Menu Foods Income Fund of Ontario, Canada yesterday issued a recall of over 80 brands of wet "chunk and gravy" style dog and cat food, sold throughout the United States and Canada.

The recalled food is canned or packaged in foil pouches. It was sold throughout the United States and Canada between December 3, 2006 and March 6, 2007.

According to Menu Foods' March 16 Press Release, no animals in Canada became ill from their food. The AP reports:

an unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food.

The suspect cause is wheat gluten provided by a specific supplier that Menu Foods no longer uses.

Menu Foods Income Fund manufactures dog and cat food for 17 of the top 20 North American pet food retailers, including Wal-Mart, Safeway, and Kroger. It also manufactures food on contract for other companies including:

• Protor & Gamble, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. of Topeka, Kansas
• Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, part of Nestlé SA of Vevey, Switzerland

These companies have issued their own recalls on the heels of Menu Foods'. The following is a list of recalled brands, linked to detailed recall information. Check back for updates.

Menu Foods Call: 1-866-895-2708 Visit: http://www.menufoods.com/recall
Recalled Cat Food Americas Choice, Preferred Pets Authority Best Choice Companion Compliments Demoulas Market Basket Fine Feline Cat Food Lion Foodtown Giant Companion 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 Pet Pride Presidents Choice Price Chopper Priority Save-A-Lot Schnucks Sophistacat Special Kitty Canada Special Kitty US Springfield Prize Sprout Total Pet, My True Friend Wegmans Western Family White Rose Winn Dixie	Recalled Dog Food Americas Choice, Preferred Pets Authority Award Best Choice Big Bet Big Red Bloom Bruiser Cadillac Companion Demoulas Market Basket 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 - Good n Meaty Presidents Choice Price Chopper Priority Publix Roche Bros Save-A-Lot Schnucks Shep Dog Springsfield Prize Sprout Stater Bros Total Pet, My True Friend Western Family White Rose Winn Dixie Your Pet
Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. Press release, including details on recalled products: Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., Announces Voluntary Participation in Menu Foods’ Nationwide U.S. and Canadian recall of Specific Canned Cat Foods. Call: 1-800-445-5777 visit: http://www.hillspet.com Recalled brands: 1. Science Diet® Kitten Savory Cuts® Ocean Fish 3 oz. and 5.5 oz. 2. Science Diet® Feline Adult Savory Cuts® Beef 5.5 oz. 3. Science Diet® Feline Adult Savory Cuts® Chicken 5.5 oz. 4. Science Diet® Feline Adult Savory Cuts® Ocean Fish 5.5 oz. 5. Science Diet® Feline Senior Savory Cuts® Chicken 5.5 oz.
Proctor & Gamble No phone number or recall information has been posted to their website yet. This information has been gathered from an AP article. Affected brands: Iams, Eukanuba. Sizes of recalled canned food: 3 oz, 5.5 oz, 6 oz, 13.2 oz. Sizes of recalled foil pouches: 3 oz, 5.3 oz. Markings on recalled cans bear the range of code dates from 6339 - 7073 and plant code: 4197
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company Press release, including details on recalled products: Purina to voluntarily withdraw Mighty Dog® 5.3 ounce pouch products in response to Menu Foods recall Call: 1-800-551-7392 Visit: http://www.purina.com, http://www.mightydog.com Recalled brands: Mighty Dog 5.3 oz foil pouch "...if the code following the “Use By” date begins with four numbers from 6337 to 7073 followed by the plant code 1798, then the pouch is included in this voluntary withdrawal."