Update On Pet Food Recall

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-03-20-pet-food_N.htm?csp=24

By Anita Manning, USA TODAY
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it is aware of 14 confirmed animal deaths related to a major recall over the weekend of 91 brands of pet food, but the agency is getting "lots of telephone calls" from worried consumers.
The cause of contamination is still being investigated, said Stephen Sundlof, director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. "We have no firm leads," he said, but suspicion remains focused on a possible contamination of wheat gluten, used to thicken gravy in the "cuts and gravy" cat and dog foods sold in pouches and cans.

Pet food maker Menu Foods of Ontario, Canada, recently changed its supplier for wheat gluten, and that is "the only change that coincided with the reported deaths," Sundlof said during a briefing. The broker who sold wheat gluten to the company got it from a variety of sources, he said, and the FDA is trying to trace it back to the source. Sundlof would not identify the broker.


FAQ: What pet owners need to know

[AX10]

1. K & R!

[kestrel91316]

2. There are WAAYYYYY more than 14 deaths. More like well over 100.

And probably hundreds if not thousands made ill and needing medical care. At GREAT expense.

The FDA, of course, is minimizing it to protect its corporate owners.

[AZBlue]

3. AND they knew of the problems on February 20th!!!

Why take a month to announce it???????