For those of you who are serving QI food made in Crete, Nebraska, some have been added to the recall list which includes some by Purina. You can see the update at
Our dog enjoys cheeseburgers at the drive thru! Barbara in Central FL
I am on the Purina mailing list and I received an e-mail saying that Purina is voluntarily recalling Alpo Alpo canned dog food. Here is the entire letter (well, without the color letterhead) .........
ALPO® BRAND PRIME CUTS IN GRAVY CANNED DOG FOOD VOLUNTARY NATIONWIDE RECALL
No Dry Purina Products Involved
March 31, 2007
On March 30, 2007, Nestlé Purina PetCare Company announced it is voluntarily recalling all sizes and varieties of its ALPO® Prime Cuts in Gravy wet dog food with specific date codes. The Company is taking this voluntary action after learning that wheat gluten containing melamine, a substance not approved for use in food, was provided to Purina by the same company that also supplied Menu Foods. The contamination occurred in a limited production quantity at only one of Purina's 17 pet food manufacturing facilities.
Consumers should immediately stop feeding their dogs ALPO Prime Cuts products with the date codes listed below and consult with a veterinarian if they have any health concerns with their pet.
The recalled 13.2-ounce and 22-ounce ALPO Prime Cuts cans and 6-, 8-,
12- and 24-can ALPO Prime Cuts Variety Packs have four-digit code dates of 7037 through 7053, followed by the plant code 1159. Those codes follow a "Best Before Feb. 2009" date. This information should be checked on the bottom of the can or the top or side of the multi-pack cartons.Importantly, no Purina brand dry pet foods are affected by the recall ? including ALPO Prime Cuts dry. In addition, no other Purina dog food products, no Purina cat food products, Purina treat products or Purina Veterinary Diet products are included in this recall, nor have been impacted by the contaminated wheat gluten supply.
At Purina, nothing is more important to us than the health and well-being of the pets whose nutrition has been entrusted to us by their owners, and we deeply regret this unfortunate situation. We will continue to take any and all actions necessary to ensure the quality and safety of our products.
Please see our March 30 press release for more information and click here for an updated list of Frequently Asked Questions. If you have more questions or concerns, please contact our Office of Consumer Affairs at
1-800-218-5898.Back to me -- be sure to remember that the recall does NOT include ANY dry pet food or any pet food other than the ALPO brand name. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at
Dog (Reece----as in peanut butter cups) enjoys going to the drive thru in the van because after eating his cheeseburger he can walk off the calories while his human mom & dad finish eating! Barbara in Central FL
Oh no! I don't think you're crying "wolf" at all. This is *scary*. We feed Purina products and up until now, I mistakenly thought all their products were exempt from the recall.
LOL! Our Doxie used to know *exactly* what a drive-thru was for, too!
Sherry
You're not crying wolf, Polly!
My dogs eat mostly dry dog food, but occasionally I treat them to a can of wet food. They love it. Last night I bought a couple of cans of Alpo Prime Slices, that's what they like the best. I just looked at the can I have left and it is the right plant number, but the issue date is later. But still, I can't know for sure that it's safe and I will guarantee I have fed them the "tainted" food in the last few weeks.
Scary. I don't like to feed my dogs people food because I knew it spoiled them for their balanced dog food. Sometimes I boil chicken and mix the meat with brown rice for them, but I don't think they could live on that.
What's a person to do?
Polly, I don't think you're unduly alarmed. We all love our babies, human or otherwise, and we'd be horrified to discover that we'd been feeding them tainted food. Keeping us all updated is a public service. Right now I'm very grateful that we feed Dexter kibble, adding "people food" to it on a judicious basis as a special treat and to give him some variety. I just ache for those people whose pets have been lost because of this awful problem.
Well, my big dog (Akita mix) eats mostly dry crunchy food, and I get liver, kidneys, etc. from the butcher, and boil that up and run it through the big food grinder (think hand crank like granny used to use to make relish). Healthy for Nikki, freezes well, and no chance of factory-type contaminations. Smells nasty while boiling, but I just open a window.
