More than 95 pet owners have been complaining about Menu Foods Inc., saying that it might be extremely dangerous and possibly deadly, to many animals.
From Winsconsin, Jacqueline Johnson complained about her pet cat Gumbie, for becoming seriously sick after eating food from Iams Select Bites. Later on, Jacqueline realized that Gumbie wasn't eating any food. The cat was then "pet-hospitalized" and had to take many fluids.
"Thankfully we got her to the vet in time. My cat was very ill, but there are lots of people around the country whose pets have died or been euthanized," Jacqueline stated.
After the vet, Gumbie needed special attention for almost every second. She is most likely to require medical tests every few months.
Finally, Menu Foods announced the recall on March 16. The recall affects dog and cat food manufactured between December 3 and March 6, and is limited to "cuts and gravy" style pet food in cans and pouches produced at its plants in Kansas and New Jersey. The food is packaged under a wide variety of brand names.
Both the Food and Drug Administration and Menu Foods have been unable to identify the terrible cause of the problem, but the FDA said that on Tuesday, officials were focusing on a recent supply of wheat gluten, which could be the cause of all the animal sickness.
In my opinion, I think that this is a major problem. Many animals, such as cats, are becoming seriously ill from the "cuts and gravy" that many food companies are selling. For example, Gumbie became very sick after eating Iams cat food. This relates to science because the cause of this cat food problem could be wheat gluten. I strongly belive that this situation should be taken care of immediately.
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/22/pet.food.recall/index.html