Just received FDA recall for all Natural Balance speciality foods and treats for dog and cat foods and treat no matter what the date on the items Sold in specialty stores.Melamine in the rice Protein! For venison Products.
website to see www.naturalbalance.net
or call 1-800-829-4493

Will there be no end to this mess????

Please site your source other than the Natural Balance website. I would be very interested in the text of the FDA recall.

Thank you.

You can get more info here:

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/irresistible/12264152/detail.html

FDA Natural Balance Recall Press Release

Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall on Specific Venison Dog and Cat Food Products
Contact:
Consumer Inquiries:
(800) 829-4493
Media Inquiries:
Daniel Bernstein
310-275-0777

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Pacoima, CA -- April 17, 2007 -- Natural Balance, Pacoima, CA, is issuing a voluntary nationwide recall for all of its Venison dog products and the dry Venison cat food only, regardless of date codes. The recalled products include Venison and Brown Rice canned and bagged dog foods, Venison and Brown Rice dog treats, and Venison and Green Pea dry cat food. Recent laboratory results show that the products contain melamine. We believe the source of the melamine is a rice protein concentrate. Natural Balance has confirmed this morning that some production batches of these products may contain melamine.

The recall was prompted by consumer complaints received by Natural Balance involving a small number of cats and dogs that developed kidney failure after eating the affected product.

Dogs or cats who have consumed the suspect food and show signs of kidney failure (such as loss of appetite, lethargy and vomiting) should be seen by a veterinarian. We recommend our customers immediately stop feeding our recalled venison products regardless of date code and return unused product to their retailer for a full refund.

The products are packaged in bags, cans and zip lock treat bags and sold in pet specialty stores and PetCo nationally.

No other Natural Balance products are involved in this voluntary recall as none of our other formulas include the rice protein concentrate.

Although the problems seem to be focused on a particular production period of the venison products, over the last four days we have notified our distributors and retailers by phone and e-mail to immediately stop selling and return all recalled Venison dog foods and treats and the Venison dry cat food. Venison canned cat food is not involved.

The source of the melamine appears to be a rice protein concentrate, which was recently added to the dry venison formulas. Natural Balance does not use wheat gluten, which was associated with the previous melamine contamination.

None of Natural Balance's other dry formulas, none of our other canned or roll products and none of our other treats are involved with this voluntary recall.

We continue to work closely with the FDA in their ongoing investigation.

Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-800-829-4493 or visit the website at www.naturalbalance.net.

The venison & green pea cat formula had no grains listed at all until the recall, when suddenly their site included rice in the cat food's ingredient list. If they can add grain to a formula which has been advertised as "grain-free," what else is going on with other dog food companies? Can we trust any of them?

This was posted two days ago on the forum. Glad it's finally being seen.

Yes I know it was posted on the forum 2 days ago but that was just a warning today was the FDA total recall that is why I posted it this morning I also have a new one that came while I was out.
Menu foods again another new one on the list added today. Natural Life Vegitarian 13.2 oz cans exp.Date Nov.22/09 UPC code 12344-07114

Why not everyone go and sign up for the recalls on all products for the FDA not just Items of cat and dog food. I am on because of my mothers medications they do recall them and also for dairy and food products that are being recalled because of food poisons in them. I have received many others today and yesterday . For the mail coming into me is a releife to make sure I am not killing anybody from our fine suppliers.

I can only find a recall notice on the FDA site that lists just the venison and rice formulas. Please post a link.

You are right - the fda issued warning for potential problems and urging consumers to stop feeding
the vension formulas was not a recall two days ago. Why heed a warning in light of
the problems being seen with widespread pet food problems?

Are you sure? - Here is a link:http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html
Hope this is helpful.

of NB products as 'Carolyn' has posted. If she knows something the FDA hasn't announced and more than just the Venison & Rice products are involved, I would like to see what information she has. Stating a TOTAL recall of NB products appears to be misinformation at this point. Those of us who have been feeding the other product lines can only hope that they remain unaffected.

and Carolyn does reference Venison & Rice products. Her post ended up formatted weird and I didn't catch it. I am sorry.