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More Feed and Pet Food Recalls

PORKER

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ST. CHARLES, Mo., May 11 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Canin USA is announcing today the voluntary nationwide recall of eight Sensible Choice dry dog food products and seven Kasco dry dog and cat food products.

This announcement is based on the company’s ongoing extensive review of its manufacturing and quality assurance testing procedures, which identified trace amounts of a melamine derivative from tainted Chinese rice protein concentrate provided to the company by domestic ingredient supplier Cereal Byproducts, headquartered in Illinois.

“We deeply regret the concern and anxiety this announcement today will cause our loyal customers and the entire pet community,” Olivier Amice, President and CEO of Royal Canin USA, said. “While a very limited number of Sensible Choice and Kasco products in this recall tested positive for trace levels of a melamine derivative, Royal Canin USA is voluntarily withdrawing these products out of an abundance of caution and because we are fully committed to the welfare of our customers’ pets.”

Royal Canin USA has no confirmed cases of melamine related illness in pets eating Sensible Choice and Kasco products affected by this recall.

Last month, Royal Canin USA announced it will no longer use any Chinese vegetable protein suppliers.

The following eight Sensible Choice dry dog food products and seven Kasco dry dog and cat food products with date codes between July 28, 2006 to April 30, 2007 are being voluntarily recalled:

– SENSIBLE CHOICE(R) (available in pet specialty stores nationwide)
– SENSIBLE CHOICE(R) Chicken and Rice Adult (Dry Dog Food)
– SENSIBLE CHOICE(R) Chicken and Rice Reduced (Dry Dog Food)
– SENSIBLE CHOICE(R) Lamb and Rice Reduced (Dry Dog Food)
– SENSIBLE CHOICE(R) Chicken and Rice Puppy (Dry Dog Food)
– SENSIBLE CHOICE(R) Chicken and Rice Large Breed Puppy (Dry Dog Food)
– SENSIBLE CHOICE(R) NATURAL BLEND Adult (Dry Dog Food)
– SENSIBLE CHOICE(R) NATURAL BLEND Senior (Dry Dog Food)
– SENSIBLE CHOICE(R) NATURAL BLEND Puppy (Dry Dog Food)

KASCO(R) (available in pet specialty stores nationwide)
– KASCO(R) Chunks (Dry Dog Food)
– KASCO(R) Hi Energy (Dry Dog Food)
– KASCO(R) Maintenance (Dry Dog Food)
– KASCO(R) Mealettes (Dry Dog Food)
– KASCO(R) Mini Chunks (Dry Dog Food)
– KASCO(R) Puppy (Dry Dog Food)
– KASCO(R) Cat (Dry Cat Food)

Based on today’s announcement, pet owners should stop feeding their pets the eight Sensible Choice dry dog food products, seven Kasco dry dog and dry cat food products listed. Pet owners should consult with a veterinarian if they are concerned about the health of their pet.
 

PORKER

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State recalls feed from hatcheries after scare
Big Creek, Gnat Creek and Nehalem among hatcheries that received Canadian feed

The Daily Astorian and The Associated Press

Big Creek, Gnat Creek and Nehalem hatcheries are among those which received Canadian fish feed that has been recalled over evidence it contains the chemical that contaminated pet food around the country.

State officials said Thursday that 26 of Oregon's 33 fish hatcheries received the feed.

Earlier this week, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that young salmon at the Marion Forks hatchery in Idanha ate feed contaminated with the chemical melamine, and that young salmon from the Big Creek hatchery near Astoria had been fed recalled feed before being released.

The feed at Big Creek has not been tested for melamine, but came from the same lot as the feed found to be contaminated at Marion Forks. The type of feed in question, Bio Vita Starter, No. 1 crumble grade, lot No. 32734, is used as a starter diet for juvenile salmon and trout. It is manufactured in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, by the Skretting Company and distributed under the Bio-Oregon label from Longview, Wash.

Melamine is not thought to bio-accumulate in fish, but Skretting is taking the precautionary step of voluntarily recalling all unfed starter feed related to the batch in question.

Big Creek Hatchery Manager Allen Meyer said his facility, just south of Knappa, fed about 500 pounds of the feed in question to about 4.5 million tule fall chinook salmon between December and February. The fish were released last week.

The hatchery is also raising 535,000 coho and 140,000 steelhead. Meyer said the coho is not believed to have received the feed but the steelhead might have.

The potentially contaminated feed was sent back to the manufacturer Thursday and replaced with clean feed, said Meyer.

