More Updates on the Pet Food Recall

It appears that the Chinese wheat gluten laced with an industrial poison is in more products than just dog food. In this Yahoo news story, Walmart is recalling their Ole Roy brand biscuits.

The recall of pet foods and treats contaminated with an industrial chemical expanded Thursday to include dog biscuits made by an Alabama company and sold by Wal-Mart under the Ol'Roy brand.

The Food and Drug Administration said the manufacturer, Sunshine Mills Inc., is recalling dog biscuits made with imported Chinese wheat gluten. Testing has revealed the wheat gluten, a protein source, was contaminated with melamine, used to make plastics and other industrial products.

Also Thursday, Menu Foods, a major manufacturer of brand- and private-label wet pet foods expanded its original recall to include a broader range of dates and varieties. Menu Foods was the first of at least six companies to recall the now more than 100 brands of pet foods and treats made with the contaminated ingredient.

The recall now covers "cuts and gravy"-style products made between Nov. 8 and March 6, Menu Foods said. Previously, it only applied to products made beginning Dec. 3. In addition, Menu Foods said it was expanding the recall to include more varieties, but no new brands.

People that want the latest updates on the pet food recall should monitor this blog or the FDA's pet food web site

Menu Foods Pet Food Recall.

I haven't mentioned the recent pet food recall by Menu foods here. It should be noted that a wide variety of brands of dog food were affected including brands that I always thought of as premium dog food brands such as Nutro and Eukanuba. If you are wondering if dog food you bought is affected - please note it's the wet foods that were affected.

You can find the complete list of affected pet foods here.

http://www.menufoods.com/recall/index.html

You can also find the list of affected dog foods here.

http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_dog.html

You can find the list of affected cat foods here.

http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_cat.html