Q&A: Got this from Yahoo news Menu Foods Delayed recall?
Question by Jennifer F: Got this from Yahoo news Menu Foods Delayed recall?
By MARK JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Fri Mar 23, 12:16 PM ET
ALBANY, N.Y. – Rat poison has been found in pet food blamed for the deaths of at least 16 cats and dogs, a spokeswoman for the State
Department of Agriculture and Markets said Friday.
Spokeswoman Jessica Chittenden would not identify the chemical or its source beyond saying it was a rodent poison.
ABC News reported it was aminopterin that may have been on imported wheat used in the pet food. Aminopterin is used to kill rats in some countries but is not registered for that use in the United States, according to the
Environmental Protection Agency. The chemical, also a cancer drug, is highly toxic in high doses.
Officials from the agriculture department and Cornell University’s Animal Health Diagnostic Center would not immediately confirm the ABC report but scheduled a news conference Friday afternoon to release laboratory findings from tests on the pet food.
The
Food and Drug Administration has said the investigation was focusing on wheat gluten in the food. Wheat gluten itself would not cause kidney failure, but the common ingredient could have been contaminated by heavy metals or mold toxins, the FDA said.
State and
FBI officials said they knew of no criminal investigations in the case.
The pet deaths led to a recall of 60 million cans and pouches of pet food produced by Menu Foods and sold throughout North America under 95 brand names. There have been several reports of kidney failure in pets that ate the recalled brands, and the company has confirmed the deaths of 15 cats and one dog.
Menu Foods last week recalled “cuts and gravy” style dog and cat food. The recall sparked concern among pet owners across North America. It includes food sold under store brands carried by Wal-Mart, Kroger, Safeway and other large retailers, as well as private labels such as Iams, Nutro and Eukanuba.
Menu Foods is majority owned by Menu Foods Income Fund of Streetsville. The company also makes foods for zoo cats, but those products are unaffected by the recall.
The company’s chief executive and president said Menu Foods delayed announcing the recall until it could confirm that the animals had eaten its product before dying. Two earlier complaints from consumers whose cats had died involved animals that lived outside or had access to a garage, which left open the possibility they had been poisoned by something other than contaminated food, he said.
Menu Foods planned a media teleconference for later Friday, a spokesman said.
A spokesman for New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said he was not aware of any criminal investigation involving the tainted food. FBI spokesman Paul Holstein in Albany said Friday he was not aware of any FBI involvement in the case.
“I don’t know where we’ll go from here,” he said.
A complete list of the recalled products along with product codes, descriptions and production dates was posted online by Menu Foods and is available at http://tinyurl.com/2pn6mm. The company also designated two phone numbers that pet owners could call for information: (866) 463-6738 and (866) 895-2708.
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Associated Press writer Andrew Bridges in Washington contributed to this report.
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On the Net:
FDA pet food recall information: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html
Menu Foods: http://tinyurl.com/2pn6mm
http://www.petconnection.com/
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Answer by ascalila
Is it just North America? Which country did the wheat come from?
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How to Get the Information you need to protect your children from product recalls?
Question by : How to Get the Information you need to protect your children from product recalls?
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Answer by lafillequibouge
You should try Recalls Plus, a free iPhone app that enables busy parents to proactively monitor recalls of their children’s products like strollers, cribs, baby formula, and car seats for greater safety and peace of mind, check it out: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/recalls-plus/id499200328
If you don’t have an iphone, there is also a Facebook app:
http://apps.facebook.com/recallsplus/
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Q&A: How to Get the Information you need to protect your children from product recalls?
Question by : How to Get the Information you need to protect your children from product recalls?
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Answer by Christian in Jesus
The store that you purchase your products will refuse to sell any recalled items. And you can contact consumer affairs.
http://www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz/for-consumers/goods/product-safety/product-recall-notices
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How much money did China lose from their lead based toys recall in 2007?
Question by foxresume: How much money did China lose from their lead based toys recall in 2007?
IN 2007, several companies had to recall millions of products made in China because of lead paint being used in their manufacturing process. I’d like to know what amount of money, if any, did China lose because of this? Thank you.
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Answer by Mr. Ron
The actual amount lost is just about impossible to project as China employs a different method of accounting than we do.
Under their communist form of government state owned companies do not have to make their financial records public.
The amount lost is probably not as much as you would think as some of the losses (actually much of it) was absorbed from the U. S. companies that do business with them.
As far as lost sales go, most American’s are still buying toys and other items stamped “Made in China” so I don’t think most people really care much about it one way or the other. Walk through a toy store today and look for “Made in America” or “Made in USA” and you won’t find too much.
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does anybody know where i can find a list of all the recent product recalls from china?
Question by rowbee: does anybody know where i can find a list of all the recent product recalls from china?
not just toys, a link would be great thanks
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Answer by toddly1
try this: http://www.who-sucks.com/business/made-in-china-2007-danger-timeline
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Q&A: where can I find out if the Eukaneuba large breed canned dog food is on recall from Menu Foods in Canada?
Question by : where can I find out if the Eukaneuba large breed canned dog food is on recall from Menu Foods in Canada?
I cannot get through by phone to Menu Foods it is BUSY, all day and Eukaneuba is listed as one of the products on recall from Menu Foods in Canada.
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Answer by simplecountry94
www.whio.com – go under the consumer tab
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Is the theory of Unintelligent Design different from Intelligent Design and Evolution? How is it different?
Question by Sean: Is the theory of Unintelligent Design different from Intelligent Design and Evolution? How is it different?
Evolution – man evolved from apes/monkeys, whatever
Intelligent Design – we are so complex we require a creator
Unintelligent Design – we’re screwed up – our creator is stupid.
I propose that if we are to teach children an alternative to Evolution, intelligent design, since Evolution has never been proven a fact, that we also teach the alternative theory of unintelligent design, that we are really screwed up people, created by a “stupid creator”.
I propose this as a non-offensive theory that is different from evolution and intelligent design, both of which have never been proven as fact.
What do you think?
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Answer by piraterachel
we’re not ALL screwed up, I think. What about those amazing gymnists that seem almost able to fly with their practically perfect bodies? I wouldn’t consider myself screwed up if I could do that stuff. But, that theory might be depressing for some students, and hilarious for the rest of them. And, it might make them feel like they have a liscense to misbehave more if they are a “stupid creation” in their own minds. Cheers Imzarray
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Were there design flaws in Collins submarine computerization architecture, apart from the inevitable loophole?
Question by The Path I Choose: Were there design flaws in Collins submarine computerization architecture, apart from the inevitable loophole?
that would allow a bonehead to seize control of the project ?
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Answer by Morpheus
The more advanced a new system is…the more likely it will have design flaws.
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Q&A: Good morning. What should be done about all those defective products we receive from China?
Question by Still Beautifully Conservative: Good morning. What should be done about all those defective products we receive from China?
With the recent recalls from the Mattel Corporation of their toys and other things, should we boycott them?
Or demand Mattel (or any other company for that matter) to keep a closer eye on how their toys and products are produced in China?
Or demand that they start producing their products here in the US and we, the consumer, pay the higher price for them?
All thoughts on this matter are gratefully appreciated.
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Answer by stev
Sue Mattel.
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Q&A: What to Do If You Have Suffered an Injury from a Recalled Product?
Question by : What to Do If You Have Suffered an Injury from a Recalled Product?
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Answer by DeannetheGreat
Get a lawyer. It will be too much trouble to wade through the legal quagmire otherwise. But only do so if the injury was substantial and it can be linked to the product’s defect.
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