Hatchery managers in Oregon have discontinued using any remaining fish feed from that lot number. There has been no sampling by the FDA at other locations as of yet.

Based on an initial review, none of the legal-sized trout stocked in rivers and lakes for this year's trout season were fed any of the recalled feed, which was designed for very young fish, said Steve Williams, deputy administrator of the fish division of the ODFW.

"I want to emphasize that none of the fish appear to have any ill effects and there are no plans to destroy any of the fish," Williams said.

Even if fish ate the contaminated feed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said people face no significant health risk from eating them, said Rick Hargrave, a department spokesman.

The department initially thought only six hatcheries had received feed recalled by Skretting Co. of Vancouver, B.C.

The department said that in addition to Big Creek, Gnat Creek and Nehalem, the Sandy, Willamette, Cole Rivers, Oak Springs, Oxbow, Salmon River, Butte Falls, Cascade, Wizard Falls, Marion Forks, Bonneville, Leaburg, South Santiam, Bandon, Elk River, Rock Creek, Fall River, Trask, McKenzie, Umatilla, Cedar Creek, Klamath and Looking Glass hatcheries had the recalled feed.

Meanwhile, the department is asking producers of other feed used by the hatcheries to certify that it is free of melamine, Hargrave said.
 

PORKER

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RECALL Headlines of Pet food

Sensible Choice Dry Dog, Kasco Dry Dog and Cat Food Products Recalled by Royal Canin
Nationwide Recall of Rice Protein Concentrate Produced in China
SmartPak Canine Recalls LiveSmart Adult Lamb and Brown Rice Formula
Cat Food Items Added to Menu Foods Recall List
Dog Food Items Added to Menu Foods Recall List
Menu Foods Adds to Recall List
Chemical Reaction May Play Part in Illness and Death from Recalled Pet Food
Wheat Gluten Animal Feed Fed to Poultry
Natural Balance Pet Foods Recalls Pet Food
Update on Tainted Animal Feed
American Nutrition Recalls Pet Food
Diamond Pet Food Recalls Products in Response to American Nutrition
Blue Buffalo Recalls Can and Biscuit Products Due to Tampering by American Nutrition
Chenango Valley Pet Foods Recalls Pet Foods
Blue Buffalo Recalls Spa Select Kitten Dry Food
Rice Protein Used in Pet Food Recalled
Menu Foods Refines Recall List
T.W. Enterprises Recalls Dog Chews
Natural Balance Pulls Pet Food with Venison
Menu Foods Recalls Additional Pet Food Made with Chemnutra Wheat Gluten
Tips on Cooking Fluffy and Fido a Home-Cooked Meal
Del Monte Pet Products Modifies Recall List
Health Hazard Alert for Pet Chews
All Menu Foods Pet Food with Chemnutra Wheat Gluten Voluntarily Recalled
Sunshine Mills Joins Recall of Certain Branded and Private Label Branded Dog Biscuits
Eight in One Recalls All Lots of Dingo Chick'n Jerky Treats for Dogs, Cats and Ferrets
Del Monte Adds Pet Products to Recall
Hills Pet Nutrition Recalls Prescription Diet m/d Feline Dry Food
Alpo Joins Pet Food Recall
Pet Food Crisis Tops This Week's Google Weekly Zeitgeist
Menu Foods Withdraws All Varieties of Recalled Wet Pet Food
Advice to Pet Owners After Nationwide Food Recall
Purina Withdraws Mighty Dog Products in Response to Menu Foods Recall
Hill's Pet Nutrition Joins Recall of Specific Canned Cat Foods
Pet Foods Manufactured by Menu Foods Recalled
Menu Foods Recalls Can and Small Foil Pouch Wet Pet Foods
P&G Pet Care Participates Pet Food Recall
 

PORKER

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Chenango Valley Pet Foods Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Certain Pet Foods
Contact:
Dennis J. Bobita
(610) 821-0608

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- May 17, 2007 -- Chenango Valley Pet Foods previously recalled dry pet foods manufactured with a shipment of rice protein concentrate supplied by Wilbur-Ellis that possibly contained melamine contamination. Chenango Valley Pet Foods is now expanding the recall action to include those pet foods that do not contain rice protein concentrate but were manufactured during periods when rice protein concentrate formulas were processed. The recall of these products is precautionary due to the possibility of cross-contamination.

