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Toxic Pet Food

Curiosity might have killed the catâ??if the pet food hadn't gotten to it first

Stories

20 Stories

  • May 2008

    • Tainted Pet Food Firms Settle With Owners

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 23, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Tainted Pet Food Firms Settle With Owners

      Pet-food companies have agreed to a $24-million settlement with pet owners after their products were tied to the deaths of thousands of animals, the AP reports. Under the deal, pet owners can be reimbursed for financial losses, such as vet bills, burial costs, and the market value of their lost pets. Those who don’t have records of their expenses may get up to $900. More »

  • April 2008

    • Europeans Cite China as Top Stability Threat

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Apr 15, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Europeans Cite China as Top Stability Threat

      Europeans see China as the biggest threat to world stability, a new poll says. In the wake of the Tibet crackdown, 35% of Europeans labeled China a bigger threat than any other state, reports the Financial Times . “The story of the last five years has been about economic opportunities," said one expert. "The story of the last six months has been about China as a threat in Darfur and in Tibet." More »

  • February 2008

    • US, Chinese Firms Charged in Pet Food Scandal

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 6, 08 6:16 PM CST

      US, Chinese Firms Charged in Pet Food Scandal

      US authorities today charged an American company and two Chinese businesses with manufacturing and importing tainted ingredients in pet food that killed thousands of cats and dogs last year, the AP reports. Las Vegas-based ChemNutra and its owners face a felony conspiracy charge and 26 misdemeanor counts for selling adulterated and misbranded food. The Chinese businesses face 26 counts each. More »

    • FDA Plans to Open Outpost in China

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Feb 6, 08 6:00 AM CST

      FDA Plans to Open Outpost in China

      America's food imports from China are rising and the Food and Drug Administration is planning to start exporting American inspectors to protect the US food supply, Reuters reports. FDA officials hope to open a China office to help them raise food safety standards and to make it easier to act quickly when problems arise. Such an operation would allow a "boots on the ground" response, explained the agency's commissioner. More »

  • December 2007

    • China OKs US Health Inspections

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Dec 11, 07 10:08 AM CST

      China OKs US Health Inspections

      China will allow US health inspectors to monitor the country’s food and drug exports, the Washington Post reports, a big concession in heated high-level trade talks. China accuses the US media of tarnishing its reputation by overblowing safety concerns, and has in turn questioned US exports. China is the first of many countries the US hopes to station inspectors in. More »

  • August 2007

    • Wal-Mart Owns Up to Melamine in Dog Treats

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 22, 07 10:20 AM CDT

      Wal-Mart Owns Up to Melamine in Dog Treats

      Two Chinese brands of dog treats sold at Wal-Mart contain a toxic chemical, the discount giant confirms. Customer complaints about the products prompted the company to quietly pull them from its shelves last month as it waited for further tests. The results confirmed the presence of melamine, the chemical at the center of another recall in March. More »

    • Household Chemicals Sickening Cats

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 16, 07 12:21 PM CDT

      Household Chemicals Sickening Cats

      Cats are falling ill with thyroid disease caused by toxic flame retardants found in household dust and some pet food, says the EPA. Chemicals known as PBDEs—polybrominated diphenyl ethers—found in consumer products and furniture are mimicking hormones which send a cat's thyroid into overdrive. Since humans are the only other mammal with a high rate of hyperthyroidism, the common chemicals could be affecting them, too. More »

  • July 2007

    • Companies Cash In on Food Scare

      newser  |  BusinessWeek  |  Jul 23, 07 6:05 PM CDT

      Companies Cash In on Food Scare

      The contaminated-import crisis, set off when potentially dangerous products from China turned up on the shelves of pet stores, supermarkets, and drugstores, has meant bigger profits for clever companies. BusinessWeek looks at several strategies: using only fresh, local ingredients in premium products; finding ingredients from somewhere other than China; and touting ways to trace foods from source to market. More »

    • Pot Calls Kettle Contaminated

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 14, 07 8:19 AM CDT

      Pot Calls Kettle Contaminated

      In an apparent retaliatory move, China has addressed concerns about food safety—by halting imports from several American meat processors. The country's inspection agency posted a notice on its website late yesterday saying that salmonella-contaminated chicken produced by Tyson and products from several other large US firms had flunked inspection, the AP reports. More »

  • June 2007

    • China Shutters Scores of Food Factories

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 27, 07 12:49 PM CDT

      China Shutters Scores of Food Factories

      The Chinese government has closed 180 factories that were using dangerous and illegal ingredients, such as formaldehyde, in food products. The relatively large number of plants casts serious doubt on Beijing's insistence that the recent rash of tainted products originated with a small number of sources, the AP reports: A government official said the shutdowns were "not isolated cases." More »

    • China Finds Fake Protein in IV Drips

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jun 12, 07 6:19 AM CDT

      China Finds Fake Protein in IV Drips

      In yet another product-safety scandal, fake blood protein has been found in IV drips in 60 hospitals and pharmacies in northeastern China, the BBC reports. Albumin, or plasma protein, is administered to patients suffering from burns or undergoing open-heart surgery; the counterfeit contained no protein at all.  More »

