ALPO's been added to the list.

[SoCalDem]

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Alpo Added to Pet Food Recall

NEW YORK, March 31, 2007 — Retailers and consumers are dealing with yet another recall of pet food, while confusion continues to grow over the precise source of contamination. The popular dog food Alpo Prime Cuts in Gravy is being pulled from store shelves, and for the first time a dry pet food, Hills for cats, is being recalled.

The Food and Drug Administration reported Friday that melamine, a chemical used in plastics, was found by tests to have been the contaminant. Earlier, a New York State lab reported that it was rat poison. All recalls have one thing in common — wheat gluten purchased from suppliers in China. Wheat gluten is a source of protein. On the New York City's East Side today, anxious pet owners continued to flood the waiting room of veterinarian Timnah Lee as well as her phone lines.

Lee said that pet owners are doing the right thing by seeking tests if they are concerned about their cats and dogs. But she added the rolling recalls have required her to play catch up. "It's still very worrisome," she said. "It doesn't instill much faith in these food companies." She, like the owners of her patients, is dealing with uncertainty.

"It's scary for veterinarians and also for clients themselves, with their pets," Lee said.


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[Sherman A1]

1. Yeah

We got the official recall yesterday morning at work and pulled the stuff right away. While we were doing it an older lady called wanting to know if what we had on our shelf was safe. All you can answer is that we pull recalled products as fast as we are informed, but realistically you can't answer as to the safety of what you simply do not know. We are still getting peanut butter back from customers from the recent recall and have discussed assigning a designated spot in the backroom for recalled products awaiting final processing as this issue doesn't seem to be going away very soon.