List of foods not on Menu foods recall list

The following list is the most comprehensive I have seen. Thanks to the folks at PetsitUSA for their extensive research. I have copied the information and links here. (PLEASE READ BEFORE READING THE LIST) The following companies have made statements that their pet food is not affected by the Menu Foods recall. The list is intended as a starting point for your own research - it is a list we are compiling of pet foods deemed safe by the pet food companies themselves. It is neither an endorsement of any pet foods listed, nor is it a complete list of all pet foods not on the recall list. And, even though a brand is listed, we cannot guarantee the food is safe. The pet food companies are the only ones who can make that statement. EVEN IF A BRAND YOU FEED IS ON THIS LIST, VERIFY IT WITH THE PET FOOD COMPANY. Links to their websites have been provided when possible. For those with just the business name listed, we have obtained information from their websites. We will be contacting them for further information and will update the list appropriately as soon as possible. Also, as more pet foods are added to the list of recalled pet foods, it’s imperative that you continue to check the Menu Foods recall list at http://menufoods.com/recall/ and if you find out your pet has eaten any of the recalled food, call your vet immediately. ———————————- Abady Dog Food Company, Ltd. (verified with company president 3/28/07) No products made by Menu Foods Products do not contain wheat gluten All ingredients are from US suppliers Most products are manufactured in their own facility Food that is outsourced is manufactured with Abady formulas All American Pet Company (verified by company 3/30/07) Brands Include Bow Wow Breakfast, Chompions, Barkfast Squares, and Chewa-Bunga No products made by Menu Foods (never have used them) Manufacturer is CJ Foods All ingredients are from US suppliers No products contain wheat gluten Artemis - Holistic Pet Food (verified by company 3/26/07) Do not use Menu Foods but will not disclose name of manufacturer. All ingredients are from the USA except New Zealand lamb. They test every batch and submit a sample to the USDA for testing. Test for proximates, salmonella, bacteria. No wheat corn, soy, or wheat gluten is used in their products Aunt Jeni’s (Home Made 4 Life) (verified by company 3/22/07) They make all their own food (no outsourcing) No wheat products of any kind Azmira Holistic Animal Care Products (verified by company 3/26/07) Manufacturer of canned foods is “proprietary information” but they are not involved in recall. Only supplies/ingredients that do not come from the US are lamb from New Zealand, and sea meal from Scotland. Back to Basics (verified by company 3/30/07) No products made by Menu Foods (have never used Menu) Manufactured by Chenango Valley Pet Foods in Sherburne, NY, a USDA inspected Facility No wheat, soy, gluten products of any kind, sugar, fillers or byproducts No Chemicals or Artificial Preservatives All human-grade ingredients All ingredients are from US suppliers - suppliers do not outsource for their ingredients Rigorous testing is performed due to finished product export to other countries. Manufacturer of Back to Basics is not amongst the dry foods being investigated for possible melamine contamination Beneful (Nestle Purina) Bil-Jac (verified via website 3/27/07) No products made by Menu Foods All grains used in Bil-Jac products are grown and harvested domestically. Blackwood Pet Food (verified by company 3/28/07) Brands include Adirondack and Blackwood No products made by Menu Foods Foods manufactured by Ohio Pet Foods and Evangers No wheat gluten is used in their products All domestic ingredients except for lamb from New Zealand Blue Buffalo (verified by company 3/27/07) Brands include BLUE for dogs, and Spa Select for Cats No products made by Menu Foods (have never used Menu) Products do not contain wheat gluten, soy, or corn All ingredients from US except lamb from New Zealand They do not manufacture food in their own facility. Manufacturer is confidential but they have their own vets and staff on location at all times and ingredients are tested before and after each run. Blue Seal (verified by company 3/22/07) Brands include Blue Seal, Bright Life, By Nature, Life Stages Menu Foods manufactures Blue Seal - The Loaf Style wet, but it is not involved in the recall. Menu Foods is not