Defective & Dangerous Products

• Pet Food Contamination - U. S. Company's Disclosure

  Susy Owen | June 01, 2007 12:48 PM | 1 CommentSanta Clarita, CA

  It is no secret that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) learned on March 15 that dogs and cats were being adversely affected by the ingestion of certain pet foods. Upon investigation, the FDA found contaminants in vegetable proteins, which had been imported from China. The recall prompted congressional hearings, not to mention scrutiny of China's current manufacturing processes. Since March,...

• Pet Food Contamination - Investigation Continues

  Susy Owen | May 25, 2007 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Due to pet food contamination, in April, China banned melamine, the ingredient that contaminated pet food. China has also announced that it would cooperate with U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA). Perhaps because they knew an announcement from the FDA was coming, ChemNutra announced publicly that their facility had been searched by the FDA. The FDA are in the process of determining whether...

• Tainted Pet Food Recall Reaches Costco

  Susy Owen | May 15, 2007 3:51 PM | 1 CommentSanta Clarita, CA

  Costco has now joined a voluntary pet food recall in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration. The products involved in the recall contain rice protein and could potentially contain the chemical 'malamine," which is used as a fertilizer and in plastics. The pet food in question is 'Kirkland Signature Lamb and Rice canned dog food.' The focus is on 2-Flavor Variety Pack. The item number...

• Tainted Pet Food - Getting to the Bottom of it

  Susy Owen | May 11, 2007 5:32 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  At this point and time the details are sketchy. However, it appears that two of the Chinese companies that produce the tainted products that made their way to the mouths of our beloved pets, have had their managers detained by the Chinese government. This comes on the heels of an investigation here in the U.S. by the Food and Drug Administration Unbelievably, the pet food recall involves almost...

• China Deliberately Adds Poison to Pet Food

  Susy Owen | May 01, 2007 12:02 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Since the pet food recall began in mid-March, pet owners have lived a nightmare. They have been forced to watch their animal friends die. The helpless animals that have not already died are seriously injured and/or near death and are fighting to stay alive.The chemical melamine, which is one of the chemicals that has been found in pet food, has apparently been used for years by the Chinese in...

• The Source of Tainted Pet Food

  Susy Owen | April 27, 2007 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  As the pet food recall widens yet again, the contamination has reached hogs as it makes its way into the human food chain. "This is something quite new," said Grant Maxie, a clinical pathologist and director of the Animal Health Laboratory at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. "We haven't seen this before, and we may never see it again." Let hope not. The problem is heart breaking. So...

• Contamination Enters the Human Food Chain

  Susy Owen | April 25, 2007 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  It may not be the ideal time to eat pork since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday that they have been forced to quarantine hog farms in no less than five states. The concern is that feed that was given to the hogs may have been contaminated with melamine. Additionally, one poultry farm in Missouri is also feared to be contaminated. The affected states are California,...

• Was the Pet Food Contamination Deliberate?

  Susy Owen | April 16, 2007 5:26 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  When the pet-food recall originally began almost a month ago, consumers were told that the cause was unknown. It then came to light that the tainted pet food may have been due to the presence a chemical used to kill rodents, albeit not in this country. Soon after that, wheat gluten, a source of protein, was blamed for tainting pet food. Finally, it was noted that another chemical, melamine, used...

• Deadly Chemical Found in Pet Food

  Susy Owen | April 05, 2007 2:39 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The pet food recall nightmare began long before March 2007 when the recall was announced by Menu Foods. The contaminated pet food was sold to consumers at least as far back as December 2006. Now, more pets are dying and getting seriously ill from contaminated pet food as the recall list broadens. The pet food recall now includes some dry food. Additionally, Del Monte Foods has announced a...

• Replacing Recalled Pet Foods

  Susy Owen | March 31, 2007 6:11 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Roger and Kathy Polifka of Crivitz thought that they were feeding their adopted Cocker Jordon, healthy food in 2005, after all, it was a reputable brand. They were dead wrong. Jordon died after eating contaminated dog food that they served him. Unbelievably, when Jordan died, the only answer the Polifka's were able to get from the manufacturer as to why their dog got sick was that somehow the...