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Toxin in pet food recall identified |
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Written by Angela Moore, McClatchy-Tribune
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Saturday, 24 March 2007 |
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The toxin in the pet food that sickened dogs and cats and sparked a massive nationwide recall was identified as aminopterin, the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets said.
Aminopterin, a derivative of folic acid, can cause cancer and birth defects in humans and can cause kidney damage in dogs and cats, the statement said. Aminopterin is not permitted for use in the United States.
Media reports identified the chemical as rat poison. A call to the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets was not immediately returned.
The manufacturer, Streetsville, Ontario-based Menu Foods Inc. had said it believed the culprit was wheat gluten that it had been receiving through a new supplier.
Last week, Menu Foods said it recalled "cuts and gravy"-style dog and cat food in cans and pouches manufactured at two U.S. facilities. The food is made and sold under private-label and national brands. The recall affected 53 brands of brands of dog food and 42 brands of cat food.
The name-brand foods are sold under national brands such as Procter & Gamble Co.'s Iams and Eukanuba, Colgate-Palmolive's Hills Pet Nutrition and Nestle's Purina Mighty Dog.
The private label foods are sold at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Safeway Inc. and pet supply stores such as Petsmart Inc.
The food was made at facilities in Kansas and New Jersey between Dec. 3, 2006, and March 6. The recall was initiated after Menu Foods received an unnamed number of complaints from customers in the U.S.
The company also said its largest customer, whom it declined to name but whose cuts-and-gravy purchases in 2006 represented about 11 percent of Menu Foods' 2006 revenue, received complaints as well and subsequently issued its own recall.
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