Christie Keith pried her eyes open on the W. coast and is live blogging the hearing if you can't get it. She's a good transcriber..... http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/24/pet-food-recall-liveblogging-th e-congressional-hearing/#comment-38164

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No wonder the FDA seems to be bumbling through this pet food contamination debacle - everyone there must have one eye on his or her ass. http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2007/04/21/ap/business/d8ol79og0.txt quote What she was doing _ trying to do, at least _ was her job: She kept count of...

Most likely as a result of the pet food recall, the Adverse DRug Experience data has been updated. They are cummulative through April 2007. http://www.fda.gov/cvm/ade_cum.htm buglady take out the dog before replying

Senators Durbin & Cantwell demand the FDA reveal the other two companies who received RPC from Wilbur-Ellis and say a second shipment went to another US supplier. They are also asking for FDA testing of imported corn gluten. http://www.durbin.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=272877

http://energycommerce.house.gov/membios/schedule.shtml TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007 Diminished Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of the Nation's Food Supply? Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 9:30 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building There's a witness list...

From an email I received (not sure how I got on Hill's mail list to vets, though). I just noticed this email as it went to my unmonitored email account: Dear Valued Partner, April 18, 2007– Update: Hill’s products not affected by rice protein concentrate recall. On April 17 the FDA...

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Summary - FDA vet gets demoted to monkey & rat care for taking on Wyeth over Proheart 6. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18137930/ -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

from Itchmo: ORIGINAL POST: Due to contaminated rice protein concentrate, Royal Canin has recalled the following cat and dog products from Canada on Friday: Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine EARLY CARDIAC Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine SENSITIVITY RC (Rice and Catfish) Royal Canin Veterinary...

Hello, We have a new puppy and looking for food recommendations. The puppy is a 4 month old Miniature Schnauzer and we're not happy with the food the breeder was feeding her (Iams mini chunks) and want something better and for a puppy. I have always had good luck with Nutro for large breeds when...

In the never-ending search for safe food, I ran into this product at a health store, while looking for rice flour for me. I'm not big on the kibble idea, especially right now, but need something that my mother-in-law will feed her - as she won't even touch poultry (literally - we took a...

and it came from.........China http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2101493,00.html Johannesburg - Tests have confirmed that Vets Choice and Royal Canin dog and cat dry pet-food products contained corn gluten contaminated with melamine, says the manufacturer. The contaminated...

http://www.oregonvma.org/news/recallcases.asp April 18, 2007 Of the 118 suspect cases, 43 are dogs and 75 are cats. Of the 118 suspect cases, at least 45 pets have died: Michigan State Vet Assn: April 16, 2007 - doc. file at top http://www.michvma.org/index.cfm?id=278 The following results were...

Has anyone tried this: Tykie's Long Life Dry Mix Blend Homemade Vegetarian Dog Food is made fresh daily in Tykie's Kitchen and is "A Natural Dog Food". Made fresh daily in Tykie's Kitchen! This is the food that my loving dog "Tykie" ate for 25 years! Raw and unprocessed, for superior nutrition...

Just a reminder - this is Friday - we have 2 more companies to disclose. Please sign up for Itchmo's recall notices, or keep checking www.itchmo.com www.petconnection.com or www.howl911.com for updates. There's another story noted at Pet Connection from Sacramento Bee. Read it all - another...

This is due to the rice protein concentrate - there were 5 companies who received it - 2 more to go: http://www.royalcanin.us/additional.html ROYAL CANIN SENSIBLE CHOICE® (available in pet specialty stores nationwide) Dry Dog Food - Chicken Meal & Rice Formula Senior - Lamb Meal & Rice Formula...

I'm too tired to find the other post. Someone on PetConx just told me that Solid Gold changed their forumulation for Barking at the Moon and it's on their website. Please let us know what they say about where this Potato Protein (wasn't it starch before?) is...

***********Permission to X-Post************ Yeah, YOU! They asked for help! And who knows better than the people who have had to go through this, particularly those who lost valued family members. And I particularly want VETS to speak up.......it's time. So please take a look at the outline...

Some people are jumping all over Dr. Pion for not revealing the brands of the foods they're having tested at UC Davis. This letter explains why he's not talking at this point. I think his point if valid. And I think it's upsetting he's getting hate mail, especially when he was one of the...