Comments on: Pet food recall: Menu says “clerical error” led to latest recall http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:56:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Billie Hopper http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-31074 Billie Hopper Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:25:11 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/#comment-31074 I've been cooking for my dog since the recall, and I'll cook for him the rest of his life. This may be the only way to punish these evil, greedy people who put profits first and the health of our pet last! Don't buy their food! I’ve been cooking for my dog since the recall, and I’ll cook for him the rest of his life.
This may be the only way to punish these evil, greedy people who put profits first and the health of our pet last! Don’t buy their food!

]]> By: Pam http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-30149 Pam Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:46:25 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/#comment-30149 Check this out...I found a pet food that is Organic, uses only ingredients grown in the US and they have NO wheat or wheat by-products. There is a web-site that is offering free samples so you can try it out first...www.precious-pets-paradise.com Check this out…I found a pet food that is Organic, uses only ingredients grown in the US and they have NO wheat or wheat by-products. There is a web-site that is offering free samples so you can try it out first…www.precious-pets-paradise.com

]]> By: petlover http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-29805 petlover Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:00:24 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/#comment-29805 We might better have kept the food right here in the U.S. and used OUR FOOD ingredients in OUR PET FOOD, not that we would have necessarily inspected it any way. “China is an increasingly important market for U.S. food and agricultural products,” said Agricultural Secretary Ann M. Veneman. “The value of agricultural exports to China have nearly tripled in the past two years. China now takes nearly ten percent of total U.S. food and agricultural exports.” We might better have kept the food right here in the U.S. and used OUR FOOD ingredients in OUR PET FOOD, not that we would have necessarily inspected it any way.

“China is an increasingly important market for U.S. food and agricultural products,” said Agricultural Secretary Ann M. Veneman. “The value of agricultural exports to China have nearly tripled in the past two years. China now takes nearly ten percent of total U.S. food and agricultural exports.”

]]> By: Jamie http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-29777 Jamie Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:13:17 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/#comment-29777 I'm just flittin' around the net looking at the US/China wheat or trade deals. This article kinda makes me wonder what "deals" they came up with: USDA AND CHINA AGREE TO FURTHER COOPERATION ON FOOD SAFETY AND ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH WASHINGTON, April 22, 2004 – Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman and Li Changjiang, China’s Minister for the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, agreed to establish a consultative mechanism on food safety and animal and plant health issues. The signing came after three days of high-level talks between U.S. and Chinese officials in Washington this week with the meeting of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade where the two nations discussed a wide range of economic and trade issues. “China is an increasingly important market for U.S. food and agricultural products,” said Agricultural Secretary Ann M. Veneman. “The value of agricultural exports to China have nearly tripled in the past two years. China now takes nearly ten percent of total U.S. food and agricultural exports.” The agreement is the first step in a process that will strengthen technical cooperation and exchanges in the fields of food safety and animal and plant health. The United States and China will exchange information on laws and regulations and identify issues of mutual interest and work to address them. There will also be personnel exchanges at the technical level, seminars and training, and cooperative research on common problems. “As members of the World Trade Organization, our two countries are committed to adhering to and promoting the WTO sanitary and phytosanitary agreement,” said Veneman. “As our agricultural trade continues to grow and thrive, we must make every effort to quickly identify and address differences to maintain trade.” I’m just flittin’ around the net looking at the US/China wheat or trade deals. This article kinda makes me wonder what “deals” they came up with:

USDA AND CHINA AGREE TO FURTHER COOPERATION ON FOOD SAFETY AND ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2004 – Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman and Li Changjiang, China’s Minister for the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, agreed to establish a consultative mechanism on food safety and animal and plant health issues.

The signing came after three days of high-level talks between U.S. and Chinese officials in Washington this week with the meeting of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade where the two nations discussed a wide range of economic and trade issues.

“China is an increasingly important market for U.S. food and agricultural products,” said Agricultural Secretary Ann M. Veneman. “The value of agricultural exports to China have nearly tripled in the past two years. China now takes nearly ten percent of total U.S. food and agricultural exports.”

