"Also Friday, the company that produced the food expanded its recall to include all 95 brands of the "cuts and gravy" style food, regardless of when they were produced."
95 brands --- all really from the same place. That the Iams food is made by the same company that make that cat food for Food Lion's generic label.
The power of marketing. The illusion of choice.
And I wonder if the company plays a bit of a re-packaging trick. The recall notice on the site also notes:
"If you are in possession of a variety or multi-pack, please be sure to check the individual can or pouch rather than relying solely on the date coding on the side of the carton."
Why would the carton have a different date coding?
Expanded Menu Foods recall list here for Cats
For Dogs
Purina said as
"a precautionary measure, it is voluntarily withdrawing its 5.3 ounce Mighty Dog® brand pouch products that were produced by Menu Foods, Inc. from December 3, 2006 through March 14, 2007."
The product isn't on the Menu Foods recall list, but since Purina uses them for that product, it's taking that extra step as a precaution. Good for them. That's good business, as in responsible.
Hill's® Pet Nutrition is doing the same thing with it's Science Diet for cats.
P&G Pet Care did so for Iams and Eukanuba and noted of reports of illness in cats. No dogs so far.
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