Alpo® Brand Prime Cuts In Gravy Canned Dog Food Voluntary Nationwide Recall

[rumpel]

March 30, 2007

Nestlé Purina PetCare Company today announced it is voluntarily recalling all sizes and varieties of its ALPO® Prime Cuts in Gravy wet dog food with specific date codes. The Company is taking this voluntary action after learning today that wheat gluten containing melamine, a substance not approved for use in food, was provided to Purina by the same company that also supplied Menu Foods. The contamination occurred in a limited production quantity at only one of Purina's 17 pet food manufacturing facilities.

Consumers should immediately stop feeding their dogs ALPO Prime Cuts products with the date codes listed below and consult with a veterinarian if they have any health concerns with their pet.

The recalled 13.2-ounce and 22-ounce ALPO Prime Cuts cans and 6-, 8-, 12- and 24-can ALPO Prime Cuts Variety Packs have four-digit code dates of 7037 through 7053, followed by the plant code 1159. Those codes follow a "Best Before Feb. 2009" date. This information should be checked on the bottom of the can or the top or side of the multi-pack cartons.

http://www.purina.com/

additional discussion also here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2788604

[rumpel]

1. also it says:

Updated FAQs – March 30, 2007

Were you the "dry pet food manufacturer" the FDA referred to in its press conference?

* No.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. Kicked and recommended - until very recently, Chuckiemutt was eating...

...Alpo prime cuts & gravy mixed in with his Purina One dry food.:grr::mad::grr: Fortunately, he seems to be okay.

[rumpel]

3. This entire crazy episode boils down to - us having to demand

real oversight! regulations and inspections of all foods

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Thank you so much for posting this!

My house mate saw another thread on the recall, so did a search for Alpo, since that's what his dog gets, and found yours! All the cans containing wheat gluten, no matter what the numbers, are going out...:scared: :kick:

[TexasLawyer]

5. money back ?

they say in their press release you can get your money back, but they have no information on this that I can see. This was my top question, but of course "How do I get my money back" is not in the Alpo recall FAQ.

Does anyone know how to do this? I have LOTs of cans of Alpo that meet the recall specs.

[piesRsquare]

6. Pet food recall information

updated pet food recall info http://2blackcats.wordpress.com