The following dry pet foods are involved in this recall action:

DOCTORS FOSTER & SMITH LAMB & BROWN RICE FORMULA ADULT DOG FOOD, NET WT. 6 LBS. (UPC 25141 28244), 15 LBS. (25141 30074), and 30 LBS. (UPC 25141 06043); Date Codes: Best By Feb 09 09 and Best By Feb 26 09;
SHOP RITE REDI-MIXT DOG FOOD FOR DOGS, NET WT. 25 LB. (UPC 41190 00555), Date Code: Code C7107;
LICK YOUR CHOPS KITTEN & CAT FOOD, NET WEIGHT 4 LBS. (UPC 32976 25915), and 18 LBS. (UPC 32976 25925); Date Code: Best Used By April 29 08;
SHEP chunk style dog food, NET WT. 20 LBS. (UPC 41498 14142); Date Code: Best By March 14 08;
8 in 1 Ferret ULTRA-BLEND ADVANCED NUTRITION DIET, NET WT. 20 LBS, UPC 26851 00413, Code: C7072;
Bulk Lamb & Brown Rice Formula Dog Food, Date Code: Feb 09, 08, sold to one consignee SmartPak.
Health Diet Cat Food Chicken & Rice Dinner NET WT. 1.81 kg/4 LB (UPC 78198 01594), 4 kg/8.8 LB (UPC 78198 01599), and 8 kg/17.6 LB (UPC 78198 01585); Code C7072;
EVOLVE KITTEN FORMULA, NET WT. 3 LBS. (UPC 73657 00250) and 7 LBS. (UPC 73657 00251); Date Code: Best Used By Sept 13 08. Evolve has recovered 99.5% of the product from its distributors and is working with dealers to recover the remaining inventory.


Pet owners who have purchased the pet foods listed above should immediately discontinue using the products and return them to the place of purchase for full refund. Pet owners should consult with a veterinarian if they have any health concerns with their pet. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-610-821-0608.
 

PORKER

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Article Posted: 05/29/2007 8:37:33 AM
US Requests Chinese Melamine Test Data

On May 22-24, 2007 representatives of the United States Government met with representatives of the Government of the People's Republic of China to request rapid action to accomplish certain goals related to food safety, as outlined below. U.S. representatives presented this request during several bilateral sessions conducted in conjunction with the second cabinet-level meeting under the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) in Washington D.C.

Detailed information about the Chinese government's procedures, methodology, and technology for testing and quarantine, as well as information about its control measures;
-Raw data and the results of the testing by Chinese government entities of regulated products;
-The results of all tests for melamine in ingredients destined for human or animal consumption, on an ongoing basis;
-The imposition of a requirement for mandatory registration of Chinese firms that intend to export food and feed products to the U.S.;
-The prohibition of export to the U.S. of products from unregistered firms;
-The publication of a list of all registered Chinese firms and the periodic updating of such a list;
-The clearances necessary, including multi-year, multi-entry visas, for personnel from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) within the U.S. -Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct inspections in China, as determined necessary to protect public health in the U.S.;
-The clearances necessary for HHS/FDA to conduct systems audits to confirm the registered Chinese firms meet U.S. government food-safety requirements.

These actions do not relate to meat, poultry and egg products, which are regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA has legal authority under which it establishes protocols for reviewing meat, poultry and egg systems. USDA conducts inspections, verification and performs certification in other countries before firms can export meat, poultry and egg products to the U.S.

Although China is not currently exporting meat, poultry or eggs to the U.S., USDA has several established agreements with Chinese ministries in the area of food safety. One such agreement is a non-binding Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the Chinese General Administration for Quality, Safety Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ). USDA asked AQSIQ to agree to elevate this MOC to a legally binding document.

Not all Chinese ministries involved in food safety were represented in the delegation that traveled to the U.S. this week. Therefore, HHS and USDA asked the delegation to relay these requests to all relevant ministries and rapidly report back.
 

PORKER

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From FDA
P07-94

May 30, 2007
Media Inquiries:
301-827-6242
Consumer Inquiries:
888-INFO-FDA



Tembec and Uniscope Voluntary Recall Feed Ingredients
FDA Asks Feed Manufacturers to Avoid Ingredients Containing Melamine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting livestock and fish/shrimp feed manufacturers about a voluntary recall of products used in feed production because several have been found to contain melamine and related compounds.


The feed ingredients were made by Tembec BTLSR Inc. of Toledo, Ohio and Uniscope, Inc. of Johnstown, Colo.

