Very well written article if you have time to read it.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173350293788&path=%21editorials%21oped&s=1045855935007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Monday, March 19, 2007
Assisi Animal Rescue Foundation
2006 PRESS RELEASES
November 14, 2006
STATE WARNS PUBLIC ABOUT ASSISI'S ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION, INC.
Contact: Marion Horsley, 804.225.3820
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Office of Consumer Affairs (ORCA) cautions consumers that Assisi's Animal Rescue Foundation, Inc. of Annandale, Virginia, has solicited contributions from Virginia citizens for allegedly charitable purposes. However, as of November 14, 2006, this organization has not registered with or been granted the appropriate exempt status by the Commissioner as required by law. Therefore, contributors are cautioned that their contributions to such organization may be used for non-charitable purposes.
ORCA also alerts potential contributors that Assisi's Animal Rescue Foundation, Inc. has solicited contributions online and at adoption days at local pet stores. According to ORCA, this organization has not been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax exempt.
The Department recommends that before responding to any charitable appeal by making a donation or by making a purchase in the name of a charity, consumers verify that the organization is registered with the Office of Consumer Affairs. Click here for current registration status for charitable organizations can be found on the Department's Web SITEL.
Consumers should also determine how much of their donation will be actually used to support the organization's charitable purpose, and how much will be used for other expenses such as administrative overhead and fundraising.
For additional information, call the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Office of Consumer Affairs, toll-free in Virginia at 1.800.552.9963 or in the Richmond area call 804.786.2042.
Copyright © 2006, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. For Comments or Questions Concerning this Web Site, contact the DACES Webmaster.
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WAY Level A Compliant
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17616672/Saturday, March 17, 2007
Another article on the food recall, From CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/17/petfood.recall.ap/index.html
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold
under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60
million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure
and deaths.
An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and
about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, Menu Foods said
in announcing the North American recall. Product testing has not
revealed a link explaining the reported cases of illness and death,
the company said.
"At this juncture, we're not 100 percent sure what's happened,"
said Paul Henderson, the company's president and chief executive
officer. However, the recalled products were made using wheat
gluten purchased from a new supplier, since dropped for another
source, spokeswoman Sarah Tuite said. Wheat gluten is a source
of protein. 'Cuts and gravy' food sold in cans, pouches recalled
The recall covers the company's "cuts and gravy" style food,
which consists of chunks of meat in gravy, sold in cans and
small foil pouches between December 3 and March 6 throughout
the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The pet food was sold by stores operated by the Kroger Co.,
Safeway Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and PetSmart Inc., among
others, Henderson said.
Menu Foods said it makes pet foods for 17 of the top 20 North
American retailers. It is also a contract manufacturer for the top
branded pet food companies, including Procter & Gamble Co.
Proctor & Gamble announced Friday the recall of specific 3 oz.,
5.5 oz., 6 oz. and 13.2 oz. canned and 3 oz. and 5.3 oz. foil pouch
cat and dog wet food products made by Menu Foods but sold under
the Iams and Eukanuba brands. The recalled products bear the code
dates of 6339 through 7073 followed by the plant code 4197, P&G said.
Menu Foods' three U.S. and one Canadian factory produce more
than 1 billion containers of wet pet food a year. The recall covers
pet food made at company plants in Emporia, Kansas, and
Pennsauken, New Jersey, Henderson said.
Henderson said the company received an undisclosed number of
owner complaints of vomiting and kidney failure in dogs and cats
after they had been fed its products. It has tested its products
but not found a cause for the sickness.
"To date, the tests have not indicated any problems with the
product," Henderson said. FDA also working to target brands
The company alerted the Food and Drug Administration, which
already has inspectors in one of the two plants, Henderson said.
The FDA was working to nail down brand names covered by the
recall, agency spokesman Mike Herndon said.
Menu Foods is majority-owned by the Menu Foods Income Fund,
based in Ontario, Canada.
Henderson said the recall would cost the company the Canadian
equivalent of $26 million to $34 million.
Below are lists of specific brands recalled by Menu Foods, in
addition to Proctor & Gamble's recall of certain Iams and
Eukanuba products. Menu Brands lists the brands on its Web
site, www.menufoods.com, and advises consumers to
call 1-866-895-2708 for more information.
Recalled cat foods
Americas Choice; Preferred Pets; Authority; Best Choice; Companion;
Compliments; Demoulas Market Basket; Fine Feline Cat, Shep Dog;
Food Lion; Foodtown; Giant Companion; Good n Meaty; Hannaford;
Hill Country Fare; Hy-Vee; Key Food; Laura Lynn; Li'l Red; Loving
Meals; Main Choice; Nutriplan; Nutro Max Gourmet Classics; Nutro
Natural Choice; Paws; Presidents Choice; Price Chopper; Priority;
Save-A-Lot; Schnucks; Sophistacat; Special Kitty; Springfield Pride;
Sprout; Total Pet; My True Friend; Wegmans; Western Family; White
Rose; and Winn Dixie.
Recalled dog foods :America's Choice; Preferred Pets; Authority;
Award; Best Choice; Big Bet; Big Red; Bloom; Bruiser; Cadillac;
Companion; Demoulas Market Basket; Fine Feline Cat; Shep Dog;
Food Lion; Giant Companion; Great Choice; Hannaford; Hill Country
Fare; Hy-Vee; Key Food; Laura Lynn; Loving Meals; Main Choice;
Mixables; Nutriplan; Nutro Max; Nutro Natural Choice; Nutro;
Ol'Roy; Paws; Pet Essentials; Pet Pride; President's Choice; Price
Chopper; Priority; Publix; Roche Bros; Save-A-Lot; Schnucks;
Springsfield Pride; Sprout; Stater Bros; Total Pet; My True Friend;
Western Family; White Rose; Winn Dixie and Your Pet.
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