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href="http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01615.html">http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01615.html</a><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Press releases
about FDA Recalls [mailto:FDA-RECALLS-L@LIST.NIH.GOV] <b>On Behalf Of </b>FDA
Recalls<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 22, 2007 6:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> FDA-RECALLS-L@LIST.NIH.GOV<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FDA's Update on Tainted Pet Food<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FDA
Update on Pet Food Recall</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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This listserv covers mainly Class I (life-threatening) recalls. A complete
listing of recalls can be found in the FDA Enforcement Report at: <a
href="http://www.fda.gov/opacom/Enforce.html">http://www.fda.gov/opacom/Enforce.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>April 22, 2007 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=contacts><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Media Inquiries:</span></strong><span
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301-827-6242<br>
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<h2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FDA’s
Update on Tainted Pet Food</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating an imported shipment of
rice protein concentrate which has been found to contain melamine. The rice
protein concentrate may have been used as an ingredient in some pet foods.
FDA’s investigation of the rice protein is being carried out by
specialists in FDA headquarters and in eight FDA district offices. Thus far,
the following has been established: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
suspect shipment of rice protein concentrate was imported and offloaded
during the week of April 2, 2007 by Wilbur-Ellis, an importer and
distributor of agricultural products, including rice protein concentrate,
with headquarters in San Francisco, CA. The source of the product is
identified as Binzhou Futian Biological Technology in China. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
shipment consisted primarily of rice protein concentrate in white bags,
but also included one pink bag that was labeled, in part, with the word
“melamine.” <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On
April 15, Wilbur-Ellis notified FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine
about the suspect shipment. On April 16, FDA launched a nationwide
investigation tracing eight import entries identified as being shipped
from the Chinese firm since July 2006. FDA testing revealed melamine
in both the white and pink bags. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wilbur-Ellis
has initiated a recall of all suspect rice protein concentrate it had
imported and distributed; see <a
href="http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/wilburellis04_07.html">http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/wilburellis04_07.html</a>.
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<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FDA
investigators have obtained records showing distribution to five pet food
manufacturers in seven locations. Investigators are currently inspecting
all five manufacturers and collecting additional samples, as appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FDA
initiated inspections at Royal Canin USA and C.J. Foods and, as a result,
both companies have voluntarily recalled certain products; see <a
href="http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/royalcanin04_07.html">http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/royalcanin04_07.html</a>
and <a href="http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/bluebuffalo04_07.html">http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/bluebuffalo04_07.html</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FDA
also has confirmed the presence of melamine in finished pet food products
containing rice protein concentrate. Those products, and others
within the same product line, are currently under recall by Natural
Balance Pet Foods and are labeled as: Venison and Brown Rice canned and
bagged dog foods; Venison and Brown Rice dog treats; and Venison and Green
Pea dry cat food; see <a
href="http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/naturalbalance04_07.html">http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/naturalbalance04_07.html</a>.
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<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If
FDA’s investigation determines that additional pet food products have
been manufactured from the suspect rice protein concentrate, FDA will expect
manufacturers to initiate voluntary actions to remove these products from the
marketplace. FDA will continue to communicate its findings promptly. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In a related
development, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) issued a
press release on April 19, 2007, stating that CDFA laboratory testing had
detected melamine in urine from hogs at the American Hog Farm in Ceres,
CA. For further information, see: <a
href="http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/exec/pa/pressreleases/PressRelease.asp?PRnum=CDFA07-038">http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/exec/pa/pressreleases/PressRelease.asp?PRnum=CDFA07-038</a>.<br>
Due to the involvement of animal feed, FDA is working with CDFA on this
development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FDA
continues to work comprehensively to protect the nation’s pet food as
well as to conduct a full investigation to determine any impact on the human
food supply. The agency is now sampling all rice protein concentrate from
China and continues to sample all wheat gluten imported from China, and it is
ready to increase its surveillance of other products, if necessary. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To search
for the latest list of recalled products, which will be updated when new
information is received, please see: <a
href="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/petfoodrecall/">http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/petfoodrecall/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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