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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
http://tinyurl.com/2v7ox6
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.
Largest Recall of Ground Beef Is Ordered 2/18/08 by the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company
Courtesy of the NY Times: Largest Recall of Ground Beef Is Ordered Published: February 18, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/business/18recall.html?th&emc=th A California meat company on Sunday issued the largest beef recall in history, 143 million pounds, some of which was used in school lunch programs, Department of Agriculture officials announced. The recall by the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company, based in Chino, Calif., comes after a widening animal-abuse scandal that started after the Humane Society of the United States distributed an undercover video on Jan. 30 that showed workers kicking sick cows and using forklifts to force them to walk.Nestle recalls Toll House cookie dough products
NEW YORK – Nestle USA on Friday voluntarily recalled its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after a number of illnesses were reported by those who ate the dough raw. The company said the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control are investigating reported E. coli illnesses that might be related eating the dough.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.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.Charlie Brandts, White House carpenter turned beekeeper
A new type of visitor came to the National Mall this year, flitting past monuments and museums in favor of trees, flowers and plants. But this wasn’t just some horticultural tour; no, this was work. Each day they were abuzz, gathering and pollinating before returning home to modest quarters with tremendous security near Lafayette Park.
'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.
Ground Beef Recall
http://www.foodproductdesign.com/hotnews/ground-beef-recalled-in-arkansas-over-e--coli.html
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