  • May 2007

    • Trail of Chinese Chemicals Leads to Toothpaste

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 22, 07 8:02 AM CDT

      Trail of Chinese Chemicals Leads to Toothpaste

      The Dominican Republic is the latest country investigating the possibility that a poisonous chemical from China wound up in a consumer product. This time it's toothpaste that contains the industrial solvent diethylene glycol, which has already turned up in Panama and Australia, the Times reports. The Chinese government has tracked the toothpaste to factories in the Danyang region. More »

    • Ban Chinese Ingredients? Easier Said Than Done

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 18, 07 8:46 AM CDT

      Ban Chinese Ingredients? Easier Said Than Done

      In the wake of the pet-food poisoning scandal, some of the biggest U.S. food manufacturers—Tyson and Mission Foods—have banned Chinese ingredients. But since China is the world's biggest supplier of the flavorings, vitamins and preservatives that are used in virtually all processed foods, the bans may be impossible to uphold, the LA Times observes. More »

    • Second Toxin Found in Lethal Pet Food

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 9, 07 7:19 AM CDT

      Second Toxin Found in Lethal Pet Food

      Add cyanuric acid to the list of industrial chemicals found in the contaminated pet food that killed thousands of dogs and cats. Like melamine, it was used by Chinese animal feed producers  to fake higher protein content in their wheat and rice products, the New York Times reports. More »

    • Melamine Death Toll Passes 8,000 Pets

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 4, 07 12:17 PM CDT

      Melamine Death Toll Passes 8,000 Pets

      More than 8,000 deaths of cats and dogs that may be linked to melamine-tainted food have been reported to the FDA in the two months since the pet food recall. The statistics come as the FDA tries to assure Americans that the tainted protein concentrates, also fed to hogs and chickens, aren't a human health threat. More »

    • China Detains Pet Food Contaminator

      newser  |  International Herald Tribune  |  May 4, 07 6:35 AM CDT

      China Detains Pet Food Contaminator

      Chinese authorities have jailed the head of a company accused of selling pet food makers  the melamine-contaminated gluten that's killed thousands of cats and dogs. The detention of Mao Lijun suggests Beijing is eager to cooperate with the FDA investigators currently on its turf, after initially disavowing any gluten sales to the U.S. at all. More »

    • FDA Names Food Safety Czar After Chicken Scare

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  May 2, 07 8:16 AM CDT

      FDA Names Food Safety Czar After Chicken Scare

      The FDA appointed a food safety czar yesterday, as the news that 3 million chickens had been fed melamine-tainted feed exacerbated growing public anxiety about food safety. The FDA said the chickens weren't recalled because most of them would have been sold by now, and the melamine was too diluted to be a health hazard for humans. More »

  • April 2007

    • Chinese Add Melamine to Animal Feed

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 30, 07 7:04 AM CDT

      Chinese Add Melamine to Animal Feed

      The compound that tainted pet food and is being blamed for hundreds of pet illnesses and deaths is a commonly used additive in animal feed in China, reports the New York Times . The coal derivative melamine, used in plastics and fertilizers, is nitrogen-rich, which triggers tests for protein content. More »

    • FDA Knew About Food Dangers

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 23, 07 8:24 AM CDT

      FDA Knew About Food Dangers

      The FDA knew for years about problems at the peanut butter plant and spinach farms that led to major disease outbreaks, but took minimal steps to redress them. The agency's food safety arm can't keep up with the explosion in the amount of food it is supposed to regulate, the Post reports, and expects processors to police themselves. More »

    • FDA: Pet Food Poison Added Intentionally

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 20, 07 7:50 AM CDT

      FDA: Pet Food Poison Added Intentionally

      The chemical which contaminated over 100 brands of pet food—with disastrous results for dog and cat lovers—may have been intentionally added by Chinese manufacturers in an effort to fudge nutrition ratings on their rice protein and wheat gluten. "That's still a theory, but it certainly seems to be a plausible one," the FDA’s chief vet says. More »

20 Stories

Daryl Meyerrenke, owner of Anderson Township Family Pet Center, stocks dog food at his store Wednesday, March 28, 2007, in Cincinnati. Meyerrenke has been moving more to natural and healthy pet foods...   (Associated Press)
Jeff Kerner shows a photo of his Yorkshire terrier "Pebbles," who died of kidney failure after eating tainted pet food, at his office in Los Angeles Wednesday, April 11, 2007. The same food safety net...   (Associated Press)
US NEWS PETFOOD-LAWSUITS PH   (KRT Photos)
FDA Warns Of Contaminated Pet Food Still Being Sold   (Getty Images (by Event))
Chickens gather around a feeder in this 2006 file photo near Springdale, Ark. Federal officials on Friday placed a hold on 20 million chickens raised for market in several states because their feed was...   (Associated Press)
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2007 Pet Food Recalls
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The 2007 pet food crisis comprises the contamination and wide recall of many brands of cat and dog foods beginning in March 2007 and the ensuing developments involving the human food supply. The recalls in North America, Europe, and South Africa came in response to reports of renal failure in pets....

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