Pet Food Recall Expanded (Rat poison found in tainted pet food)

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Source: Associated Press

Rat poison found in tainted pet food

By MARK JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer
35 minutes ago

ALBANY, N.Y. - Rat poison was found in pet food blamed for the deaths
of at least 16 cats and dogs, but scientists said Friday they still
don't know how it got there and predicted more animal deaths would
be linked to it. Also Friday, the company that produced the food
expanded its recall to include all 95 brands of the "cuts and
gravy" style food, regardless of when they were produced.

The substance in the food was identified as aminopterin, a cancer drug
that once was used to induce abortions in the United States and is still
used to kill rats in some other countries, state Agriculture Commissioner
Patrick Hooker said.

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The company expanded the recall — which initially covered only cans and
pouches of food packaged from Dec. 3 through March 6 — after the FDA
alerted it that some products remained on store shelves.

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