Je vien de recevoir un message à l'effet qu'il y a un rappel de la marque de nourritute et récompenses NUTRO.
Cependant, il semblerait qu'il s'agit d'un «malentendu» avec la FDA. Ce serait en effet, la nourriture qui avait été rappelée lors du scandale de mars/avril passé qui revient de partout et qui s'est vu refuser l'entrée aux États-Unis... ( http://www.nutroproducts.com/mfrecall.shtml ).
Alors si jamais certain d'entre vous utilisent cette marque, vous devriez vous renseigner pour être certains!
Voici le e-mail que j'ai reçu (en anglais)...
ALERT
AVOID NUTRO PET FOODS
September 2nd, 2007. The pet food poisoning crisis is far from over. We learned last month that Wal Mart again has brought poisoned treats back on their shelves by cleverly placing new lot labels over the ones printed on the recalled packages. This is the second time in the past six months Wal Mart has done this and various stores throughout America, so we counsel to avoid all Wal Mart pet foods, treats and toys. The company cannot be trusted.
Wal Mart and Menu Foods are by no means the only untrustworthy sources of pet supplies. Consider the report below. We suggest that ALL Nutro brand foods be avoided...
FDA Blocks Nutro Pet Food Shipment from Entering U.S.
Products "appeared to contain poisonous substances and unsafe additives"
By Lisa Wade McCormick
ConsumerAffairs.Com
August 28, 2007 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July blocked more than 100 Nutro Products -- various styles and flavors of its dog and cat food -- from entering the United States.
ConsumerAffairs.com learned the FDA took that action at the Port of Los Angeles -- and listed Nutro's pet food on its Import Refusal Report -- because the products appeared to contain poisonous substances and unsafe additives.
The FDA has authority to block and detain any regulated products from entering the United States if they "appear to be out of compliance with The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act."
Some of Nutro's pet food on the Import Refusal List include its Adult Turkey with Chicken Liver, Choice Adult Cat w Turkey & Duck, Choice Complete Care Kitten Rich in Chicken with Liver, and Adult Large Breed Chicken & Rice.
News of the FDA's action alarmed Mike G. of Florida. He owns multiple cats and feeds them Nutro products.
"What isn't clear is which 'additive' it is that is 'unsafe,' and which 'substance' it is that is poisonous," he told us. "The three Nutro canned cat products I have in front of me all state 'Made in USA.' But they don't say which state or which US territory."
He added: "I don't so much care where (the products came from). It's the 'which' (unsafe additives and substances) that concerns me."
Mike contacted Nutro about his concerns, but says the company ignored his inquires.
He wasn't surprised.
"From previous experience, most responses from Nutro have been non-responsive," he said.
Mike shared with us the message he sent to Nutro, which echoes concerns we've heard from other pet owners:
"I want to know, specifically, before I feed any of these foods I have in the house to my cats, exactly where Nutro cat foods are made, exactly where those foods on the FDA Import Refusal Reports were made, and specifically which 'additive' it is which is 'unsafe,' and which 'substance' it is which is deemed 'poisonous' or 'deleterious.' "
"If I do not receive a satisfactory response I will be taking these cans back to where they were purchased, and will never again be purchasing other Nutro products.
"In the aftermath of several thousand pet deaths," he added, "Nutro and other companies need to demonstrate their commitment to pet safety by answering pet owners' questions satisfactorily."
Non-responsive
ConsumerAffairs.com also contacted Nutro about the FDA's action. It took the company more than a week to respond to our repeated calls.
Nutro, however, didn't answer our specific questions.
The company's Consumer Services Manager, Tamara Cerven, instead e-mailed us Nutro's official, canned response.
"It has been brought to our attention that confusion has been caused by the Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") Import Refusal Report," the company's statement said. "We wish to assure our customers that this report is in no way a cause for concern about the quality and safety of Nutro pet foods currently on store shelves."
Nutro said the products listed the FDA's Import Refusal Report are ones affected by Menu Food's massive recall in March of melamine-tainted dog and cat food.
"This report lists recalled product(s) that have been returned to Nutro from overseas," according to the company's statement. "This product is not intended for sale."
Nutro said it immediately discontinued all sales of its melamine-tainted products and removed them from retail stores, warehouses, and distribution centers after Menu recalled 60 million containers of contaminated pet food.
"Nutro also ordered recalled product to be shipped back to the U.S. from overseas for proper handling," the company said in its written statement. "Some of this product is the subject of the FDA report."
Nutro said customers with questions about the FDA's action can call its customer service line at 1-800-833-5330 or visit its Web site at www.nutroproducts.com.
Mike doubts pet owners will get any answers, though.
"They failed to respond to my mail, responding only to you," he told us today.
"My confidence was rattled with both Nutro and Iams in March when I learned that they both used Menu Foods. I'm one who drove further to the 'pet-superstores' to purchase what I had believed to have been better, safer' foods . . . only to learn they were made by the same company using some of the same unsafe contaminated ingredients which they also put into the 'cheaper,' 'less-quality'/ 'less-safe' foods in the supermarkets.
"So their failure to respond to me now, personally, is the last straw for me. If and when products begin to flow from their own plant and I get a thorough read-through of the label, I might then reconsider purchasing their product. But not before."
Ouais, c'est pas facile ça! Tu as pensé parler avec un comportementaliste ou encore avec ton vétérinaire de ces nouveaux comportements. Peut-être qu'ils pourraient t'aider à y voir plus clair et savoir comment réagir avec elle. C'est peut-être les médicaments qui lui ont embrouillée l'esprit? Ça fait combien de temps qu'elle ne les prend plus?
Merci Gin! Tu es bien gentille!
Et bien c'est super que tout se passe bien! Je suis certaine qu'il va être bien en attendant de se trouver une famille!
Qu'il est beau ce Sammy! Je suis bien contente Gin que tout se passe bien avec lui!
Ben je te l'ai dit là, Gin... Lors de notre prochiane ballade, je vais l'amenée... Mais je ne crois pas que je vais la lâcher lousse! Oh! Et je vais repartir avec!
Vous êtes trop drôles!! M'a allez voir ça le marrainage dans le vieux poêle! Je pourrais prendre des photos encore plus si j'étais marraine...
Merci aussi MClaude et Julie! Je suis pas objective là, mais c'est vrai qu'elle est tellement belle ma Wendy! Ses yeux et la couleur de son poils, ça me fais tripper!
Merci Julie et Liane!!
Tazylou... Y'a pas de service de garderie pour chien près de chez toi? Un endroit où tu pourrais le laisser quand tu es pas là?
Ils sont vraiment beaux tous les deux!
Ils est croquable!! Sur la photo à 3 mois, on dirait un petit toutou! Il est trop beau!