Tembec, a contract manufacturer for Uniscope, makes AquaBond and Aqua-Tec II, which it distributes for Uniscope. Uniscope makes Xtra-Bond using ingredients supplied by Tembec. All of the products are binding agents that are used to make pelleted feed for cattle, sheep, and goats, or fish and shrimp.

The companies have confirmed that Tembec added melamine as part of the formulation of the products to improve the binding properties of pelleted feed. Melamine is not approved as an additive for animal or fish/shrimp feed.

The companies have stopped adding melamine to the feed products.

Based on the levels of melamine and related compounds in the initial ingredients, FDA estimated the probable level of melamine and related compounds in livestock feed as less than 50 parts per million (ppm) based on the recommended mix rate of two to four pounds of binding agent per ton of livestock feed. The estimated levels in fish and shrimp feed are less than 233 ppm and 465 ppm, respectively, of melamine and related compounds. The estimated levels of melamine and related compounds vary in the livestock feed and the fish and shrimp feed because of differing levels of melamine in the binding agents used for each type of feed.

FDA advises feed manufacturers and others who mix their own feed not to use these products, and to contact the manufacturers. FDA advises feed manufacturers to recall finished feed that is made from AquaBond or Aqua-Tec II due to the estimated levels of melamine and related compounds in the finished products. FDA believes that no recall is warranted of the finished feed made from Xtra-Bond based on the estimated levels of melamine and related compounds in the finished product and based on currently available data and information.

The estimated melamine levels in feed made with these binding agents are similar to the levels discussed in the interim safety/risk assessment of melamine and related compounds made available by FDA earlier this month. In that assessment, federal scientists determined that, based on currently available data and information, the consumption of pork, chicken, domestic fish, and eggs from animals inadvertently fed animal feed contaminated with melamine and its analogues is very unlikely to pose a human health risk.

The interim safety/risk assessment concludes that in the most extreme risk assessment scenario, when scientists assumed that all the solid food a person consumes in an entire day contained melamine and the melamine compound cyanuric acid in equal amounts, the potential exposure is about 250 times lower than the dose considered safe. This is a large safety margin. Translated to consumption levels, this means that a person weighing 132 pounds would have to eat more than 800 pounds per day of food containing melamine and its compounds to approach a level of consumption that would cause a health concern.

FDA is encouraging domestic feed suppliers to be vigilant in quality control in their supply chain and to monitor for any improper additives, including melamine and its analogs.

The Tembec and Uniscope products also reportedly contain a urea formaldehyde resin-type ingredient, a raw ingredient used to make the binding agent in these products. FDA is investigating this use of the urea formaldehyde resin-type ingredient in the Tembec and Uniscope products, and will take appropriate regulatory action if warranted.
 

PORKER

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Maker of feed additive warned
Toledo company not properly registered, used illegal product
Friday, June 1, 2007 3:37 AM
By Denise Trowbridge

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
A Toledo company that makes an animal-feed ingredient containing the same compound that led to a mass recall of pet food violated Ohio law, according to a state agriculture official.


Tembec Inc., which makes melamine, a binding agent used in some livestock and fish feed, did not register as a feed manufacturer in Ohio and used an unapproved ingredient in its products, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

"We had no idea they were making these products," said Adam Boerger, a grain and feed analyst for the department. "They were in violation of the law."

Any company that manufactures, distributes or sells animal feed in Ohio is required by law to register with the Department of Agriculture, regulators said.


Tembec says it's not a feed manufacturer. "We produce a binder that is used in the production of feed, but we do not produce feed," Tembec spokesman John Valley said.

But regulators say the company still is required to register under Ohio law even if it only makes a single ingredient, because they are involved in the feed-manufacturing process.

The company either will have to "get a permit or cease its feed manufacturing operation," said LeeAnne Mizer, an Agriculture Department spokeswoman.

The company won't face any fines or penalties from the agency because it does not have the legal authority to issue fines, she said.

Tembec primarily makes paper and wood products, as well as AquaBond and Aqua-Tech II, two feed ingredients that are sold to Uniscope, of Johnstown, Colo., north of Denver. The company makes feed pellets for cattle, fish and shrimp.

On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration issued a voluntary recall of some products containing ingredients made by Tembec and Uniscope because the products contained melamine.

Melamine is the same industrial compound found in the pet food that caused the deaths of dozens of cats and dogs and led to a massive pet-food recall.

Melamine is not an approved ingredient for any feed products made in the United States.

Valley told USA Today that Tembec thought it was making a "compliant product" because it was made for export, not for the U.S. market.

