol
Vet Medicine blog Posted Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - About Veterinary Medicine Original Blog
Pet Food Recall Alert, posted Saturday, March 17, 2007 - Pet Deaths Show The Reach of Globalization
U.S. Politics Guide writes about the delays in the pet food recall.
