by Playfuls Staff |
25th April 2007
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary recall of another brand of possibly contaminated dog [more] food.
Massachusetts's SmartPak Inc. initiated the recall of a single production run of its LiveSmart Weight Management Chicken and Brown Rice Dog Food after determining the product included a rice protein concentrate that was found contaminated with melamine.
The company said no other formulas of LiveSmart dog or cat foods were involved in the recall and every affected pet owner has been notified.
The tainted rice protein was imported from China by the Wilbur-Ellis Co. of San Francisco, which subsequently distributed it to several U.S. pet food manufacturers. Subsequently, millions of containers of various brands of pet foods were recalled after several animals suffered kidney failure.
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