But any feed that is made in Ohio, whether for export or domestic use, must meet U.S. safety standards and contain only ingredients approved for use in the U.S.

"In order to manufacture here, you must meet all of our regulations" no matter where the feed is going, Boerger said.

The agriculture department inspects grain and feed manufacturers in Ohio about twice a year to make sure they use approved ingredients and have processes in place to prevent contamination.

Recent news of melamine contamination of feed products is making Ohio farmers more diligent.

They are "asking suppliers the somewhat tough questions they never thought they'd have to ask" about where ingredients come from, said Dick Isler, executive director of the Ohio Pork Producers Council.


Feed manufacturers also are "thinking about this more and are going back to their suppliers to double-check," he said. "Hopefully, these are isolated (contamination) cases."

Farmers "feel our feed supply is very safe, and incidents like melamine contamination are very isolated," said Elizabeth Harsh, executive director for the Ohio Cattlemen's Association. "Between government and industry, there are safeguards in place to prevent widespread problems."

But melamine presents a bit more trouble.

Feed inspectors typically analyze the ingredients listed on the product's label, but melamine isn't usually listed. Sometimes it's only detected during testing and analysis of the finished product.


The onus is on companies and farmers to be vigilant, said Kurt Landis, an animal feed and nutrition expert.

Uniscope "thought they knew what they were getting. They didn't know there was melamine in it until it was tested," said Landis, who is director of feed and nutrition with Panda Ethanol in Dallas and a former nutrition consultant for Cargill Animal Nutrition.

The lesson for the industry is that "you have to do business with reputable suppliers."

About 700 companies manufacture or distribute feed in Ohio. Many are in northeastern Ohio, where the livestock industry is more concentrated.
 

PORKER

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Melamine is the same industrial compound found in the pet food that caused the deaths of THOUSANDS of cats and dogs and led to a massive pet-food recall.
 

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Tainted beef sickens a dozen
Recall spans 11 states; E. coli strain same as in spinach scare.
By Darrell Smith - Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:00 am PDT Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Ground beef tainted with a deadly strain of E.coli sickened a dozen people in five states and Canada, including three in southern California, state health authorities said Monday, a day after the distributor recalled 75,000 pounds of meat.

Vernon-based United Food Group LLC reported that it voluntarily pulled the beef in the 11 states where it was shipped after samples taken by California and Colorado public health officials revealed the meat was tainted with E. coli O157:H7, the same type of bacteria linked to last year's spinach scare.

"All of the product is not on any store shelf including Sacramento," said United Vice President Brian Levy. He added that the beef, now about 45 days old, has also been removed production.


The Centers for Disease Control are leading the investigation into what went wrong, as CDC and California health officials try to trace the source of the E.coli.

The recall targeted 10-pound casings and 5-, 2- and 1-pound chubs of Moran's All-Natural fine ground beef and sirloin, Inter-American Products ground beef and 3-pound chubs of ground beef from southern California grocer Stater Bros. Markets, all distributed by United Food Group.

Among major local grocers, Pleasanton-based Safeway and West Sacramento-based Raley's reported that they do not carry either brand. Albertsons and Save Mart said they do carry the product lines but no longer had any in stock, and company officials offered refunds or exchanges.

"Bring it back to the store, even if you're not sure, and we'll take care of it," said Alicia Rockwell, a spokeswoman for Modesto-based Save Mart, which with its newly acquired Albertsons stores, has 206 locations in California. She noted that the beef may have been sold at the company's Sacramento-area stores.

All of the products bear a sell-by date of "May/06/07," a freeze-by date of "May/07/07" or a produced-on date of "April/20/07," and all bear the establishment number "EST. 1241." The number can be found inside the USDA mark of inspection or printed on the package.

The affected beef is a sliver of the 300 million pounds of ground beef that United Food Group distributes annually nationwide. As a nation, Americans consume about 7.5 billion pounds of ground beef a year.

E.coli O157:H7 is a rare and potentially deadly strain of the bacterium that can cause bloody diarrhea and dehydration. The most susceptible are seniors, the very young and those with compromised immune systems.

It's the same strain responsible for last September's outbreak of E.coli in bagged spinach that killed three people and sickened 205 in 26 states. That outbreak was traced to bagged spinach processed by Natural Selection Foods LLC of San Juan Bautista.

