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05-02-2007, 09:30 PM | #71 | ||
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This is gonna turn out to be bigger than anyone ever thought.
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05-03-2007, 07:07 AM | #72 | |||
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. My son had a surge of OCD after the petfood recall started, following so soon after the Pnut butter scare, and got freaked about eating anything from a can, jar, package etc..................... seems his concerns may not have just been OCD but a stark reality . .
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05-03-2007, 11:45 AM | #73 | |||
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I feed my kitties purina and i worry EVERYDAY that it's gonna end up on that recall list as well!!
I also have serious worries about our food!!! I am so sorry your son has had problems...I am kinda obsessed myself these days.. I hope he feels better soon!
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05-04-2007, 07:53 PM | #74 | |||
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( I receive these news letters in my e-mail and thought it would be good to post. I don't feed my dogs their food. I feed prescription diet but I like to keep posted on the recent events.)
. May 4, 2007 Dear SmartPak Customer, I am writing to inform you that on May 2nd, we initiated a voluntary recall of all orders of LiveSmart Adult Lamb and Brown Rice. This product tested positive for presence of melamine. Previously, we had recalled another of our dog food brands, LiveSmart Weight Management Chicken and Brown Rice, which contained rice protein concentrate sourced from Wilbur Ellis. We were not able to determine if our product had been made with a contaminated batch without waiting many days for test results, so we voluntarily recalled the product the same day our contract manufacturer informed us of the potential for contamination to lessen the possibility of harm to dogs. As part of our efforts to investigate this situation and prevent further issues, we immediately sent all the LiveSmart brand dog foods out for melamine testing. Those tests came back on May 2nd, and the results surprised us. The LiveSmart Weight Management formulathe subject of our original recalldid not have any melamine detectable in the sample. Nor did LiveSmart Adult Chicken and Brown Rice, LiveSmart Puppy and Brown Rice, or LiveSmart Senior and Brown Rice, all of which tested negative for melamine. This is what we would have expected, since none of these products contain rice protein concentrate or wheat gluten. But our Adult Lamb and Brown Rice formula did show presence of melamine. This was unexpected, since the product does not contain either of the suspect ingredients, nor any of the additional ingredients on the FDA watch list. All the meat and vegetable ingredients, with the exception of the lamb and lamb meal, originate from United States sources; none originate in China. The lamb and lamb meal we use in the formula is sourced from New Zealand, which has some of the strictest controls in the world, particularly surrounding use of antibiotics. Once we received these test results, we immediately suspended production of SmartPaks containing LiveSmart Lamb. We pulled the product off the website. We notified UPS to redirect all packages destined for our customers homes. And we initiated this recall after discussing the situation with the FDA. Within hours, 99 percent of the roughly 220 pet owners feeding LiveSmart Lamb via SmartPaks were contacted by live phone contact or message, and/or email. We have had live contact with the majority of affected pet owners, and are continuing an aggressive outreach program to ensure that the notification has been received. To reduce likelihood of pet owners continuing to feed the food, replacement product is being shipped to affected customers free of charge. It appears that our LiveSmart Lamb formula was produced shortly after another companys food that used contaminated rice protein concentrate, and that resulted in cross-contamination of our food. In addition to working with our contract manufacturer to identify steps that will reduce the possibility for cross contamination, we are testing all batches of finished products for the presence of melamine. We are also reformulating our LiveSmart Weight Management formula to eliminate the use of rice protein concentrate. Although in its pure form, rice protein concentrate is considered a high quality vegetable protein source, given the present situation, we feel that there are other options to ensure high protein levels that carry less risk. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 1-800-461-8898. Our Product Specialists are available from 8:30am to 8pm EST Monday Thursday and 8:30am to 5:30pm EST Friday. Our Customer Service line is open 24/7. We are all very upset to have exposed our customers and their dogs to this situation. We and other responsible members of the pet community will be working aggressively to implement additional testing and production safeguards to ensure that this does not happen again. I will continue to update our website as more information becomes available. Sincerely, Paal Gisholt President and CEO
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05-06-2007, 02:01 AM | #75 | ||
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This is really starting to make me sick:
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05-07-2007, 11:49 AM | #76 | |||
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. FIRST I JUST WANT TO GIVE MY DEEPEST SYMPOTHIES TO ALL THOSE THAT LOST A LOVED ONE OR MORE TO THE RECALL SITUATION! I HAVE A PET MYSELF THAT I COULDN'T SEE LIVING WITHOUT,SO I'M TRULY SORRY TO ALL YOU OUT THERE. NOW,DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THE RECALL IS OVER YET,IF THEY'VE GOTTEN ALL THE ITEMS PINNED DOWN,AND GONE,OR IF THEY'RE STILL FINDING MORE,AND ADDING MORE TO THE LIST! I ENDED UP TAKING MY PUPPY TO THE VET FOR A FULL EXAM,AND WORKUP TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH HIM,BECAUSE HE WAS HAVING SOME WEIRD SYMPTOMS,VOMITING,HE WOULDN'T EAT,THE RUNS,IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME! LUCKILY,HE WAS FINE! BUT I WAS STILL HAVING MY PANIC ATTACK OVER IT!
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05-07-2007, 12:17 PM | #77 | ||
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Justice,
No. It's not over by a long shot. They're finding "secondary contamination" -- products that were run on the manufacturing lines after the initial contamination are also being contaminated. Turns out that there appears to be significant fraud and manipulation involved by the original suppliers of the melamine-contaminated grain ... so there's no telling how far this goes back and how widespread it really is. Apparently, they were putting the melamine in the grain because it mimics "additional protein" in the product. Since this also seems to be affecting human food, I think it's going to DEMAND that better testing procedures be put in place. The problem is it's impossible to test for everything. Especially when you throw liars and manipulators into the equation. I would think that it should be possible to analyze say a pet food product and know what it should look like on a purely chemical analysis and then determine if it doesn't look like that. But, I'm probably being naive and too simplistic. I have a problem, too, with a company that "manufactures" 95 different brands of cat food and dog food when, obviously, it's all the same brand, except for maybe some additional salt or spices or vitamins. I think that type of thinking -- that you can have one thing and say it's really 95 things -- is a significant part of what allowed this problem to happen. Barb |
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05-07-2007, 05:56 PM | #78 | |||
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PLUS a bunch of it went to feed some hogs in a couple of places. I believe California was one of them. Hogs that were going to market for people consumption. Idiots!!!!! Geesh!
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05-08-2007, 08:56 AM | #79 | ||
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Hi Justice,
No it is not over yet. I signed up at " . " and receive an e-mail alert in my mailbox as soon as something new comes up. They are real fast in alerting people. I knew about the recall of "Natural Balance Venison and brown rice" even before the store who sells it. Actually I phoned them to take it off the shelves. They had to phone the company to make sure that I was right. It helps knowing that you will be alerted about every new list there is. Glad to hear that you pet is ok. . Babs |
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