Comments on: Menu Foods Responds To Lab Reports Of Acetaminophen In Special Kitty Cat Food

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:54:14 +0000

louisa—great question–I’m waiting for an answer too!

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:53:35 +0000

Spooky— If you go to the Forums here and you will find ALOT of info for everyone homecookers and commercial feeders!!!

Too much good info not to try it and info related to other stuff as well!

By: louisa

louisa — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:55:55 +0000

How does Acetaminophen get into pet food? I realize that I’m jumping in very late, but it is truly puzzling. Sabotage? ls El Qada (sp?) making good on its promise that the food supply will be next?

By: Spooky Mulder

Spooky Mulder — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:19:48 +0000

Hey, has anyone heard about problems with Purina ONE Senior Protection Formula, or Purina Dog Chow Little Bites? My Peke had been throwing up and pooping weird on the latter, so we switched him to one particular Purina ONE formula with yogurt, and the problem stopped. However, they ran out of that formula at the store the last time I had to buy dog food, and I ended up with a different ONE formula. He’s got the exact same symptoms again. I know you guys are probably going to preach to me on making homemade food for the pets, and taking him to the vet asap, but we just can’t afford it right now. (We might’ve been able to do it last year, but the rug got pulled out from under my family last year.) Please, can anyone give me any insight? I apologize in advance for my frustrated comments on the homemade food advocates, etc…I totally agree with them, but I can’t do it now.

By: Jenny Bark

Jenny Bark — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:27:08 +0000

You know where I stand, 100% with you all. We can never trust the pfi or FDA to protect us. Imo it is only a matter of time before we get hit again & again. Sorry to say that but it is what I believe.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:22:39 +0000

Anonymous says:

October 24th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
looks like melamine was a convenient scapegoat just as i thought.

looks like acetaminophen was the 5th toxin REDACTED by the FDA and
kept secret from the public to protect the FDAâ€™s industrial owners

Thats what I have kept asking too. What was the fifth ingredient that the FDA redacted? Questions, Questions, but no answers.

By: Don Earl

Don Earl — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:01:12 +0000

Sandi,

It does take a bit of time to get results back from labs, and it could take more if they order custom work done, which is what this situation really calls for anyhow.

Another PR bandage of the, “We sent something to Midwest labs and they didn’t find anything.” variety, is the sort of thing I think most of us are disgusted with at this late date.

In the mean time, they’ve had copies of the tests for a week, and are still thinking about getting samples out. They don’t seem to be in much of a rush as far as getting samples out the door. On the other hand, if they’re doing it right, they’ll be sending samples of the ingredients that went into those lots, along with the finished product samples.

Of course, and as you point out, they have the means and oppurtunity, and possibly a motive, to put bogus lot numbers on anything they send out.

If Menu is honest, I’d expect to see an announcement in about two weeks identifying the source of acetaminophen contamination. Considering Menu has known its products were contaminated with acetaminophen for at least six months, well, I won’t hold my breath.

By: 5CatMom

5CatMom — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:14:56 +0000

Thomas,

Go to the forums, and we’ll try to help.

There’s a thread in the forums called “What’s Killing Our Pets”.

Here’s a link:

http://itchmoforums.com/news-r.....1.390.html

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:02:54 +0000

thomas–can you go to the Forums here and contact 5cat–go to members and select send private message so shwe can contact you–

By: thomas

thomas — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:57:51 +0000

5Cat This happened recently. My pets are better , what are the long term effects? I have copies of the lab reports.

By: 5CatMom

5CatMom — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:36:35 +0000

thomas,

Hope your dogs have recovered.

Can you please give us some additional info?

When did this happen? Do you have a copy of the lab report? What is the name of the company whose dry food and treats were tested?

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:05:29 +0000

I always thought my “big mouth” would come in handy some day. I’m old (mature-LOL) enough and mad enough to stick with this!!! I anxiouly await the findings! Consumeraffairs.com has posted an update to their first story so people not affected hopefully will pay close attention too!

By: thomas

thomas — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:00:17 +0000

I live in NYS. My dogs were ill so I called the Ag & Mkts. They sent an inspector to my house . He picked up 5 samples of dry doof and treats at my house. My tests from the lab came back positive for solanine and chaconine, potato toxins. The lab sent copies of their findings to the company and the ag. & mkts in the state where the company offices are.I have not heard from the company since I called them and found out they received the info from my tests. I do not think they can test any retaining samples on one of their products as my bag doesn’t have any product codes on it. The other samples I am sure they will claim to test retained samples.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:43:04 +0000

looks like melamine was a convenient scapegoat just as i thought.

looks like acetaminophen was the 5th toxin REDACTED by the FDA and
kept secret from the public to protect the FDA’s industrial owners

By: Rocky

Rocky — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:40:21 +0000

I have some unopened Menu food from February.

Waiting to see what Menu finds, or doesn’t find, then plan to have my food tested.