The cases that led to Sunday's recall were reported across the West between late April and early May including four cases in Arizona, two in Colorado and one each in Utah, Wyoming and the Canadian province of Alberta, said Department of Health Services spokeswoman Patti Roberts. Seven of the victims said they had eaten ground beef, Roberts said.

Most of the products were sold under the Moran's label at Albertsons and Save Mart stores in California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming and Save-A-Lot stores in Arizona, California and Nevada.

In addition, the United Food recall included meat sold at Grocery Outlet, Fry's, Smart and Final and Smith's stores.

Save Mart's sister chain, bulk-buy discounter Food Max, does not carry Moran products, Rockwell said.

Signs inside Save Mart and Albertsons locations notify shoppers of the recall and tell them to return any ground beef they suspect is part of the recall.

The notices also offer safe cooking instructions. E. coli bacteria in ground beef is killed when the meat is cooked to 160 degrees.

United officials are working with Modesto-based Save Mart and its other clients to develop a list of locations that could have been affected, Levy said.

Vernon-based United Food Group LLC pulled 75,000 pounds of ground beef from the market Sunday after health officials found a dangerous strain of E.coli bacteria had sickened a dozen people in five states and Canada. Three of those who fell ill were in southern California.


The products subject to recall include:

*10-pound casings of "MORAN'S All Natural, 73/27 fine ground beef."

*10-pound casings of "MORAN'S All Natural, 90/10 fine ground sirloin."

*2-pound chubs of "INTER-AMERICAN PRODUCTS 93/7 ground beef."

*1-pound chubs of "INTER-AMERICAN PRODUCTS 80/20 ground beef."

*1-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 73/27 ground beef."

*5-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 73/27 ground beef."

*3-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 73/27 ground beef."

*1-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural, 90/10 fine ground sirloin."

*2-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 93/7 ground beef."

*2-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 96/4 ground beef."

*3-pound chubs of "STATER BROS. MARKETS 73/27 ground beef."

All of the products bear a sell-by date of "May/06/07," a freeze-by date of "May/07/07" or a produced-by date of "April/20/07."

Consumers with questions can call United Food Group at (800) 325-4164 or call the USDA Meat and Poultry hotline toll free at (888) 674-6854.

Sources: U.S. Department of Agriculture;
 

PORKER

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Doane Pet Care, a Brentwood-based company and part of the Mars chain of companies, announced Thursday a voluntary recall on a specific single-lot of 55-pound bonus bags of "Ol' Roy Complete Nutrition" dry dog food.

The product was produced at one facility in Manassas, Va., and distributed exclusively by some Wal-Mart Stores.


Doane officials say only 69 stores were affected nationwide. None were in Tennessee.

Doane says no other Ol' Roy products are affected, and the recall is not related to the Menu Foods recall or other recalls of pet food caused by tainted Chinese vegetable proteins.

The product has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella, Doane says.

People handling this pet food can become exposed to salmonella, especially if they haven't washed their hands after having contact with this pet food or any surfaces exposed to this product.

Consumers who have the dry dog food bearing the code "04-0735-1" with a "Best By Apr 13 08" should not feed it to their pets.

The voluntary recall has been issued because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration detected salmonella in the product.

Doane Pet Care says it has not confirmed the presence of salmonella, despite extensive independent testing of duplicate samples.
 

PORKER

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Tainted beef from Sherman’s Tyson plant
By Jerrie Whiteley
Herald Democrat
The presence of E. coli found at the Tyson plant in Sherman caused Wal-Marts across the country to pull beef products from the shelves. All of the product being recalled had a sell by date of June 13.

Samples tested at the Sherman plant showed signs of E.coli contamination in meat produced on June 2. Shoppers who bought meat at the Wal-Mart in Sherman, however, need not worry.

Tim Shaver, a manager at the Sherman store, said they heard about the recall before the product ever made to their shelves.

“Tyson was on top of it,” Shaver said. He did confirm that the Sherman store generally receives product from the local plant. However, he said, the shipment did not arrive at the store before the recall was announced. Management at the Wal-Mart in Denison would not discuss the recall when a telephone call was made Saturday asking for comments.

A spokesperson at Wal-Mart in Bonham said they did pull the affected meat from their selves. “It wasn’t that much,” he said.


A Tyson press release said officials received lab tests Wednesday during their routine testing that showed, “slight strains of the O157:H7 strain.” The release said no illnesses had been reported.

More than 40,000 pounds of meat was pulled from Wal-Mart stores in 12 states.

