Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
2007 pet food recalls. Beginning in March 2007, there was a widespread recall of many brands of cat and dog foods due to contamination with melamine and cyanuric acid. The recalls in North America, Europe, and South Africa came in response to reports of kidney failure in pets. Initially, the recalls were associated with the consumption of ...
This timeline of the 2007 pet food recalls documents how events related to the 2007 pet food recalls unfolded. Several contaminated Chinese vegetable proteins were used by pet food makers in North America, Europe and South Africa, leading to kidney failure in animals fed the contaminated food.
The many product recalls within the year led Consumer Reports and other observers to dub 2007 "The Year of the Recall.” Events in the confidence crisis included recalls on consumer goods such as pet food, toys, toothpaste and lipstick, and a ban on certain types of seafood. Also included were reports on the poor crash safety of Chinese ...
With food poisoning on center stage recently, from E.coli at Taco Bell to salmonella at Subway, the latest trend in bacteria-carrying edibles has been in pet food that can sicken anyone who ...
The Food and Drug Administration says Mid America Pet Food recalled all of its manufactured brands with a best-by date before Oct. 31, 2024, including Victor, Eagle Mountain, Wayne Feeds, and two ...
Food recalls are common, and there have been more than 600 recalls in the past year in the U.S. and Canada, according to Food Safety News. More than a third of these recalls were due to Salmonella ...
2007 – Pet food recalls occurred in North America, Europe, and South Africa as a result of Chinese protein export contamination using melamine as an adulterant. 2008 – Baby milk scandal, in China. 300,000 babies affected, 51,900 hospitalisations and 6 infant deaths.
For those who purchased the recalled dog food, the FDA recommends discarding it in a way that cannot be accessed by children, pets or wildlife. Consumers can contact Mid America Pet Food about ...