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Pet food recall expands yet again - perhaps for last time

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published April 6, 2007

WASHINGTON - The recall of pet foods and treats contaminated with an industrial chemical expanded Thursday to include dog biscuits made by an Alabama company and sold by Wal-Mart under the Ol'Roy brand.

The Food and Drug Administration said the manufacturer, Sunshine Mills Inc., is recalling biscuits made with Chinese wheat gluten. Testing revealed the gluten, a protein source, was contaminated with melamine.

Also Thursday, Menu Foods, a major manufacturer of brand- and private-label wet pet foods expanded its recall to include more dates and varieties.

Sunshine sells pet foods and treats under its own brands as well as labels sold by Wal-Mart Stores, Kmart, Longs Drug Stores and Stater Bros. Markets.

"Other than that, I think, you know, the public should feel secure in purchasing pet foods that are not subject to the recall," said Stephen Sundlof of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine.

Meanwhile, the company accused of selling tainted gluten said Thursday most of its sales are domestic, raising the possibility China might have been exposed. Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co. produces more than 10,000 tons of gluten a year, but just 873 tons were linked to tainted U.S. pet food.

How to keep up

For the latest on your pets, visit pets.tampabay.com.

For the FDA's complete list of recalled pet foods, go to links.tampabay.com.

[Last modified April 6, 2007, 01:26:35]