Month: June 2007

Ol’ Roy Complete Nutrition Dog Food is being recalled due to the presence of salmonella bacteria. The recall involves 55 lbs. bags with the code 04 0735 1 and a “best by” date of April 13, 2008. The affected lot was distributed to Wal-Mart stores in Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Doane Pet Care, the makers of Ol’ Roy dog food, have more information, including which individual stores received the food.

This recall is not related to the huge pet food recall due to melamine related contaminants.

You can find out much more about that recall on my Pet Food Recall Archive Page.

acetaminophen molecule

EperTox, a medical testing lab in Texas, has found acetaminophen in numerous samples of pet food. (Acetaminophen is the generic name for Tylenol.) Due to a confidentiality agreement the lab cannot release the names of the foods affected. However, at least one sample was a variety Pet Pride brand cat food. The test results were reported to the pet food makers who should then have reported the findings to the FDA. But as of June 5th, the FDA still has not investigated EperTox’s findings.

Cats are very sensitive to acetaminophen. Dogs are less at risk, but are still sensitive to acetaminophen. Find out more about the signs of feline and canine acetaminophen toxicity.  And find out much more about the pet food recall on my Pet Food Recall Archive Page.