Comments on: Feline Pride pulls food for Salmonella concerns

By: rose r

rose r — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:43:17 +0000

so has anyone been buying the product since then.. and did the company respond to anyone’s phone calls or inquires on this??? this “update is July 2010.. Is anyone buying their food?? i’m a vet tech, do feed some raw to my cats But i have had a weird phone call regarding their food..any info greatly apprciated..

By: Carol V

Carol V — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:12:44 +0000

With my fingers in ears (but did hear..stroke my chin…)I watched the website as long as I could stand it..and saw nothing..went to FAQ’s and saw nothing..and news not updated since 12/30/06…

“I purrrrrrr….I purrrrr….”…..

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:02:41 +0000

I’m going to take your word on their website. It took me DAYS to get that song out of my head after the first recall. Salmonella is nothing compared to the vomiting listening to that song again would induce.

By: Sandi K

Sandi K — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:42:06 +0000

I dont see anything at the company website about this expanded recall let alone the original one. We expect other PFC’s to put something at their website. This one should too. I dont know if the company has tweeted or Facebook’d it….

By: Carol V

Carol V — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:39:34 +0000

meant to include this from FDA link..slaps head..

“FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 15, 2010 - Buffalo, NY – Feline’s Pride is expanding its July 1, 2010 voluntary recall of Feline’s Pride Raw food with ground bone for cats and kittens, Natural Chicken Formula, Net Wt. 2.5 lbs. (1.13 kg., 40 oz.) produced on 6/10/10 to include the product produced on 6/21/10, because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. People handling raw pet food can become infected with Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the raw pet food or any surfaces exposed to the product.”

By: Carol V

Carol V — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:37:51 +0000

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm219200.htm

Recall expanded as of today.

By: Joani Schofield

Joani Schofield — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:51:14 +0000

Gina - I think you are absolutely right to say that it is not the raw that is the problem. I feed raw and it is no more dangerous than any other food. It is absolutely the system. I don’t think the FDA does much right.

By: HH

HH — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:32:18 +0000

I can’t say that I am surprised that raw meat harbors potentially pathogenic bacteria. In fact, I would be surprised if it didn’t. I am pretty sure that all the chicken I buy for my own consumption is contaminated with salmonella.

That’s why I wash surfaces that were in contact with raw meat, and don’t eat my dogs’ feces. Truly, though, I think my best defense against food poisoning is a good immune system.

I think this is a non-story. Many pet dogs and cats harbor salmonella, without ever being sick.

By: Sandi K

Sandi K — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:17:10 +0000

Interesting, at least as of yesterday at their website is a sort of ticker and one part of it said: “New Jersey Feed Labs, Trenton, N.J… test Felines Pride…results: astounding !! 100%… salmonella free !!… natural chicken formula…well…so much for the raw food myth !!!” They were apparently trying to advertise their food as being 100% salmonella free.

Then I went to New Jersey Feed Lab website and found this:

http://www.njfl.com/estimating_guarantees.htm

Apparently they suggest to their customers to set the ingredient guarantees to 20% on the safe side of their analyses.

“….And yet you can’t go setting ridiculous guarantees, say 1.0% minimum protein or 90% maximum fiber, because shoppers are going to hold up your bag against a competitor’s to see which is more nutritious. So you really need to set guarantee levels that you can always achieve but that are attractive to the consumer.”

“Now let’s relate all this to the actual analyses we produce for you. You’ve sent us what you think is a highly representative sample of your product (keeping those ingredient and cooking variables in mind), and you’ve gotten the results. How do you use them to establish your guarantees? My suggestion is that you set your guarantees 20% on the “safe side” of your actual analyses. For instance, if we reported a protein level of 12.5%, then 20% of 12.% is 2.5%, so set your protein guarantee at 10% (don’t forget: protein is a minimum guarantee, so it’s 12.5% minus 2.5% = 10.0%). If our actual fiber finding were 5.0%, then since 20% of 5.0% is 1.0%, you’d set your guarantee at 6.0% (5.0% plus 1.0%).”

By: H. Houlahan

H. Houlahan — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:51:38 +0000

Re: “Music.”

I have taken an ice pick and hammer to BOTH my ears and IT STILL WON’T STOP.

Teh voices, dey tell me to DO tings …