I got this off the BCR email list: >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- St. Louis, Missouri, March 30, 2007 . . . >Nestlé Purina PetCare Company today announced it is voluntarily >recalling all sizes and varieties of its ALPO® Prime Cuts in Gravy >wet dog food with specific date codes. The Company is taking this >voluntary action after learning today that wheat gluten containing >melamine, a substance not approved for use in food, was provided to >Purina by the same company that also supplied Menu Foods. The >contamination occurred in a limited production quantity at only one >of Purina's 17 pet food manufacturing facilities. > >Earlier today the FDA announced the finding of melamine in products >related to the March 16 Menu Foods recall, and advised Purina of the >source of the contaminated supply. Purina then determined that it >had received some quantity from the suspect supplier. The company >proactively notified the FDA and immediately began this recall process. > >Purina is confident that the contaminated wheat gluten has been >isolated to this limited production quantity of ALPO Prime Cuts >canned products. > >The recalled 13.2-ounce and 22-ounce ALPO Prime Cuts cans and 6-, >8-, 12- and 24-can ALPO Prime Cuts Variety Packs have four-digit >code dates of 7037 through 7053, followed by the plant code 1159. >Those codes follow a "Best Before Feb. 2009" date. This information >should be checked on the bottom of the can or the top or side of the >multi-pack cartons. > >Purina's 5.3-ounce Mighty Dog® pouch products, manufactured by Menu >Foods, were previously withdrawn from the market as a precaution on >March 16 as part of the Menu Foods recall. ONLY Mighty Dog pouch >products and specific date codes of ALPO Prime Cuts canned dog food >are being recalled. > >Importantly, no Purina brand dry pet foods are affected by the >recall - including ALPO Prime Cuts dry. In addition, no other Purina >dog food products, no Purina cat food products, Purina treat >products or Purina Veterinary Diet products are included in this >recall, nor have been impacted by the contaminated wheat gluten supply. > >Consumers should immediately stop feeding ALPO Prime Cuts products >with the above-listed date codes to their dogs and consult with a >veterinarian if they have any health concerns with their pet. > >Purina guarantees all of its products, and consumers can receive the >full replacement value of the recalled products. Consumers can visit >us at <http://www.purina.com/>www.purina.com or call 1-800-218-5898, >Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CDT, to receive more information. > >Purina is fully cooperating with the FDA and made the decision to >voluntarily recall this product in consultation with the FDA. > >At Purina, nothing is more important to us than the health and >well-being of the pets whose nutrition has been entrusted to us by >their owners, and we deeply regret this unfortunate situation. We >will continue to take any and all actions necessary to ensure the >quality and safety of our products. >
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