Now Del Monte joins the recall. This is Snausages, Gravy Train, etc. Just days ago we were told these were safe so I bought some and fed my dogs!!! Had they told the truth to start with, this would not have happened!!

I am becoming very frustrated that one day we are assured a product is safe as with Del Monte and then a few days later, they recall it!! So now I am stuck with over a case of food I cannot use that I bought since the recall because it was canned in the USA and I was told it was safe. And no, Gravy Train is not listed but I am not about to feed it to my dogs because just a few days ago, Del Monte was safe, we were told. Maybe I will feed it to my dogs and it will only THEN be determined to be too contaminated.

Some of this information we should have been told long ago!!

Check out all the treats listed now as well.

Article:
Del Monte Pet Products Voluntarily Withdraws Specific Product Codes of Pet Treats and Wet Dog Food Products
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As a precautionary measure, Del Monte Pet Products is voluntarily recalling select product codes of its pet treat products sold under the Jerky Treats®, Gravy Train® Beef Sticks and Pounce Meaty Morsels® brands as well as select dog snack and wet dog food products sold under private label brands. A complete list of affected brands and products is below.

The Company took this voluntary recall action immediately after learning this morning from the FDA that wheat gluten supplied to Del Monte Pet Products from a specific manufacturing facility in China contained melamine. Melamine is a substance not approved for use in food. The FDA made this finding as part of its ongoing investigation into the recent pet food recall.

The adulteration occurred in a limited production quantity on select product codes of the brands below. This recall removes all Del Monte pet products with wheat gluten procured from this manufacturing facility from retail shelves.

No other Del Monte Pet Products treats, biscuits or wet dog food products are impacted by this recall, and no Del Monte dry cat food, dry dog food, wet cat food or pouched pet foods are subject to this voluntary recall. The affected products comprise less than one-tenth of one percent of Del Monte Pet Products’ annual pet food and pet treat production.

Del Monte Pet Products has proactively engaged and fully cooperated with the FDA since the start of its investigation. The adulterated ingredients were used in limited production over the last three months for those items identified by specific product codes. Del Monte Pet Products has not used wheat gluten from this manufacturing facility in China in any other pet products except those described below.

Consumers should discontinue feeding the products with the Product Codes detailed below to their pets.

Del Monte Pet Products are 100% guaranteed and all returned product will be refunded.

Del Monte Pet Products customers can visit our website (www.delmonte.com) or contact our Consumer Hotline at (800) 949-3799 for further information about the recall and for instructions on obtaining a product refund.

Following is a list of the Products and Best Buy Dates that have been voluntarily recalled:

Production Code/Best By Date

BRANDED

Jerky Treats Beef Flavor
Code: TP7C05 TP7B07 TP7B08 TP7B09 TP6B10
Dog Snacks
Best By: Aug 05 08 Aug 07 08 Aug 08 08 Aug 09 08 Aug 10 08

Code: TP7B15 TP7C05 TP7C06
Best By: Aug 15 08 Sep 02 08 Sep 03 08

Gravy Train Beef Sticks
Code: TP7B19 TP7B20 TP7B21
Dog Snacks
Best By: Aug 19 08 Aug 20 08 Aug 21 08

Pounce Meaty Morsels Moist
Code: TP7C07 TP7C12
Chicken Flavor Cat Treats
Best By: Sep 04 08 Sep 09 08

PRIVATE LABEL

Ol' Roy Beef Flavor Jerky Strips
Code: TP7B06 TP7B07 TP7C05 TP7C06 TP7C07
Dog Treats
Best By: Aug 06 08 Aug 07 08 Sep 02 08 Sep 03 08 Sep 04 08

Code: TP7C08
Best By: Sep 05 08

Ol' Roy Beef Flavor Snack
Code: TP7B19 TP7B20 TP7B21 TP7C08 TP7C09
Sticks Dog Treats
Best By: Aug 19 08 Aug 20 08 Aug 21 08 Sep 05 08 Sep 06 08

Ol' Roy Bark'n Bac'n Beef &
Code: TP7C14
Bacon Flavor Dog Treats
Best By: Sep 11 08

Ol' Roy with Beef Hearty Cuts
Code: BC6M21
in Gravy Dog Food
Best By: Dec 21 09

Ol' Roy with Beef Hearty Strips
Code: BC7A19
in Gravy Dog Food
Best By: Jan 19 10

Ol' Roy Country Stew Hearty
Code: BC6M15
Cuts in Gravy Dog Food
Best By: Dec 15 09

Dollar General Beef Flavored
Code: TP7C06
Jerky Strips Dog Treats
Best By: Sep 03 08

Dollar General Beef Flavored
Code: TP7B20 TP7B21
Beef Sticks Dog Treats
Best By: Aug 20 08 Aug 21 08

Happy Tails Beef Flavor
Code: TPY7B08 TP7B09
Jerky Strips
Best By: Aug 08 08 Aug 09 08

Happy Tails Meaty Cuts with Beef
Code: BC7A29
in Gravy Dog Food
Best By: Jan 29 10

As part of the pet community, we value the health and well-being of pets, and we deeply regret this unfortunate situation. We will continue to take any and all actions necessary to ensure the quality and safety of our products.

Contacts
Del Monte Foods
Mary Sestric, 412-222-8091
Or
Melissa Murphy-Brown, 412-222-8713

Here is a list of foods supposedly not effected by the recall. Well, that's today they aren't but yesterday neither was Del Monte so how do we know they will not be recalled tomorrow???? :evil:

And notice just how many are made at the same plants or factories!! I am shocked as I did not know it was this bad. What if a company runs a batch right behind a contaminated batch by another company?