used for any of their other products. Breeder’s Choice (information provided by company 4/06/07) Brands include Active Care, Advanced Pet Diets Select Choice, AvoDerm Select Cuts, Health Food for Dogs, Pinnacle None of our products are affected or recalled. Canned manufactured by Menu Foods, and American Nutrition The 5.5 oz canned cat AvoDerm Natural and Pinnacle is from Menu. The Pinnacle canned dog food has 3 formulas, only one is made at Menu. It is the the chicken formula. The only product that contains wheat gluten is Active Care cat treats (healthy joint treats). The wheat gluten is froma source in the United States. We use ingredients from United States sources, except for New Zealand Lamb. Burns Pet Health, Inc. (verified by company VP 4/3/07) All products are wheat and corn gluten free. All food ingredients are from the USA. Manufactured by CJ Foods in Pawnee City, NE Burns Pet Health, Inc. is it’s own entity - not owned by another company. Sister company is Land of Holistic Pets in the UK Canidae (verified by company 3/28/07) Brands include Canidae and Felidae No products made by Menu Foods All ingredients are grown in the US and are also processed here. No wheat gluten is used in their products. All products are free of corn, wheat, soy and all grain fractions Canine Caviar (verified by company 4/2/07) No products made by Menu Foods Products contain no wheat or corn. Ingredients are inspected by USDA and approved for human consumption. All ingredients (except lamb & venison) are consistently sourced from U.S. companies and farms. Lamb and venison come from New Zealand and raised in a free-range environment. “All our products (except cat food which has corn gluten meal in it, which we maybe changing) are gluten free.” There is no corn, wheat or soy in our products. For more info on their ingredients, see the Canine Caviar website. Kibble is manufactured at a private plant in Texas Castor & Pollux Pet Works (verified via website 3/23/07) Brands include Organix & Ultramix Wet foods made by Menu Foods but not involved in the recall. The wheat gluten product in tainted foods is not used in their foods. Cesar See Mars Pet Food Champion Petfoods, Ltd. (verified by company 3/25/07) Brands include Origen and Acana Own and operate their own production facilities in Morinville, Alberta, Canada They make their own foods exclusively - their mandate is to produce world-class foods from fresh regional ingredients. That means almost all of their ingredients (over 90% for ORIJEN) are raised, fished or farmed within western Canada. Only imported ingredients are lamb from New Zealand and rice from California - these are used in their ACANA brand foods. They do not, and never have, had their brands produced or co-packed by any other pet food producer. They do not use glutens or other vegetable proteins in any of their foods. ORIJEN and ACANA foods are not on any recall list. Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul See Diamond Pet Foods Del Monte Pet Products (verified by company) Brands include Cycle, Kibbles ‘n Bits, MeowMix, Nature’s Recipe, Reward, Skippy, 9Lives No products made by Menu Foods DEL MONTE HAS RECALLED FOODS NOT MENTIONED HERE. See their website for info. Diamond Pet Foods (verified by company 3/28/07) Brands include Diamond, Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul, Nutra Nuggets, Premium Edge, Professional Pet Food No products made by Menu Foods All foods contain US and Canadian ingredients Manufacture their own dry food Canned foods made by American Nutrition Dogswell (verified by company 4/03/07) Brands include Dogswell, Catswell, Happy Hips, Breathies, Vitality, Mellow Mut and Happy Heart No products are made by Menu Foods and they have no affiliation with any of the facilities involved in the recall. No products contain wheat gluten Products are hormone free, antibiotic free, and cage free Drs. Foster & Smith Products (verified by company 3/29/07) Wet foods made by Menu Foods but not involved in the recall. Dry foods manufactured by Chenango Valley Foods All grain and meat products are from the US No wheat gluten is used in the products manufactured at Menu Eagle Pack (verified by company4/03/07) Brands include Eagle Pack Holistic Select, Eagle Pack Super Premium, Hy-Dration, Prism Loaf style canned food is made by Menu Foods to their unique formulas, but not part of the recall. They do not use any “ingredients that are common