ALBANY, N.Y. - A spokeswoman for the New York State Department of Agriculture says rat poison has been found in tainted pet food that killed several animals and sparked a nationwide recall.
The spokeswoman has not identified the chemical or its source. State agriculture officials have scheduled a news conference this afternoon to release laboratory findings on pet food tested this week.
Sixteen animal deaths led to the recall of 60 million cans and pouches of pet food sold throughout North America under 95 brand names.
SPOKANE, Wash. - A major pet food maker is recalling millions of containers of its products after some dogs and cats died after eating it.
Menu Foods is recalling dog food sold under 46 brands and cat food sold under 37 brands and distributed throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. The pet foods were sold by major retailers, including Wal-Mart, Kroger and Safeway.
Some of it was sold under the Iams and Eukanuba brands. The recall covers the company's "cuts and gravy" style food. A complete list of the recalled products is available from the Menu Foods Web site, menufoods.com.
The company says an unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure, and about ten died after eating the affected food and is trying to determine what happened.
If you have any questions about the recall call 1-866-895-2708 or www.menufoods.com/recall