Rat Poison in food recalled according to local news

According to the local news there was rat poison found in some of the
recalled pet foods. They did not have the specifics yet but said they would
have more on the evening news.



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On Mar 23, 12:14 pm, (krazy) wrote:
According to the local news there was rat poison found in some of the
recalled pet foods. They did not have the specifics yet but said they would
have more on the evening news.

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I think some of those pet food execs are going to be eating pet food
themselves. Sue on, sue on, pet lovers!

krazy wrote:
According to the local news there was rat poison found in some of the
recalled pet foods. They did not have the specifics yet but said they would
have more on the evening news.


Rat poison found in now-recalled pet food 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. 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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On Mar 23, 12:11 pm, "Lisa" wrote:
On Mar 23, 12:14 pm, (krazy) wrote:



According to the local news there was rat poison found in some of the
recalled pet foods. They did not have the specifics yet but said they would
have more on the evening news.

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I think some of those pet food execs are going to be eating pet food
themselves. Sue on, sue on, pet lovers!

Bravo.

krazy wrote:



According to the local news there was rat poison found in some of the
recalled pet foods. They did not have the specifics yet but said they
would have more on the evening news.


On the CBC evening news here in Canada, (and I don't want to start a
knee-jerk reaction here), they said the wheat gluten was sourced in China.
Now depending on your political orientation you will blame the Chinese or
suspect that someone contaminated the food to discredit the Chinese. We
may never know, but it's interesting how the layers are coming off the
onion as more and more info comes to light. Did they not mention the China
connection in the States? It was on the 9:00 o'clock news, Eastern time,
here in "Catnada."

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Regards, Fred

Buried a 14 year old tabby in December 06 from a sudden and rapid
kidney failure. She ate Iams and Fancy feast and I noticed she seemed
to dislike the gravy style food and we bought it a couple of times by
mistake and expectde her to eat it anyway.

Got the vet bills and grave in the yard to prove it. They say it
started as early as December but I strongly suspect it was almost
certainly in the food chain as early as October or November and my
last tabby Rosie went out fast because she was not a strong or young
kitten anymore.

They a full of poop if they are trying to say they have no clue. They
have lots of clues but they want to sift through them and spin it in
the best possible light for themselves. When we look at the salaries
of execs in this country and then for them to allow something like
this to happen, they deserve proper penalties to offset the huge
rewards they normally enjoy.

Now I have to worry that my new cat was given any of the leftover food
because I never suspected premium IAMS would be on the cat killer
list.

When we look at the salaries of execs in this country

Here are their names:

Robert W. Luba: Chairman and Trustee of the Fund, Chairman of Menu
Foods GenPar Limited
Alexander R. Aird: Trustee of the Fund, Director of Menu Foods GenPar
Limited
Serge K. Darkazanli: Trustee of the Fund, Director of Menu Foods
GenPar Limited
Eric A. Demirian: Trustee of the Fund, Director of Menu Foods GenPar
Limited
Thomas A Di Giacomo: Trustee of the Fund, Director of Menu Foods
GenPar Limited
Stephen A. Bearg: Director of Menu Foods GenPar Limited
Margaret A. Bras: Director of Menu Foods GenPar Limited
Robert W. Bras: Director of Menu Foods GenPar Limited
Douglas F. Haslam: Director of Menu Foods GenPar Limited
Fraser D. Latta: Director of Menu Foods GenPar Limited
Douglas N. Lunau: Director of Menu Foods GenPar Limited
Donald G. Watt: Director of Menu Foods GenPar Limited
Paul K. Henderson: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of
Menu Foods GenPar Limited
Mark A. Wiens: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Menu Foods GenPar Limited
Dr. Richard G. Shields Jr.: Executive Vice President - Technical
Services of Menu Foods GenPar Limited
Randall C. Copeland: Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing of
Menu Foods GenPar Limited
William F. Grant: Executive Vice President - Corporate Purchasing and
Logistics of Menu Foods GenPar Limited
Christopher J. Mifflin: Executive Vice President - Operations of Menu
Foods GenPar Limited

All of these people, including those brands that were reselling this
crap as their own (i.e. IAMS, Science Diet, etc.), should be made to
EAT a pouch or two of what they are hawking every day if they think it
is so safe. *******S! They should feel lucky that, so far, my two
cats are okay (because I'm an eye for an eye kind of guy!!!)
*******S!

I'm sure we'll have the name of more heads soon.

On 23 Mar 2007 20:15:25 -0700, "Celticbeard"
wrote:

Buried a 14 year old tabby in December 06 from a sudden and rapid
kidney failure. She ate Iams and Fancy feast and I noticed she seemed
to dislike the gravy style food and we bought it a couple of times by
mistake and expectde her to eat it anyway.

Got the vet bills and grave in the yard to prove it. They say it
started as early as December but I strongly suspect it was almost
certainly in the food chain as early as October or November and my
last tabby Rosie went out fast because she was not a strong or young
kitten anymore.

They a full of poop if they are trying to say they have no clue. They
have lots of clues but they want to sift through them and spin it in
the best possible light for themselves. When we look at the salaries
of execs in this country and then for them to allow something like
this to happen, they deserve proper penalties to offset the huge
rewards they normally enjoy.

Now I have to worry that my new cat was given any of the leftover food
because I never suspected premium IAMS would be on the cat killer
list.

Before you come down too hard on Iams beer in mind this stretched
across NINETY+ brands. Iams plus 89 other brands at least.

Before you blame IAMS the ultimate responsibility is the supplier in
China. Menu foods may have been a victim of choosing the wrong
supplier. (Bear in mind too sometimes these ingredients are only
availalbe from two mfg. so if one mfg. is down for whatever reason
the only other option is this one company in China.

So before you blame IAMS remember the other 89 brands that
also used this ingredient incuding Science Diet, Purina,
and many others.

As far as whether you're cat was victim of this, i'd start with
your vet. Maybe you're vet could shed light on whether you could
prove a connection?

It may be somewhat pricey to check it out but for peace of mind
you might want to pursue it further. I know if it were my cat
i'd feel obligated to pursue it further.

On 24 Mar 2007 02:04:03 -0700, "Divinorumus"
wrote:
All of these people, including those brands that were reselling this
crap as their own (i.e. IAMS, Science Diet, etc.), should be made to
EAT a pouch or two of what they are hawking every day if they think it
is so safe. *******S! They should feel lucky that, so far, my two
cats are okay (because I'm an eye for an eye kind of guy!!!)
*******S!

I'm sure we'll have the name of more heads soon.

One thing i'm wondering after the 90+ brands of moist food are
removed the shelves is there anything left?

(I'm fortunate that all my cats only do dry food. My oldest has
never tolerated moist food.)

But i'd want further details before blaming IAMS/science diet/
purina and the other 87 brands. After all it comes down
to a question of who knew what when.

(I'd add that is probably sheer luck that New York officials
stumbled on what the ingredient was.)

On Mar 23, 1:22 pm, "-L." wrote:
krazy wrote:
According to the local news there was rat poison found in some of the
recalled pet foods. They did not have the specifics yet but said they would
have more on the evening news.

Rat poison found in now-recalled pet food 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.

The US is importing an increasing amount of food from abroad,
especially from places with much lower safety standards, like Chile
and Mexico. I think people ought to rethink this dangerous policy.

Your life and your loved ones lives are at stake.

Lisa