Comments on: How Does the FDA Count Recall Deaths? http://www.itchmo.com/how-does-the-fda-count-recall-deaths-233 Essential news for cats, dogs and pet owners. Tue, 22 May 2012 14:55:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Sharon G. http://www.itchmo.com/how-does-the-fda-count-recall-deaths-233#comment-2980 Sharon G. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:31:01 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/how-does-the-fda-count-recall-deaths-233#comment-2980 I'm beginning to think this is WAY bigger than first realized. I met a woman last night, whose dog, age 4 yrs. died two days before Christmas of kidney failure. She was heart broken. She had been giving him the pouches of food. How about a website featuring pets who have died during all of this. We could also have people come forward with animals who have been affected and treated for the poisoning. If the FDA can't track it, and give an accurate account, why can't we? I love my pets and have stopped all pet food, until further notice. I’m beginning to think this is WAY bigger than first realized. I met a woman last night, whose dog, age 4 yrs. died two days before Christmas of kidney failure. She was heart broken. She had been giving him the pouches of food. How about a website featuring pets who have died during all of this. We could also have people come forward with animals who have been affected and treated for the poisoning. If the FDA can’t track it, and give an accurate account, why can’t we? I love my pets and have stopped all pet food, until further notice.

]]> By: Rhonda B http://www.itchmo.com/how-does-the-fda-count-recall-deaths-233#comment-1623 Rhonda B Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:38:43 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/how-does-the-fda-count-recall-deaths-233#comment-1623 Found this info in an advisory to vets regarding the food recall: The FDA has provided the following case definition for field investigation/cases: veterinary documented renal failure, necropsy results if animal died, food consumed within 1 week of death (illness), and intact, unopened cans of the food. If veterinarians suspect that a case meets this general case definition, FDA has requested that you contact them at the following e-mail Address: emergency.operations@fda.hhs.gov Ok, does this explain the discrepancy in the reported number of deaths? I think it does. Our bulldog Winston fell ill because of the last one or two cans that he ate. Garbage was picked up on Monday, he was hospitalized on Tuesday, and I was totally out of the food. So, using the FDA guidelines for reporting, his illness CAN'T be reported to the FDA because even thoughhis vet believes Win was affected, he had the symptoms and had eaten the food within the required timeframe (have a cash register receipt), we had no open packaging, and no sealed cans… so no report can be made!!!!!! Can you believe it???????????? Found this info in an advisory to vets regarding the food recall:

The FDA has provided the following case definition for field investigation/cases: veterinary documented renal failure,
necropsy results if animal died,
food consumed within 1 week of death (illness),

and intact, unopened cans of the food.

If veterinarians suspect that a case meets this general case definition, FDA has requested that you contact them at the following e-mail
Address: emergency.operations@fda.hhs.gov

Ok, does this explain the discrepancy in the reported number of deaths? I think it does.

Our bulldog Winston fell ill because of the last one or two cans that he ate. Garbage was picked up on Monday, he was hospitalized on Tuesday, and I was totally out of the food. So, using the FDA guidelines for reporting, his illness CAN’T be reported to the FDA because even thoughhis vet believes Win was affected, he had the symptoms and had eaten the food within the required timeframe (have a cash register receipt), we had no open packaging, and no sealed cans… so no report can be made!!!!!!

Can you believe it????????????

]]> By: Lynette http://www.itchmo.com/how-does-the-fda-count-recall-deaths-233#comment-1293 Lynette Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:57:56 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/how-does-the-fda-count-recall-deaths-233#comment-1293 "A fanatical devotion to ensuring the purity of the death toll serves no one but Menu Foods." I disagree. I think it serves not only Menu Foods, but also the FDA. Does the FDA really want to admit they're doing an incredibly poor job at regulating the pet food industry? Look at the blatant claims on pet food packaging that has no research whatsoever to back it up? The FDA has long ago dropped the ball where pet food is concerned... Do they want to confess "Well, we're really not regulating the pet food..." or "We're regulating the pet food, but obviously not well enough..." I think the FDA would love us all to think this was just a little "slip up" not a major catastrophe. “A fanatical devotion to ensuring the purity of the death toll serves no one but Menu Foods.”

I disagree. I think it serves not only Menu Foods, but also the FDA. Does the FDA really want to admit they’re doing an incredibly poor job at regulating the pet food industry? Look at the blatant claims on pet food packaging that has no research whatsoever to back it up? The FDA has long ago dropped the ball where pet food is concerned… Do they want to confess “Well, we’re really not regulating the pet food…” or “We’re regulating the pet food, but obviously not well enough…” I think the FDA would love us all to think this was just a little “slip up” not a major catastrophe.

]]> By: Deb Jarvis http://www.itchmo.com/how-does-the-fda-count-recall-deaths-233#comment-1203 Deb Jarvis Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:08:21 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/how-does-the-fda-count-recall-deaths-233#comment-1203 The FDA is comign to my house tonight. We fit all but one of the criteria - the necropsy results. We have the rest of the information that they need, and I even made them copies. We shall see what happens from there. The FDA is comign to my house tonight. We fit all but one of the criteria - the necropsy results. We have the rest of the information that they need, and I even made them copies. We shall see what happens from there.

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