“It’s possible there are some products in distribution in the marketplace,” said Gary Mickelson, a Tyson Foods spokesperson. “If someone believes they have a product that’s affected by the recall, we encourage them to discard it, if they have other questions they’re welcomed to call Tyson Foods, or Wal-Mart, or check with their local store.”

The recalled products include:


1.5 lb. trays of Angus steak burger all natural, 85/15, 6-pound patties;


1.33 lb. pound trays of Angus steak burger all natural, 85/15, extra thick, 4 1/3-pound patties



2.25 lb. trays of 73/27 all-natural ground beef; and


5.5 lb. trays of 73/27 all-natural ground beef.

The Center for Disease Control says that symptoms of E. Coli infection included bloody diarrhea, severe abdominal cramps and vomiting. The CDC Web site said some people, especially children under 5 and the elderly, can become very sick from E. coli O157:H7. The infection damages red blood cells and kidneys.
 

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Washington Beef Plant Issues Voluntary Class II Recall

As a precautionary measure, Washington Beef LLC is announcing the voluntary recall of 82,286 pounds of beef products produced on June 11, most of which has never been distributed to consumers. Products subject to the recall were distributed to wholesalers, processors and retail institutions in Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho.

Although extensive testing revealed no product contamination and there have been no reports of illness, the beef products have been recalled because they may have been exposed to water that contained coliform bacteria. State health officials believe coliform bacteria are generally harmless but, in an abundance of caution, the company is conducting the Class II recall, considered low health risk.

Washington State Department of Health notified Washington Beef on June 12 that a routine water test had confirmed coliform bacteria in the plant’s water system. Washington Beef immediately suspended operations. "Washington Beef regularly conducts tests of our beef before it leaves the plant, and all of these tests have shown levels of coliform bacteria well below minimum allowable standards during the time period in question," said Rick Stott, Vice President, Washington Beef. "Nevertheless, as a precautionary measure we are recalling the product produced on June 11. Our priority remains producing safe and wholesome beef for our customers, and we are as dedicated as ever to continuing that tradition."
 

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Pet Food RECALL

DETAILS:13,300 pounds of beef- and chicken-based pet food products from SAMS Food Groupa Bedford Park, Ill., ,because labels were switched.
A division of Wal-Mart is recalling dog food ,Ole Roy.A pet food maker recalled some of its dog food sold exclusively at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. because of concerns about possible salmonella contamination.

The recall issued by Brentwood, Tenn.-based Doane Pet Care Co. is unrelated to recent pet food recalls connected to tainted Chinese proteins used in some pet food production.

Only a single batch of 55-pound bags of Ol’ Roy Complete Nutrition dog food is being recalled. The dog food was produced at a plant in Manassas and distributed to 69 Wal-Mart stores in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Ohio. Forty of the stores are in Virginia.

The company recalled the dog food after the Food and Drug Administration detected the presence of salmonella. People handling the food could potentially be exposed to the bacteria, along with pets that eat the food. The company said no illnesses have been reported.

Affected bags have the code 04 0735 1 and a “best by” date of April 13, 2008.

Questions/details: (800) 624-7387 or doanepetcare.com



DEFECT: The beef-based products contain wheat gluten and soy protein. Those ingredients are not in the chicken-based products.

SOURCE: Wire reports.
 

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Bay City News REGIONAL: RECALL OF POSSIBLY CONTAMINATED DICED ONIONS06/22/07 7:45 PDT

Consumers are being warned not to eat certain brands of diced yellow onions because they may be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause serious health problems, according to Mark Horton, state public health officer.

The possibly contaminated onions came from Gills Onions of Oxnard. The company is voluntarily recalling 45,500 pounds of the onions that were distributed to retail and food service locations in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington, according to the California Department of Public Health.

The product was sold at Trader Joe's stores in 10-ounce, plastic pouches. The possibly contaminated bags contain the lot code 2017-R and the "best if used by'' date of June 16, according to the department.

The food service onions are in cartons with four 5 pound bags labeled with the Gills Onions brand, or Sysco Natural brand, the department reported. Both the carton and the bags have lot 2017-R and a "best if used by'' date of June 16 or June 18.

The recall started after routine surveillance sampling found the bacteria in a bag of onions being sold in a Trader Joe's in Washington.

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterial organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in newborns and other consumers with weakened immune systems, according to the department. Short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea may occur in healthy individuals.
 

