Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Nutro Products Announces Voluntary Recall of Limited Range of Dry Cat Food Products

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Franklin, Tennessee (May 21, 2009) -- Today, Nutro Products announced a voluntary recall of select varieties of NUTRO® NATURAL CHOICE® COMPLETE CARE® Dry Cat Foods and NUTRO® MAX® Cat Dry Foods with “Best If Used By Dates” between May 12, 2010 and August 22, 2010. The cat food is being voluntarily recalled in the United States and ten additional countries. This recall is due to incorrect levels of zinc and potassium in our finished product resulting from a production error by a US-based premix supplier....
http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/nutro05_09.html

Friday, May 15, 2009

OMG!! Food Companies Are Placing the Onus for Safety on Consumers

New York Times - International Hearld Tribune
Published: May 14, 2009
By MICHAEL MOSS
The frozen pot pies that sickened an estimated 15,000 people with salmonella in 2007 left federal inspectors mystified. At first they suspected the turkey. Then they considered the peas, carrots and potatoes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/business/15ingredients.html?emc=eta1