Daily more products are being recalled so right now I don't feel much of anything is safe. I guess tomorrow I will go buy chicken and rice and make my own until this is under control.

How can this all have happened just suddenly like this? I am beginning to feel very paranoid and wondering if this is some sort of attack or attempt to contaminate the entire food supply? It is massive and growing by the day! Wassup with all this, anyway???

So just because a food is listed as OK TODAY does NOT mean it will be OK tomorrow!

Article:

[updated March 31, 7:47 pm CST]

With the massive pet food recall that is going on, I have had people asking me what pet food is safe. At this point, feeding our pets any commercially prepared food can feel quite risky. The following companies have made statements that their food is not affected by the Menu Foods recall. Keep in mind that we are not “recommending” any of these foods. Rather, we’re compiling a list of foods that are reported safe by the manufacturers.

For those with just the business name listed, we have obtained information from their websites. We will be contacting them for further information and will update the list appropriately as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT SHARING THIS LIST: Obviously we want the word to get out to as many people as possible about what is and is NOT on the recall list. This list is meant to be shared, but rather than copying and pasting the list on other websites, please direct people to this post. That way people will have the most up-to-date version. I’d hate to remove a business name because of new findings and have that not show up on other versions of the list.

Abady Dog Food Company, Ltd. (verified with company president 3/28/07)

No products made by Menu Foods
Products do not contain wheat gluten
All ingredients are from US suppliers
Most products are manufactured in their own facility
Food that is outsourced is manufactured with Abady formulas
All American Pet Company (verified by company 3/30/07)

Brands Include Bow Wow Breakfast, Chompions, Barkfast Squares, and Chewa-Bunga
No products made by Menu Foods (never have used them)
Manufacturer is CJ Foods
All ingredients are from US suppliers
No products contain wheat gluten
Artemis - Holistic Pet Food (verified by company 3/26/07)

Do not use Menu Foods but will not disclose name of manufacturer.
All ingredients are from the USA except New Zealand lamb.
They test every batch and submit a sample to the USDA for testing.
Test for proximates, salmonella, bacteria.
No wheat corn, soy, or wheat gluten is used in their products
Aunt Jeni’s (Home Made 4 Life) (verified by company 3/22/07)

They make all their own food (no outsourcing)
No wheat products of any kind
Azmira Holistic Animal Care Products (verified by company 3/26/07)

Manufacturer of canned foods is “proprietary information” but they are not involved in recall.
Only supplies/ingredients that do not come from the US are lamb from New Zealand, and sea meal from Scotland.
Back to Basics (verified by company 3/30/07)

No products made by Menu Foods (have never used Menu)
Manufactured by Chenango Valley Pet Foods in Sherburne, NY, a USDA inspected Facility
No wheat, soy, gluten products of any kind, sugar, fillers or byproducts
No Chemicals or Artificial Preservatives
All human-grade ingredients
All ingredients are from US suppliers - suppliers do not outsource for their ingredients
Rigorous testing is performed due to finished product export to other countries.
Manufacturer of Back to Basics is not amongst the dry foods being investigated for possible melamine contamination
Beneful (Nestle Purina)

Bil-Jac (verified via website 3/27/07)

No products made by Menu Foods
All grains used in Bil-Jac products are grown and harvested domestically.
Blackwood Pet Food (verified by company 3/28/07)

Brands include Adirondack and Blackwood
No products made by Menu Foods
Foods manufactured by Ohio Pet Foods and Evangers
No wheat gluten is used in their products
All domestic ingredients except for lamb from New Zealand
Blue Buffalo (verified by company 3/27/07)

Brands include BLUE for dogs, and Spa Select for Cats
No products made by Menu Foods (have never used Menu)
Products do not contain wheat gluten, soy, or corn
All ingredients from US except lamb from New Zealand
They do not manufacture food in their own facility. Manufacturer is confidential but they have their own vets and staff on location at all times and ingredients are tested before and after each run.
Blue Seal (verified by company 3/22/07)

Brands include Blue Seal, Bright Life, By Nature, Life Stages
Menu Foods manufactures Blue Seal - The Loaf Style wet, but it is not involved in the recall.
Menu Foods is not used for any of their other products.
Breeder’s Choice (verified by company 3/27/07)

Brands include Active Care, Advanced Pet Diets Select Choice, AvoDerm Select Cuts, Health Food for Dogs, Pinnacle
Canned manufactured by Menu Foods, and American Nutrition
The only products manufactured for them by Menu Foods are AvoDerm 3oz. can and Pinnacle canned dog & cat food
The only product they use wheat gluten in is Active Care cat treats (healthy joint treats)
Canidae (verified by company 3/28/07)

Brands include Canidae and Felidae
No products made by Menu Foods
All ingredients are grown in the US and are also processed here.
No wheat gluten is used in their products.
All products are free of corn, wheat, soy and all grain fractions
Canine Caviar (verified via website 3/25/07)

No products made by Menu Foods
Products contain no wheat or corn
Castor & Pollux Pet Works (verified via website 3/23/07)

Brands include Organix & Ultramix
Wet foods made by Menu Foods but not involved in the recall.
The wheat gluten product in tainted foods is not used in their foods.
Cesar

See Mars Pet Food
Champion Petfoods, Ltd. (verified by company 3/25/07)