to the recalled product.” Products contain no wheat gluten. No ingredients from China Duck Meal is from Europe and is EU Certified. Anchovy and Sardine from the Humboldt Current area, Salmon from the Pacific Ocean. Only non US ingredient is lamb meat imported from New Zealand and/or Australia. Onsite lab tests incoming ingredients and finished food USDA/APHIS inspected and EU approved Evangers (verified by company 3/28/07) No products made by Menu Foods No products contain wheat gluten, fillers, or preservatives They’re a privately owned company that manufactures their own food as well as manufacturing food for other private labels. All ingredients domestic except for New Zealand or Australian lamb, on request. Evolve Pet Food Brands include Evolve, Hi-Tor, Pet Gold, and Triumph Please Note: Numerous attempts to contact them have been unsuccessful. One phone number works but is a recording saying they are not part of the recall. Another number is not in working order. Emails have been returned as undeliverable. Fancy Feast Flint River Ranch (verified by company 3/27/07) No products made by Menu Foods Manufacture their own foods with US suppliers No products contain wheat gluten Friskies Fromm Family Foods (verified via website 3/25/07) Canned foods are NOT made by Menu Foods. Canned foods made in China. See this post for explanation from Frommes. Foods produced in a human food plant without wheat gluten or other grains. Canned food made with 100% pure meat, duck, chicken & fish, NOT reformed meat. No by-products used in their dog and cat foods. Fromm Family Foods does not test on animals. Products are all-natural. Products made with binders to make reformed meat and products which use wheat gluten are NOT considered all-natural by their standards. Go! Natural (Petcurean Pet Nutrition) (verified by company 3/31/07) Menu Foods manufactures wet food but are not involved in the recall Dry foods manufactured at various Canadian Mills No products contain wheat gluten Great Life (verified by company 3/29/07) Their only brand is Great Life No products made by Menu Foods (have never used them) No product contain wheat gluten All ingredients are organic and come from the US They do not manufacture their own food. Name of manufacturer is confidential. Halo (verified by company 3/31/07) No products made by Menu Foods Products manufactured in a USDA kitchen using human grade ingredients All products are made in the USA using only ingredients from the USA Healthy Pet Products (verified by company 3/23/07) Manufactures all products in-house. Holistic Blend (verified by website 3/31/07) Products contain human grade ingredients Certified Organic Ingredients Formulated to exceed AAFCO standards Animals are not used for product testing Homestyle Select (verified via website 3/24/07) All foods are manufactured in their own plant in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Their foods contain none of the suspect ingredients in the recall. Kumpi (verified by Kumpi President, 3/24/07) No products made by Menu Foods Specially formulated by multi-species nutritionist No soy, by-products or wheat sources Manufactured by Crosswind Petfood Industries USDA/APHIS inspected and meats utilized are EU approved Voluntarily regulated by American Institute of Baking (i.e. held to human bakery standards) All grains are American grown and regulated Food is tested before, during and after production Kumpi Pet Foods does not test on animals Life’s Abundance by Healthy Pet Net (verified by company 3/28/07) One product manufactured by Menu Foods but not in the suspect facility Most products are manufactured by Ohio Pet Foods Products do not contain wheat gluten or corn All products are human quality Mars Pet Food (verified by company 3/28/07) Brands include Cesar, Pedigree, Sheba, The Good Life, Whiskas No products made by Menu Foods All products manufactured by Mars Pet Food Wheat gluten is used in some products but they get it from a different supplier than Menu Foods Merrick Pet Foods (verified by company 3/29/07) Their only brand is Merrick No products made by Menu Foods All Merrick foods, dry, canned, and treats are made in their ownfacility. All ingredients are from the US Products do not contain wheat gluten Natura Pet Products (verified with company 3/24/07) Brands include Innova, Evo, California Natural, Healthwise,Mother Nature, Karma Organic Manufacture their own dry food, using their own