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2007 pet food recalls. Beginning in March 2007, there was a widespread recall of many brands of cat and dog foods due to contamination with melamine and cyanuric acid. The recalls in North America, Europe, and South Africa came in response to reports of kidney failure in pets. Initially, the recalls were associated with the consumption of ...
This timeline of the 2007 pet food recalls documents how events related to the 2007 pet food recalls unfolded. Several contaminated Chinese vegetable proteins were used by pet food makers in North America, Europe and South Africa, leading to kidney failure in animals fed the contaminated food. Both the centralization of the pet food industry ...
Wet (canned) cat food example (Fish flakes in jelly) In much of Europe, the UK and the US, canned or wet food (75–78% moisture) generally comes in aluminum or steel cans in 90, 160 and 370 g (3, 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 and 13 oz) sizes. It is also sold in foil pouch form. [citation needed]
Canned food with shredded meat. Wet or canned dog food usually is packaged in a solid or soft-sided container. Wet food contains roughly 60-78% water, [20] which is significantly higher in moisture than dry or semi-moist food. [27] Canned food is commercially sterile (cooked during canning); other wet foods may not be sterile.
Grapes, Raisins, and Currants. Dr. Levitzke explains that grapes are highly toxic to dogs. He says, "They can cause kidney failure and in some cases, death." Raisins and currants, which are simply ...
Ken-L Ration is a brand of canned and dry dog food. In 1922, canned pet food became popularly known on the market after Ken-L Ration, the first to release horse meat in their pet food after purchasing cheap horse meat from PM Chappel. [1] Ken-L Ration was owned by Quaker Oats, but the brand was sold to H. J. Heinz Co. in 1995. [2]
Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Pet Foods is an American pet food manufacturer with its headquarters located in Burbank, Los Angeles, California. [1] Established in 1989 by actor Dick Van Patten, the company markets itself as "Food For a Lifetime" and promotes itself as having "the finest food you can buy for ...
Raw feeding is the practice of feeding domestic dogs, cats, and other animals a diet consisting primarily of uncooked meat, edible bones, and organs. The ingredients used to formulate raw diets vary. Some pet owners choose to make home-made raw diets to feed their animals but commercial raw diets are also available.