The initial recall list was only for canned or pouched foods. Why has it expanded to include dry food and treats?
The initial Menu Foods recall involved a wide variety of “cuts and gravy” type pet foods manufactured at processing plants in Kansas and New Jersey. Dry foods are manufactured using different processes and at different facilities. The first recall was made in response to consumer complaints of pet illness and death associated with their food products. Investigation revealed that the likely source was wheat gluten imported from China, and the wheat gluten was traced to the importer (ChemNutra). The importer then traced all shipments associated with that lot of wheat gluten, and notified all companies involved. As a result, those companies voluntarily recalled any products that were produced with this wheat gluten. A later Menu Foods recall resulted from an internal investigation by the company that revealed a shipment of the contaminated wheat gluten to a Menu Foods plant in Canada. The recall was expanded to include all products processed at this plant.