formulas They use only US suppliers - no ingredients come from Chinaor other foreign countries. They use no corn or wheat products (including wheat gluten) Wet foods made by Menu Foods (S. Dakota plant) but not involvedin the recall. Natural Balance (verified by company 4/4/07) No products made by Menu Foods. Products contain no wheat gluten. Natural Balance dry and canned formulas are co-packed at separate facilities in the United States. Dry formulas are co-packed at Diamond and canned formulas are co-packed at American Nutrition Natural Balance has their own quality control representation over seeing any manufacturing/production of their products All ingredients are from the US except for lamb and venison from New Zealand All products are tested for any contaminants prior to production, after production, and once again at the Natural Balance facility before they leave for distribution For more information on Natural Balance, please see this post. Nature’s Variety (verified by CEO 3/27/07) Brands include Nature’s Variety, Nature’s Variety Prairie, and Nature’s Variety Raw Instinct. Canned foods made by Menu Foods but not involved in the recall. Dry foods are outsourced, but not by Menu Foods. Frozen and freeze-dried raw foods are made in house. All grains used are of US origin, except flax seed, which they get from Canada. No wheat gluten is used in their products, or in the plant that manufactures their dry foods. Neura (verified by company rep 3/26/07) “Menu does make some of our canned cat and canned dog foods. They makeOUR recipes according to OUR quality standards.” “We have procedures in place to clean between each run of food that is produced. We also inspect the plant regularly to audit their procedures. Since we take our quality very seriously we go above and beyond what is expected in the industry. We are happy to tell you that we require our facilities to pass an audit by Cook & Thurber, a HUMAN FOOD auditing firm.” Other manufacturers are used besides Menu Foods. Products do not contain wheat, corn or soy, artificial preservatives, flavors or colors. Newman’s Own Organics (verified by company PR firm 3/30/07) At least some products made by Menu Foods but not involved in the recall. Products not produced in the suspect Menu Foods plants. Products do not contain wheat gluten. All ingredients are certified by Oregon Tilth. Nutra Nuggets See Diamond Pet Foods Nutrience (verified via website 3/24/07) Nutrience dog and cat canned foods are not produced by Menu Foods Manufacturer does not use the supplier in question. Foods contain no wheat gluten and are formulated with human-grade meat only. Old Mother Hubbard (verified by company 3/26/07) “Menu does make some of our canned cat and canned dog foods. They makeOUR recipes according to OUR quality standards.” “We have procedures in place to clean between each run of food that is produced. We also inspect the plant regularly to audit their procedures. Since we take our quality very seriously we go above and beyond what is expected in the industry. We are happy to tell you that we require our facilities to pass an audit by Cook & Thurber, a HUMAN FOOD auditing firm.” Other manufacturers are used besides Menu Foods. Products do not contain wheat gluten, corn or soy, artificial preservatives, flavors or colors. Pedigree See Mars Pet Food Performatrin (verified by company) Pets Valu’s Brand Majority of their wet food is made by Menu Foods in Canada Some products (excluding Ultra) are made by Menu Foods in the US, however not at the plant in Kansas, Missouri, and are not included in the recall. None of their wet or dry products contain wheat gluten PetGuard Organics Note: I have been unable to verify anything with PetGuard other than the fact that their website says their foods are “not affected by the recall.” This is not the same as saying “we do not use menu.” I have emailed a number of times and have called and spoken with someone a couple of times as well who assured me they would call back with information I had requested. As of 3/31/07 they have not. Pet Promise (verified via website 3/25/07) No products made by Menu Foods Note: They don’t publicize it, but Pet Promise is a Purina product. PHD Products PMI Nutrition (verified by company 3/26/07) No products made by Menu Foods Brands include PMI Nutrition and PMI Nutrition Exclusive Precise (verified by company 3/22/07) Verified their products are not on the recall list