Melamine, melamine, who got the melamine?
Update, 4/19: 4,346 pets have been reported as deceased into the Pet Connection database.
If your head is starting to spin in regards to pet food and pet food recalls--- join the club. Mine is to.
Here is a very brief overview of the current situation.
The FDA is testing 5 companies' food for tainted RICE protein concentrate contaminated with melamine that has been traced to the San Francisco company Wilbur-Ellis who imported it from China. Wilbur Ellis has voluntarily recalled all their products using the rice protein concentrate , but no companies have come forward to do so (yet) and we the buying public have no way to find out who they sold it to.
Go now and check your pet food (again) for rice protein concentrate.
Nutro says it ain't them in this press release.
CORN gluten contaminated with melamine has been recalled in South Africa after 29 pets report renal failure.
As we have come to expect, Pet Connection, Itchmo.com and Howl911.com are all on top this breaking story. Be sure to check them all for the latest and for more in depth information.
Thanks to Silvia, who tipped me off that Everlasting Treat Balls seen here, list wheat gluten as the # 1 ingredient. A Premier toy, the Bouncy Bone, that I highly recommended not too long ago also lists wheat gluten as an ingredient for it's nawhide. Pill Pickets do to.
Of course not all wheat gluten is contaminated, however, at this time, it is advisable to store items with wheat gluten until we get to the route of the problem of our contaminated food source.
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It is more important than ever to join the Nationwide pet walk in Portland
Walk to Keep our Pets Safe (KOPS)
Saturday April 28th @ 12:00 noon on the Back cove.
Meet across from Hannafords.
You can view and print the flyer here.
Please help to spread the word by distributing flyers in your area.
Update 9:00 pm-Blue Buffalo recalled a cat formula
That's one company--- 3 more to go.
Christie Keith live blogged the FDA news conference on Pet Connection, where we learned that melamine may have been fed to hogs which in turn may have been eaten by humans.
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The deliberate introduction of melamine into imported protein-rich products should send shivers down the spine of US consumers. Melamine tainted protein supplements have now been found in hog feed and cattle feed. And now it appears the practice may be wide-spread and represent an international scandal. Is this just The Tip of the Iceberg for this dangerous and criminal practice?
“The Chinese government has said that the contaminated wheat gluten was not meant for pet foods and therefore was not its regulatory responsibility.”- LA Times Marc Lifsher http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-na-petfood20apr20,0,508184.story?coll=la-home-headlines . Your readers should ask “So, who were these protein products intended for?”
Many more questions have yet to be addressed: What amount of melamine has entered the nation’s human food supply either directly through the use of cheap imported protein powders or indirectly through tainted meats and milk from animals fed on such garbage? Are body builder protein powders not also being spiked in order to falsely raise the tested protein content? How long has this been going on? And, ultimately, how many human cases of kidney failure might now be linked to the use of melamine in the food supply? FDA oversight?
As you can see, this issue is much bigger than poisoned pets.
-Bryn
Posted by
Bryn DuffyApril 22, 2007 05:13 PM
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