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DogExplorer.com News - Menu Foods expanded their recalled pet food list after a customer complaint alerted them to cross-contamination between melamine tainted products and those made without the contaminated wheat gluten. Internal testing confirmed cross-contamination had occurred in the manufacturing facility.
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DogExplorer.com News - In the wake of the broadening pet food recall the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will expand testing of imported products including corn meal, rice bran and soy protein, in addition to wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate, in an effort to stay ahead of any possible contamination.
These products are used as “binding” or “stabilizing” ingredients in commonly processed foods such as bread, pasta and baby formula. The FDA stressed that to date there is no evidence that any melamine-contaminated food has reached the public.
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DogExplorer.com News - Melamine-contaminated recalled pet food may have found its way into the human food supply via pork producers. Hog farms in California, North Carolina, New York and South Carolina have been identified. An additional farm in Ohio is currently being investigated. These farms received "salvaged" pet food containing melamine, an ingredient used in plastics and industrial processes.
The hog farm in California caters to individuals purchasing an entire hog and those specific consumers have been alerted, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
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DogExplorer.com News - Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Pet Foods has expanded the list of recalled products just a day after announcing an initial recall. This time the blame is placed on rice protein which has tested positive for melamine contamination.
The suspect rice protein was purchased from China, but not from the same supplier that sold ChemNutra wheat gluten which triggered the initial round of massive recalls, reported pet illnesses and deaths.
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DogExplorer.com News - Menu Foods has added another variety of canned dog food to its list of recalled pet food. The addition comes thanks to a further review of production records from its plant in Emporia, Kansas.
The recall statement also added two production dates to eight varieties of pet food already recalled and, according to the company, presumably off store shelves.
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