but when asked if they use Menu Foods to manufacture any of their products I was told that information was “confidential.” Premium Edge See Diamond Pet Foods PRO PAC Superpremium Pet Foods (verified by company 4/3/07) No products made my Menu foods Products contain no wheat gluten All ingredients from US suppliers except Lamb Meal from Australia All products manufactured in US at company-owned manufacturing facilities Rigorous testing is performed due to finished product being exported to other countries Professional Pet Food See Diamond Pet Foods Purina Dog Chow Purina One Purina Pro Plan Purina Veterinary Diets Royal Canin (verified by company 3/28/07) Brands include Canine Health Nutrition, Feline Health Nutrition, Kasco, Sensible Choice, as well as prescription available through veterinarians. Menu foods is used for a limited number of foods They also have their own production facility They do use wheat gluten in some products, but they do not use the supplier linked to the Menu Foods recall. Sheba See Mars Pet Food Solid Gold Health Food for Pets (verified by company 3/29/07) No products made by Menu Foods. Dry food made by Diamond. SPORTMIX Pet Food (verified by company 4/3/07) No products made my Menu foods All ingredients from US suppliers except Lamb Meal from Australia All products manufactured in US at company-owned manufacturing facilities Rigorous testing is performed due to finished product being exported to other countries Stella and Chewy’s (verified via website 3/31/07) Made exclusively from human-grade free-range meats, ground bones, and fresh organic vegetables. Manufactured in their own plant in Wisconsin 100% grain free. The Honest Kitchen (verified by company 3/28/07) No products made by Menu Foods. Food is contracted to company manufactures human food. The Honest Kitchen is the only pet food they manufacture. All ingredients are human grade and domestic Products to not contain wheat gluten, soy or corn Timber Wolf Organics (verified by company 4/5/07 - statements are directly from company) We have a privately owned manufacturer in the Northeast. Our owner is very passionate about our formulas and we are the only ones who use them. We do not private label for other companies. We use US regulated suppliers only. Our products are 100% free of gluten, wheat gluten, yellow corn, soy, and animal by-products. We do not sell any other brands. We are privately owned. Our office is in Central Florida and the owner is here with us daily. For more information contact Timberwolf Organics, Inc. at 407-877-8779 or email customer.support@timberwolforganics.com Trader Joe’s Wet food manufactured by Menu Foods but not involved in recall. As a precaution, they are recalling all canned foods. Verus Pet Foods Wellness (verified by company 3/26/07) “Menu does make some of our canned cat and canned dog foods. They makeOUR recipes according to OUR quality standards.” “We have procedures in place to clean between each run of food that is produced. We also inspect the plant regularly to audit their procedures. Since we take our quality very seriously we go above and beyond what is expected in the industry. We are happy to tell you that we require our facilities to pass an audit by Cook & Thurber, a HUMAN FOOD auditing firm.” Other manufacturers are used besides Menu Foods. Products do not contain wheat gluten, corn or soy, artificial preservatives, flavors or colors. Whiskas See Mars Pet Food Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value (verified by company 3/23/07) When asked, they would neither admit or deny that Menu Foods is their manufacturer - the name(s) of their manufacturer(s) is “confidential.” “Raw ingredient that caused the illnesses reported was not being used in our products.” Wysong (verified by company 3/27/07) Menu Foods is used for 2 canned products but not involved in recall. These are Au Jus (chicken, duck, turkey, NOT rabbit) and Stew & Gravy (beef & chicken) All other foods manufactured in their own facilities (2 factories) in the US. No wheat gluten is used in their products. All products are from the US AGAIN: Do not take this list as the final word. It is neither an endorsement of any foods listed, nor is it a complete list of all pet foods that are not on the recall list. Please check with the manufacturer of your pet’s food…check their website or call them,and continue to check the Menu Foods recall list at http://menufoods.com/recall/