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Remember Menu Foods and ChemNutra?

I’m sure many corporate attorneys would like it if we would all just forget about the Menu Foods/ChemNutra pet-homocide debacle of 2007, but hey, some of us remember every little thing. I wanted to post an update to the situation to let pet owners know that earlier this year, Menu Foods was sold to an even larger private-label pet food manufacturer, Simmons Food Inc. (”The Simmons group includes Simmons Pet Food, a manufacturer of wet and dry pet food, and dry ingredients for dairy, cattle, aquaculture and pet food manufacturers. Simmons has annual sales of more than US$1 billion.”) I think this potentially could create even more problems for mass-produced pet food because now more food than ever is under the manufacturing control of one company, so caveat emptor and try to always keep identifying information from the products you feed in case of a recall. If you normally buy a 20 lb. bag of dry cat food and dump the contents into another container and toss the bag, be sure to cut out and keep the product identifying information (like production dates, UPC codes, best before dates, etc.) until the product has been consumed. If you want to visit the Simmons website it’s at http://simmonspetfood.simmonsglobal.com. Frankly, if the best thing a company can say about your product is that it meets AAFCO guidelines, it’s not a product I’d feed to my pets.

As for ChemNutra, they got off with barely a hand slap and claim to no longer be in business. While it might technically be true that ChemNutra isn’t operating any longer, the people who own the company have started a new one called EOS Direct, and they import food ingredients from China! Deja vu! Their website is currently “down” (no surprise there), but keep an eye on http://www.EOSdirect.com and be aware they’re still in business, still importing, and that the Chinese suppliers of the tainted ingredients were never caught or extradited so they might still be making poison wheat gluten.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 11/14 at 02:54 AM

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My name is Leigh-Ann, I'm Canadian, and I live in the United States. This gives me great insight on cross-border issues, like American vs. Canadian candy bars, and curling vs. golf. I enjoy coffee but not caffeine, as I like to think I'm agitated enough already. I love animals and birds and fish and even most of the creepy crawlies on the sidewalk and in the garden, but I prefer it when they stay out of the house. I completed the veterinary technology program at Penn Foster, and in 2004 I started Wee Paws Animal Sanctuary with the goal of eventually turning it into a farm-like sanctuary facility for 50+ "unadoptable" cats (we're at 24). Long story short, this is a cat blog, with a dose of dog and parrot, heavy on pet health care talk. If you'd like to make a donation to Wee Paws, click the button below, or click here for more options and ways you can help.

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