The agreement is the first step in a process that will strengthen technical cooperation and exchanges in the fields of food safety and animal and plant health. The United States and China will exchange information on laws and regulations and identify issues of mutual interest and work to address them. There will also be personnel exchanges at the technical level, seminars and training, and cooperative research on common problems.

“As members of the World Trade Organization, our two countries are committed to adhering to and promoting the WTO sanitary and phytosanitary agreement,” said Veneman. “As our agricultural trade continues to grow and thrive, we must make every effort to quickly identify and address differences to maintain trade.”

]]> By: jan http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-29774 jan Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:04:51 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/#comment-29774 Sorry, I meant to say "I haven't heard them apologize & tell us what they will do differently to prevent this from ever happening again". It sounds a little confusing the way I wrote it before.....it's my adrenaline that's causing me to type faster & make mistakes....you know, a clerical error.....BS BS BS BS BS BS. I still say not buying their pet foods is a way of sending them a loud & clear msg that we will not buy their crap now that we know the garbage that goes into it. It makes me sick to think I was feeding my dog that crap. Never again. I'm going to be an informed buyer from this point on. Sadly, I wasted a ton of money throwing out a bunch of stuff but better that than sickening my dog or worse yet, losing her. I know of people who lost pets long before this recall so we will never know the true numbers. Oh, & by the way, it was dry food that they were feeding them. Sorry, I meant to say “I haven’t heard them apologize & tell us what they will do differently to prevent this from ever happening again”. It sounds a little confusing the way I wrote it before…..it’s my adrenaline that’s causing me to type faster & make mistakes….you know, a clerical error…..BS BS BS BS BS BS.

I still say not buying their pet foods is a way of sending them a loud & clear msg that we will not buy their crap now that we know the garbage that goes into it. It makes me sick to think I was feeding my dog that crap. Never again.

I’m going to be an informed buyer from this point on. Sadly, I wasted a ton of money throwing out a bunch of stuff but better that than sickening my dog or worse yet, losing her.

I know of people who lost pets long before this recall so we will never know the true numbers. Oh, & by the way, it was dry food that they were feeding them.

]]> By: CathyA http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-29767 CathyA Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:55:31 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/#comment-29767 RE: Comment by jan — April 12, 2007 @ 9:09 am "I haven’t heard any of them apologize & tell us what they will not do differently to prevent this from ever happening again." Yes, that's it exactly. The first words out of their mouths should be an apology and an acknowledgement that the buck stops at their desk. Those 2 things will make me at least be willing to listen the next time they talk. Again, you are right - what are they going to do to fix problems. Honestly, in the global marketplace, I don't think there's any way to make eating 100% safe and risk free. But there are definitely things a company, our government, "we" can do to make it safer. I'm not sure boycotting anything is the answer. I think that a flood of letters from their customers (former or future) telling them what we want might be more powerful. RE: Comment by jan — April 12, 2007 @ 9:09 am
“I haven’t heard any of them apologize & tell us what they will not do differently to prevent this from ever happening again.”

Yes, that’s it exactly. The first words out of their mouths should be an apology and an acknowledgement that the buck stops at their desk. Those 2 things will make me at least be willing to listen the next time they talk.

Again, you are right - what are they going to do to fix problems. Honestly, in the global marketplace, I don’t think there’s any way to make eating 100% safe and risk free. But there are definitely things a company, our government, “we” can do to make it safer. I’m not sure boycotting anything is the answer. I think that a flood of letters from their customers (former or future) telling them what we want might be more powerful.

]]> By: Sindy http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-29762 Sindy Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:50:57 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/#comment-29762 In response to slt's question about cats and dogs in pet food. http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/petfood1.html There was a plant in Quebec Canada that did this. In response to slt’s question about cats and dogs in pet food.
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/a.....food1.html
There was a plant in Quebec Canada that did this.

]]> By: 4lgdfriend http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-29752 4lgdfriend Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:26:08 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/#comment-29752 fyi - wellness canned says product of canada. their reply has been 'made by menu but not at u.s. plant and no gluten' this means it was made in the menu plant in canada that rcvd tainted gluten. another reason to avoid all menu foods connections. fyi - wellness canned says product of canada. their reply has been ‘made by menu but not at u.s. plant and no gluten’
this means it was made in the menu plant in canada that rcvd tainted gluten. another reason to avoid all menu foods connections.

