Purina and Milo's Kitchen recall some chicken treats for dogs (Update: additional treats recalled)

[Emily]

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/09/5102729/milos-kitchen-voluntarily-recalls.html

Milo's Kitchen? Voluntarily Recalls Chicken Jerky And Chicken Grillers Home-Style Dog Treats
By Milo's Kitchen
Published: Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 - 9:05 am

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Milo's Kitchen? today announced that it is voluntarily recalling its Chicken Jerky and Chicken Grillers home-style dog treats from retailer shelves nationally. No other Milo's Kitchen? products are affected.

On Monday, New York State's Department of Agriculture informed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Company that trace amounts of residual antibiotics had been found in several lots of Milo's Kitchen? Chicken Jerky. After consultation with the New York Department of Agriculture and FDA, the company decided to voluntarily recall Milo's Kitchen? Chicken Jerky and Chicken Grillers, which are both sourced from the same chicken suppliers....

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/20544769/purina-taking-some-jerky-dog-treats-off-market

Purina taking some jerky dog treats off market
Posted: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 1:58 PM EST Updated: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 1:58 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) - Nestle Purina PetCare is taking Waggin' Train and Canyon Creek Ranch brand dog treats off the market because the products may contain trace amounts of a poultry antibiotic that isn't approved in the U.S...

Some threads that may or may not be related (Fanconi-like syndrome has also been found in grain-based treats, so illegal antibiotic residue would not be the common denominator):
USDA: Chicken jerky treats sicken 353 dogs, owners report
USA: Mystery illness sickening and killing dogs after eating imported chicken treats same as illness linked to irradiated treats formerly imported into Australia

 

[Emily]

Re: Purina and Milo's Kitchen recall some chicken treats for dogs

Re: Purina and Milo's Kitchen recall some chicken treats for dogs

http://news.vin.com/vinnews.aspx?articleId=25670

Jerky treats recall not tied to mysterious pet illnesses

January 11, 2013
By: Jennifer Fiala
For The VIN News Service
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?It?s important to note that the residue levels found by NYSDAM are very low and that FDA does not believe that they would trigger health concerns, nor that they are the cause of the reports of illness and deaths that we have received,? said Siobhan DeLancey, RVT, MPH, veterinary medicine team lead in the FDA?s Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine.

While the antibiotic residues aren?t raising red flags for some veterinarians, jerky treats in general do. Practitioners around the country advise owners to steer clear of jerky treats until the FDA definitively determines whether a chemical or microbiological contaminant is sickening pets.

Signs of illness, which tend to occur within hours or days of feeding the products, include decreased appetite, lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, increased water consumption and urination. Veterinarians report observing symptoms in dogs that consume jerky treats that mimic Fanconi, a typically inherited disease in which the kidneys do not properly resorb electrolytes and nutrients to the body and release them in the urine...

Editors note: Other makers of jerky treats have followed Nestle Purina and Del Monte Corp. with recalls of their own. Publix Super Markets recalled Publix Chicken Tenders Dog Chew Treats because the product may contain trace amounts of antibiotic residue. The 3.5-ounce bags were sold in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee and are marked with the UPC code 41415-18527. IMS Trading Corp recalled its Cadet brand chicken jerky treats after the NYSDAM found trace amounts of antibiotic residue in samples of the product. The recall is nationwide.