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$40m Recall After Animal Deaths

ONTARIO PET FOOD COMPANY PLANS $40M RECALL AFTER ANIMAL DEATHS

One of North America's largest pet-food suppliers said Friday it would recall some of the premium dog and cat food it sells through stores such as Wal-Mart and Safeway at a cost of up to $40 million after several animal deaths in the United States.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/03/16/petfoodbad.html

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I read several articles about this over the past few days, and the oddest thing is that they can't seem to figure out what's causing the problem. Tests on the samples of food from the deaths reveal nothing out of the ordinary. Quite mysterious.

Rather off topic, but... One conspiracy theorist I read wondered if it were some kind of terrorist "animal testing" before the big attack on human food. Paranoid? Maybe....

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RAT POISON FOUND IN PET FOOD, OFFICIAL SAYS

Rat poison was found in pet food blamed for the deaths of at least 16 cats and dogs, but scientists said Friday they still don't know how it got there and predicted more animal deaths would be linked to it.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/23/pet.food....l.ap/index.html

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So, imagine you are the owner or breeder of high-quality pedigree dogs, and you have always purchased the best, most expensive brand of dog foods to ensure you are receiving the best quality for your high-maintenance dogs -- say, Iams for example.

With this incident, you now discover you have been paying high-dollar for the same food found in the store brands. Are you happy about it? Not likely. I wonder if other legal issues will arise out of this event.

It's really sad to have seen these poor animals dying in their owners' arms, with IV's poking out of them and such sad little faces. A terrible thing. How many owners will now find alternative ways to feed their pets?

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DRY FOOD ADDED TO PET FOOD RECALL LIST

Federal testing of recalled pet foods turned up a chemical used to make plastics but failed to confirm the presence of a cancer drug also used as rat poison. The recall expanded Friday to include the first dry pet food.
Ref. www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/30/pet.food.recall.ap/index.html

$40m Recall After Animal Deaths

THIRD TAINTED INGREDIENT DETECTED IN PET FOODS

An industrial chemical imported from China has now been detected in a third ingredient used to make pet foods, leading officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to speculate that the contamination may be intentional.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/04/2...ca-petfood.html