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ChemNutra
ChemNutra is an American importer of ingredients for food, compound feed, animal feed and pharmaceuticals based in Summerlin, Nevada, Summerlin, Nevada Self-described as "The China-Source Experts" they import their products from China and provide them to North American manufacturers. The chief executive officer is Stephen S. Miller and the president is Sally Qing Miller (executive), Sally Qing Miller. Companies supplied by ChemNutra include Menu Foods and at least two other pet food manufacturers, as well as the pet food ingredient supplier The Scoular Co. Recall On March 16, 2007, pet food manufacturer Menu Foods announced a recall of dog food sold under 53 brands, and cat food sold under 42 brands, after an unknown number of animals suffered kidney failure after eating it. On April 3 the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) distributed a recall notice issued by ChemNutra for potentially-contaminated Wheat gluten (food), wheat gluten that had been imported from w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 mostly wet pet foods made with wheat gluten from a single Chinese company. After more than three weeks of complaints from consumers, the recall began voluntarily with the Canadian company Menu Foods on 16 March 2007, when a company test showed sickness and death in some of the test animals. In the following weeks, several other companies that had received the contaminated wheat gluten also voluntarily recalled dozens of pet food brands. One month after the initial recall, contaminated rice protein from a different source in China was also identified as being associated with kidney failure in pets in the United States, while contaminated corn gluten was associated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |