Pet Food Recall
The recall of Menu Foods dog and cat food in March 2007 was the beginning of a series of revelations, charges and counter-charges.
While millions of pet owners worried about the fate of their pets, pet food manufacturers squirmed, politicians pontificated and regulators tried to get ahead of the situation.
ConsumerAffairs.com's Lisa Wade McCormick and Joe Enoch covered the long-running story, touching the bases on Capitol Hill, at the Menu Foods plant in Emporia, Kansas, and many points in between.
• FDA Confirms Probe of NUTRO Pet Food Deaths, Illnesses
• Evidence Destroyed in Menu Foods Case May Hamper Other Lawsuits
• Pet Food Class Action Preemptively Thrown Out
• Lawsuits On the Trail of Nutro, Canidae Pet Foods
• Pet Owners Warned about Chicken Jerky Products
• Mars Extends Pet Food Recall; More Salmonella Found
• Mars Recalls Cat Food Sold at Wal-Mart due to Salmonella
• Pet Owners Eligible For $24 Million in Landmark Melamine Settlement
• Internet Rumor Claims Cocoa Mulch Causes Dog Deaths
• Mars Petcare Recalls Some Pedigree Dog Food
• Expert Finds Unexplained Pet Deaths 'Not Consistent'
• Illness, Death Dog Nutro Pet Food
• Feds Raid PETCO Warehouse in Illinois
• Pet Owners Not Thrilled with Poison Food Settlement
• CDC Links 2006 Salmonella Outbreak to Dog Food
• FDA Orders Illinois Pet Food Maker to Clean Up Its Act
• String of Illnesses Afflicts NUTRO-Fed Pets
• Pet Owners Not Thrilled with Poisoning Settlement
• Menu Foods Settles Pet Food Class Action
• Pet Owners Cheer Indictments in Toxic Pet Food Case
• Tests Find More Toxic Pet Toys
• Finding Safe Toys to Give Your Pet
• Menu Foods Denies Acetaminophen Found in its Cat Food
• Veterinarians Solve Pet Food Death Puzzle
• Menu Foods Agrees to Test for Pain Killer in its Cat Food
• Lab Tests Again Find Acetaminophen in Pet Food
• Toxic Pet Toys: A Doctor's Advice
• Consumers Respond to Toxic Wal-Mart Pet Toy Stories
• Pet Industry Agrees on Need for Toxicity Standards
• Industry Responds to Reports of Lead in Wal-Mart Pet Toys
• Wal-Mart Attacks Lab Tests that Found Lead, Chromium in Pet Toys
• Wal-Mart Reviewing Results of Tests on China-Made Pet Toys
• Lab Tests Find Lead, Other Toxins in Pet Toys Sold at Wal-Mart
• CANIDAE Denies Reports of Painkiller in its Pet Food
• Lab Tests Find Painkiller in Samples of Pet Food
• Purina Denies Claim on Bichon Frise Deaths
• FDA Blocks Nutro Pet Food Shipment from Entering U.S.
• FDA Testing Dog Treats Pulled from Wal-Mart Shelves
• Wal-Mart Finds Melamine in Chinese-Made Dog Treats
• Melamine-Related Pet Food Recall Went Unnoticed
• Wal-Mart Pulls Dog Treats Made in China
• Cat Owner Files Legal Action Against FDA in Pet Food Deaths
• Common Flame Retardant May Be Killing House Cats
• Kentucky Breeder Blames Purina for Her Dogs' Deaths
• Newfoundland Breeders Despair After Deaths and Deformities
• Pet Owner Sues Menu Foods, Kroger
• Pet Food Company Denies Claim for Dead Dog
• FDA Disputes Pet Food Pain Killer Findings
• Menu Foods Samples Test Positive for Painkiller
• Tests Find Pain Killer in Pet Food
• Doane Recalls Batch of Ol' Roy Dog Food
• Two U.S. Companies Recall Melamine-Tainted Feed
• Nutra Nuggets Recalled as Melamine Poisonings Continue
• Pet Owners Blame Nutro Products for their Dogs' Illnesses
• Tests Find Melamine in Diamond Pet Foods Brands
• Chenango Valley Recalls More Pet Food
• Menu Foods Says It's Ready to Process Claims from Pet Owners
• Pet Food Safety Summit Set for July
• Royal Canin Recalls 15 Pet Foods
• Chinese Companies Blamed for Pet Poisonings Closed Down
• Fish Were Fed Contaminated Feed
• Little Risk to Humans from Tainted Animal Feed, Feds Assert
• Senate Approves Measure to Strengthen Food Safety
• Menu Foods Expands Recall, Questions about Other Brands
• New Theory on Dog and Cat Poisonings
• Melamine Shows Up In Chicken Feed
• Spiked Pet Food Nothing New to Chinese, Times Finds
• Pet Food Fall-Out Continues, with Recalls, Raids, Lawsuits
• Melamine Found in North Carolina Hogs
• Thousands of Hogs May Have Eaten Contaminated Feed
• U.S. Food Supply at High Risk of Terrorist or Profit-Driven Tampering
• Senators Demand FDA Release Names of All Suspect Pet Food Companies
• South Africa Bans Gluten Products from China as Pet Poisonings Spread
• Pet Food Contamination Scandal Spreads to Pork, FDA Opens Criminal Investigation
• Intentional Spiking Suspected in Chinese Ingredients; Blue Buffalo Recalls Spa Select Kitten Dry Food
• Congress Pressing for Better Food Safety
• China Blocks U.S. Inspectors Seeking Answers to Pet Poisonings
• Natural Balance Recalls Pet Food
• Pet Food Importer Blames Its Chinese Supplier
• Pet Owners Organize to Put Congress on a Short Leash
• Senate Hears from Pet Food Lobbyists, FDA Officials, Promises Action
• FDA Warns That Recalled Pet Food May Still Be On Shelves
• Menu Foods Recalls More Cat Food Made With ChemNutra Wheat Gluten
• Cornell Scientists Find A Second Contaminant in Pet Food
• Veterinary Chain Puts Pet Food Injuries At 39,000
• Senate Hearing Will Probe Pet Food Safety
• Pet Chews Contaminated with Salmonella
• Pet Food Recall Expanded to Sunshine Mills Dog Biscuits
• American Importer Recalls All Wheat Gluten
• PETA Suggests Vitamin D to Blame for Animal Deaths
• Pet Food Recall Timeline Shows "Failures At Every Level," PETA Charges
• List of Recalled Menu Foods Products
• FDA Blocks Imports from Chinese Supplier Suspected of Producing Tainted Wheat Gluten
• Del Monte the Latest to Recall Pet Food
• Alpo Adds Some Dog Food to Massive Recall List
• FDA Finds Plastic in Tainted Pet Food
• Reports of Dog, Cat Deaths Rise; Scientists Question Whether Rat Poison is the Cause
• Menu Foods Wants All of its Wet Pet Food Removed from Shelves
• What's the Safest Food for Your Dog or Cat?
• Pet Food Recall Hits Home in Emporia
• Menu Food CEO "Doesn't Know" How Rat Poison Got into Pet Food
• Pet Food Contamination May Be Rat Poison
• One in Six Animals Died in Pet Food Tests
• Pet Food Recalled After Reports Of Kidney Failure
• Tainted Dog Food Killed 23 Animals in 2005
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