http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/20/national/main2587087.shtml?source=mostpop_story (CBS/AP) As many as one in six animals died in tests of suspect dog and cat food by the manufacturer last month after complaints the products were poisoning pets around the country, the government said Monday.
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Menu Foods told the FDA it received the first complaints of kidney failure and deaths among cats and dogs from pet owners on Feb. 20. It began new tests on Feb. 27.
During those tests, the company fed its product to 40 to 50 dogs and cats and seven animals — the mix of species was not immediately known — died, Sundlof said. The contamination appeared more deadly to cats than to dogs, he said.
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Tuite told AP earlier the recalled products were made using wheat gluten purchased from a new supplier, which has since been dropped.
The FDA hasn't confirmed the identity of that company, but its Web site suggests it supplies only animal feed manufacturers, Sundlof said.
Wheat gluten itself wouldn't cause kidney failure, leading FDA investigators to suspect contamination by other substances, including heavy metals like cadmium and lead or fungal toxins. Aflatoxin, a corn fungus, sparked a 2005 dog food recall.
Why wasn't there an immediate recall?
How many pets were sickened or killed in the month that followed?
:grr:
According to the article, frightened pet owners keep getting a busy signal when they call Menu Foods' information line.
One man, who was interviewed for the article, said that he will now be calling an attorney instead.
He's not the only one. There now appears to be a class action suit that's building.
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