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Recalled Hershey chocolate sold in Lindsay

Jason Bain / Lindsay Post Reporter
Local News - Tuesday, June 19, 2007 @ 09:00

Police are investigating whether or not recalled chocolate found for sale in Lindsay June 15 are linked with possibly contaminated products confiscated three days earlier in Toronto.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a consumer advisory Friday urging everyone to check Hershey products made between Oct. 15 and Nov. 10, 2006, which have codes from 6417 to 6455. They are the same products voluntarily recalled on Nov. 12, 2006 over fears of possible Salmonella contamination.

On June 12, Toronto police arrested two men found in the Queen Street East area in possession of recalled Hershey products stolen from a nearby recycling depot that were destined for disposal.

Three days later, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health unit followed up on a customer complaint and found a number of the recalled products for sale at a Lindsay convenience store.


Police are probing whether or not the two instances are related, said Garfield Balsom of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Food Recall and Emergency Response division.

"There has been no link made that we are aware of," he said.

The agency would not reveal which store the recalled products were found.

Hershey chocolate products in the recall include Reese's Butter Cups, Oh Henry!, Glosette Raisin, Almond and Peanuts, Eat-More and several different packages of chocolate chips.

To date, there have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of the products, Balsom said, noting it is possible that some stores may have overlooked the recall.

He urged any retailers that find affected products to call the agency or local health unit immediately to help investigators trace the path of the products.

The health unit seized the remaining chocolate at the Lindsay store and is asking all store owners to double-check their stock to make sure there is no recalled product on their store shelves.

"It is really unfortunate that these products are back out in the stores after being recalled as they can pose a risk to people, especially since Salmonella can be very dangerous for young children," said Dr. Lynn Noseworthy, the health units medical officer of health.

For healthy individuals, the foodborne illness may cause short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, the agency said in the advisory, noting contaminated food may not even look or smell spoiled.

For young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, salmonellosis can cause serious and sometimes deadly infections. Long term complications may include severe arthritis.

For a complete list of recalled products and affected codes see the CFIA website at www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/recarapp.
 

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Canadian News Service;Contaminated corn gluten was stopped at the Canadian border and did not enter Canada’s food or feed system.

On May 30, the CFIA determined that imported livestock feed additives produced in the United States were contaminated with melamine and cyanuric acid. The products have been recalled by the manufacturer and the Canadian distributor.

On June 5, an amino acid product imported from China and destined for use in animal feed tested positive for cyanuric acid.

The CFIA has detained the product and an investigation is underway as of today. The importer is voluntarily recalling all of the affected product.
 

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Beginning June 1, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection, will enforce inspection and user fee requirements for all commercial trucks and loaded railroad cars entering the United States from Canada. In an interim rule published August 25, 2006, APHIS

Now its July and where is the Beef?
 

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Health warning on ground beef
Canadian Press


July 7, 2007 at 11:33 AM EDT

TORONTO — Canadians are being warned not to eat some fresh and frozen ground beef products.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the meat may contain E. coli bacteria, which can be deadly in some cases.

There have been five reported illnesses connected with the tainted beef.

Affected fresh ground beef was sold in Safeway and some independent grocery stores in British Columbia and Alberta between May 24 and June 5.

Consumers are also being told to avoid frozen beef patties sold under the Butcher's Cut and Sunny Dawn brand names.

The contaminated patties were sold after May 24 in Safeway and independent stores in Western Canada, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Ontario west of Thunder Bay.

Yep ,It will go for pet FOOD Now!
 

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Virginia Bans Poultry Sales After Discovering Bird Flu Antibodies in Turkeys
Tuesday, July 10, 2007

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ROANOKE, Virginia — Virginia banned all live poultry sales and shows for the rest of July following the discovery of avian flu antibodies in a flock of 54,000 turkeys on a poultry farm.

State veterinarian Richard Wilkes issued an order Monday canceling all sales and exhibitions, Elaine Lidholm, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, said Tuesday. The ban remains in effect until July 30.

The avian influenza strain poses no danger to humans, Lidholm said.

"The danger is really to the industry," she said.

Wilkes also issued a ban in 17 counties on the transfer and application of poultry litter, a combination of floor shavings and manure that is either processed into fertilizer or spread directly on fields.

Neighboring West Virginia on Monday suspended all poultry shows and sales for the next 30 days. Shenandoah County, the site of the outbreak, borders West Virginia.

The antibodies discovered in the turkey flock match those in a mild strain of avian influenza, but a U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratory is conducting tests to determine whether the antibodies are for low or the more severe high pathogenicity.
 
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