SmartPak recalled all orders of LiveSmart Adult Lamb and Brown Rice. This product tested positive for presence of melamine in a test received on May 2.
After their first recall of LiveSmart Weight Management Chicken and Brown Rice, SmartPak sent all of their other dog food for testing, and Adult Lamb and Brown Rice came back with positive results.
SmartPak is saying that this is odd because this particular dog food doesn’t contain any rice protein concentrate, wheat gluten or any of the other ingredients that are on FDA’s import watch list. They are saying it may be cross-contamination.
For details click this link:
http://www.itchmo.com/read/new-recall-more-smartpak-dog-food-recalled_20070504
To be on the email recall alert list:
http://www.itchmo.com/itchmos-pet-safety-alert-email-list/
At least this company cared enough to have everything tested instead of waiting until people lost their pets. That’s a plus in my opinion. Now they don’t even know why it’s contaminated! This is getting SO scary, and not even being close to over yet!
Another recall today (5-4)!Due to possible cross contamination with other foods, Drs. Fosters and
Smith is recalling three additional formulas: (2 dry for dogs, 1 wet
for cats)
* Drs. Foster & Smith Dry Adult Dog Food Lamb & Brown Rice
FormulaTM
6lb (#12965), 15lb (#12966)
with a “BEST BY” date of FEB 09 09
* Drs. Foster & Smith Dry Adult Dog Food Lamb & Brown Rice
FormulaTM
6lb (#12965), 15lb (#12966), 30lb (#12967),
30lb Case Pack 2-bag (#13870), 30lb Case Pack 4-bag (#13871)
with a “BEST BY” date of FEB 26 09
* #27046-CKN Country Classic Dinners™ – Chicken Stew (canned cat
food)
Comments
WHAT IS UP WITH THIS? SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED TO BEGIN WITH!
better to feed a premium dry kibble such as CANIDAE, TIMEBERWOLF, INNOVA etc.
Sophielake this is a premium holistic kibble, it does not include fragmented grains or glutens, it may not be a well known brand but according the ingredient list should not have been affected.
And if a food that has all whole grains is affected, then we DO have to worry
what it says about cross contamination does not make sense
Even if it was a matter of not making a complete cleaning of equipment from one brand change to another, there should not be enough glutens leftover from one food batch to affect a whole new batch at a concentration high enough to produce toxic effects.
So the big question is what is the source of the melamine this time if no ingredient tampering occured ?
All the ingredients in the LiveSmart Adult Lamb and Brown Rice is sourced from the US with the exception of the lamb which is imported from New Zealand(according to Smartpack’w website)
Is it the New Zealand Lamb ? If it is, there could be big problems
with many of the premium foods as well, the USDA would had has no reason to be testing all meats for Melamine, so even the human grade lamb could possibly contain
It is a scary thought and I sure hope it is not the case
wow.. thanks for the info.. I can’t believe how many are being recalled..