Sunday, 18 March 2007 23:25

Pet Food Recall Underway

slide29With a nationwide recall of millions of containers of dog and cat food underway, many pet owners called stores and veterinarians offices this weekend, all worried that the kibble in their cupboard may be deadly. Menu Foods, the Ontario-based company that produced the pet food, said Saturday it was recalling dog food sold under 46 brands and cat food sold under 37 brands including Iams, Nutro and Eukanuba.
slide31 The food was distributed throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico by major retailers such as Wal-Mart, Kroger and Safeway. An unknown number of cats and dogs had suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, the company said. Menu Foods' chief executive and president Paul Henderson told the Associated Press on Friday that the company was still trying to figure out what happened. A complete list of the recalled products is available at the Menu Foods Web site -- www.menufoods.com -- and consumers can also call 866-463-6738 for more details.