Awwww, for crying out loud, here's more. Del Monte has joined in. If you thought Del Monte only did pineapple and baby food - here you go:
And I used to give both Tuppence and Dexter some of those jerky treats sometimes after their daily brushing. Dexter wasn't very fond of them, so I've stopped since Tuppence's death -- but Tuppence loved them. Now I wonder if the people in charge are wrong about kidney failure being the only result of this contamination; Tuppence died of liver failure. Of course, her death may have been totally unrelated.
insanity rules yet again. i've just checked nz govt websites for any media news releases on this here and could find none. as we import a lot of some food types...probly wheat too, i emailed the govt dept here about it and asked what they know, what they've told the nz public and if they've told us nothing new about this situation here, when are they going to tell us. argh, the mind boggles. wheat gluten could well come into smaller countrys and be used in making bread, a staple food item in many countrys. those too small to grow enough of their own will import from various countrys. as this seems to be coming in from china, is it safe to eat rice from there, another grain product. eeeeeeek. ok ok, i'm not panic'n just worry'n a bit. aint noth'n to mess with. jeanne
I have to ask...can Yogi beara to just eat Cheerios and chicken????
I have been so freaked out by this pet food recall, I'm just beside myself. My boyz don't get any wet food, just dry, and I get it at one of those "all organic, health food for pets" places, and so far, there hasn't been anything. I sincerely hope no one has had any health issues with their QI because of this. It certainly is frightening........
Patti in Seattle
My daughter has two miniature greyhounds, Amber and Chloe. I used to chide her because she would miss a meal if it meant she couldn't buy the fixings for their homemade food. But, now I think she may have been onto something here! She buys bulk chicken parts and boils them in a minimal amount of water. After it is all cooked she painstakingly pulls off every bit of chicken. She then buys large bags of mixed vegetables and cooks them and then adds the chicken to them. Her dogs love it. She can make enough for a week and refrigerates it. A minute or two in the microwave and it's good to go. Of course, everyone else in the house is vegetarian!
A friend of mine is a weatherman. He sends bulletins and updates constantly on his email list. Before he could get around to tornado alert and flash flood warnings, he just sent us this:
Complete Pet Food Recall List
Last Updated: March 31, 2007
Cat Food If you are in possession of a variety or multi-pack, please be sure to check the individual can or pouch rather than relying solely on the date coding on the side of the carton.
1.. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets 2.. Authority 3.. Best Choice 4.. Companion 5.. Compliments 6.. Demoulas Market Basket 7.. Eukanuba 8.. Fine Feline Cat 9.. Food Lion 10.. Foodtown 11.. Giant Companion 12.. Hannaford 13.. Hill Country Fare 14.. Hy-Vee 15.. Iams 16.. Laura Lynn 17.. Li'l Red 18.. Loving Meals 19.. Meijer's Main Choice 20.. Nutriplan 21.. Nutro Max Gourmet Classics 22.. Nutro Natural Choice 23.. Paws 24.. Pet Pride 25.. Presidents Choice 26.. Price Chopper 27.. Priority US 28.. Save-A-Lot Special Blend 29.. Schnucks 30.. Science Diet Feline Savory Cuts Cans 31.. Sophistacat 32.. Special Kitty Canada 33.. Special Kitty US 34.. Springfield Prize 35.. Sprout 36.. Stop & Shop Companion 37.. Tops Companion 38.. Wegmans 39.. Weis Total Pet 40.. Western Family US 41.. White Rose 42.. Winn DixieDog Food
If you are in possession of a variety or multi-pack, please be sure to check the individual can or pouch rather than relying solely on the date coding on the side of the carton.
1.. 1.. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets 2.. Authority 3.. Award 4.. Best Choice 5.. Big Bet 6.. Big Red 7.. Bloom 8.. Cadillac 9.. Companion 10.. Demoulas Market Basket 11.. Eukanuba 12.. Food Lion 13.. Giant Companion 14.. Great Choice 15.. Hannaford 16.. Hill Country Fare 17.. Hy-Vee 18.. Iams 19.. Laura Lynn 20.. Loving Meals 21.. Meijers Main Choice 22.. Mighty Dog Pouch 23.. Mixables 24.. Nutriplan 25.. Nutro Max 26.. Nutro Natural Choice 27.. Nutro Ultra 28.. Nutro 29.. Ol'Roy Canada 30.. Ol'Roy US 31.. Paws 32.. Pet Essentials 33.. Pet Pride - Good n Meaty 34.. Presidents Choice 35.. Price Chopper 36.. Priority Canada 37.. Priority US 38.. Publix 39.. Roche Brothers 40.. Save-A-Lot Choice Morsels 41.. Schnucks 42.. Shep Dog 43.. Springsfield Prize 44.. Sprout 45.. Stater Brothers 46.. Stop & Shop Companion 47.. Tops Companion 48.. Wegmans Bruiser 49.. Weis Total Pet 50.. Western Family US 51.. White Rose 52.. Winn Dixie 53.. Your PetSorry, friends, I don't know how to clean this up for rctq standard type. Polly
groan. Polly
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