| Menu Foods, manufacturer of more than 100 brands | | | | under financed and has insufficient manpower to |
| of dog food subject to recall, due to contaminated | | | | monitor plant production. Animal food does not have |
| wheat gluten causing kidney failure and death in | | | | to meet the same standards as human grade food. |
| thousands of dogs, today significantly expanded that | | | | As a result, inclusions labeled as protein sources are |
| recall. | | | | frequently far more sinister on its face than labels |
| Now, dog food not made with suspect wheat gluten | | | | suggest. |
| but manufactured at the same facilities as previously | | | | The dog food industry was founded in America has |
| recalled dog food, has been added to the list. The | | | | an answer to business demands for a viable and |
| reason, cross contamination. | | | | profitable outlet for industrial waste which includes |
| Evidence of cross contamination has been reported | | | | diseased animal parts, buy-products, fillers and |
| to Menu Foods from a consumer and study results, | | | | slaughterhouse refuse. |
| according to its own press release. | | | | That the current dog food recall continues to |
| The continuing expansion of the dog food recall, while | | | | dominate worldwide attention is evidence of a |
| reports of kidney failure and death in dogs dominate | | | | widespread disregard by the dog food industry for |
| many news channels, point to a deeper flaw in the | | | | the well being of dogs and pets worldwide. |
| manufacture and marketing of dog food. | | | | In a laughable response to a recent U.S. Senate |
| That problem is the almost 'Wild West' atmosphere in | | | | hearing the pet food industry proclaimed their |
| which virtually any ingredient could be included in dog | | | | products "safe" while dogs and cats lay dead and |
| food, labeled a nutrient using deceptive wording, and | | | | dying in veterinary hospitals from the United States |
| sold to unsuspecting dog owners intent on buying a | | | | to South Africa. |
| healthy dog food product. | | | | Dog owners should not be shocked at news of the |
| This has been easy for the dog food industry as | | | | unhealthy nature of dog food products, when even |
| there is virtually no regulation in this area. The FDA is | | | | regulated human food supplies are at risk. |