]]> By: 4lgdfriend http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-29750 4lgdfriend Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:21:57 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/#comment-29750 “Certainly there would be questions when you piece all the timing together. I understand that,” Mr. Wiens said. Comment by Laura Spitko from quoted mtl on stock sales: "The recall affected various customers including Procter & Gamble Co., Nestlé SA and Loblaw Cos. Ltd." HAS ANYBODY LOOKED AT LOBLAW COS. LTD.? FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THAT NAME....BETTER LOOK AT THIS. tKS. “Certainly there would be questions when you piece all the timing together. I understand that,” Mr. Wiens said.
Comment by Laura Spitko from quoted mtl on stock sales: “The recall affected various customers including Procter & Gamble Co., Nestlé SA and Loblaw Cos. Ltd.”

HAS ANYBODY LOOKED AT LOBLAW COS. LTD.? FIRST TIME I’VE SEEN THAT NAME….BETTER LOOK AT THIS.
tKS.

]]> By: jan http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-29744 jan Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:09:38 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/12/pet-food-recall-menu-says-clerical-error-led-to-latest-recall/#comment-29744 I have been doing a ton of research & reading up on different products. I am switching my beloved Lab to Hund-n-Flocken....I believe she has an allergy to these crap grains anyway so I've been looking for a product without lecithin (found out this is soybean....even when a product advertises no soy.....#1 additive that animals are allergic to.....interesting, huh?). Also threw out a ton of treats.....wheat gluten everywhere & some are even made in China. Beware, pet parents, read the labels THOROUGHLY. Somewhere I read to look for BHA & BHT & to avoid those ingredients. Lots of treats with those also. I am as angry & sick as the rest of you are but I have sworn I will never buy anything from any of these companies again (I printed out a copy of these sleaze bag companies in case I should ever forget but I doubt that). The only way we can prove our point is to boycott all their products & hit them in the only place they care about: $$$$$$. There are a lot of organic, holistic & all natural pet foods out there. Do your research & read the labels....your pet will thank you for it. The only good to come out of this is perhaps we can put some of these jackasses out of business & give our money to the companies that use wholesome ingredients. I can only pray that these companies suffer financially big time over this. I haven't heard any of them apologize & tell us what they will not do differently to prevent this from ever happening again. Instead Menu Foods is making food like nothing ever happened. What a piss-off. None of them will admit their dry is tainted but I know in my heart it is & they did not want to make that fact public. Maybe I don't have good logic but wouldn't the dry & wet pet foods have ingredients in common? Could we have the tainted wheat gluten in dry food but, oops, clerical error, forgot to mention that. I have been doing a ton of research & reading up on different products. I am switching my beloved Lab to Hund-n-Flocken….I believe she has an allergy to these crap grains anyway so I’ve been looking for a product without lecithin (found out this is soybean….even when a product advertises no soy…..#1 additive that animals are allergic to…..interesting, huh?). Also threw out a ton of treats…..wheat gluten everywhere & some are even made in China. Beware, pet parents, read the labels THOROUGHLY. Somewhere I read to look for BHA & BHT & to avoid those ingredients. Lots of treats with those also.

I am as angry & sick as the rest of you are but I have sworn I will never buy anything from any of these companies again (I printed out a copy of these sleaze bag companies in case I should ever forget but I doubt that). The only way we can prove our point is to boycott all their products & hit them in the only place they care about: $$$$$$. There are a lot of organic, holistic & all natural pet foods out there. Do your research & read the labels….your pet will thank you for it. The only good to come out of this is perhaps we can put some of these jackasses out of business & give our money to the companies that use wholesome ingredients.

I can only pray that these companies suffer financially big time over this. I haven’t heard any of them apologize & tell us what they will not do differently to prevent this from ever happening again. Instead Menu Foods is making food like nothing ever happened. What a piss-off.

None of them will admit their dry is tainted but I know in my heart it is & they did not want to make that fact public. Maybe I don’t have good logic but wouldn’t the dry & wet pet foods have ingredients in common? Could we have the tainted wheat gluten in dry food but, oops, clerical error, forgot to mention that.

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