Pet Food Companies = Humans Food Companies

Rural64 · #1 (**permalink**) 04-02-2007, 06:44 AM

Pet Food Companies = Humans Food Companies

This is only a small list so far, a short search on the internet.

Hills (Science Diet) is a Colgate-Palmolive Company

iams / eukanuba: dry dog and cat foods are made exclusively by P&G

Del Monte is Del Monte

Please add more to this list, so others can use caution with their Family's. Easter is right around the corner, this had made me re-think this Sunday Dinner.

vorphalack · #2 (**permalink**) 04-02-2007, 11:24 AM

Looks like Alpo is Purina which is Nestle: Pet Food: Premium, Healthy Pet Food | Purina.com

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Updated FAQs – March 30, 2007
Were you the "dry pet food manufacturer" the FDA referred to in its press conference?

No. None of Purina’s dry dog or dry cat food products are affected by the contaminated wheat gluten.

Are any Purina dry products affected?

No. ALPO Prime Cuts in Gravy canned products and Mighty Dog pouch products manufactured by Menu Foods continue to be the only Purina products affected by this recall.

When did you learn that you had received shipments of the contaminated product?

On Friday, March 30, the same day we announced our voluntary recall of ALPO Prime Cuts in Gravy canned dog food.

Which of your production facilities produced the recalled product?

Nestlé Purina PetCare's Crete, Nebraska, plant was the only facility to produce the recalled ALPO Prime Cuts in Gravy canned dog food product.

Which other of your facilities produce ALPO Prime Cuts in Gravy?

ALPO Prime Cuts in Gravy is also produced at our Allentown, Pa., facility. However none of those products are included in the voluntary recall nor have they been impacted by the contaminated wheat gluten.

When was the recalled product produced?

The recalled ALPO Prime Cuts in Gravy products were produced in mid February 2007.

Exactly what ALPO Wet Dog Food items are affected?

Only ALPO Prime Cuts in 13.2oz, 22oz, and Variety Packs with the specific codes below are affected. No other ALPO Wet Dog items or ALPO Dry Dog Food items are included.

See the list of affected ALPO Prime Cuts items product codes on the list below. Do not feed the product if it has:

- Four digit code dates of 7037 through 7053, followed by the plant code 1159
Above codes followed by "Best Before Feb. 2009" date.**

vorphalack · #3 (**permalink**) 04-02-2007, 11:30 AM

Mars, Incorporated http://www.mars.com

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The recent US pet food recall initiated by Menu Foods and other companies does not include any Mars Petcare pet food products. All of our brands, including PEDIGREE, CESAR and THE GOODLIFE RECIPE food for dogs, and WHISKAS, SHEBA, TEMPTATIONS, and THE GOODLIFE RECIPE food for cats, are safe for pets to enjoy.
The safety of products not involved in the recall was validated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 23. According to the FDA, pet owners should feel confident feeding unrecalled products to their pets.

The safety and nutritional quality of our pet food is our top priority because for many people, their pets are their top priorities.

For details on the recall, contact Menu Foods at +1-866-895-2708, +1-866-463-6738 or visit the company’s web site at: Menu Foods Income Fund - Annual General Meeting.

Rural64 · #4 (**permalink**) 04-02-2007, 06:50 PM

Del Monte Foods has confirmed that the melamine-tainted wheat gluten used in several of its recalled pet food products was supplied as a "food grade" additive, raising the likelihood that contaminated wheat gluten might have entered the human food supply.

"Yes, it is food grade," Del Monte spokesperson Melissa Murphy-Brown wrote in reply to an e-mail query.

Link enclosed
The Blog | David Goldstein: Tainted Wheat Gluten Sold as "Food Grade" | The Huffington Post

How much more does the FDA need.

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