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• Blue Buffalo Company
  
  
• Chenango Valley Pet Foods
  
  
• Canine Caviar
  
  
• Costco
  
  
• Del Monte Pet Products
  
  
• Diamond Pet Foods
  
  
• Drs. Foster and Smith
  
  
• Harmony Farms
  
  
• HBH Pet Products, Inc.
  
  
• Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
  
  
• Menu Foods
  
  
• Mulligan Stew Pet Food
  
  
• Natural Balance Pet Foods
  
  
• Nestle Purina PetCare Company
  
  
• Royal Canin Canada
  
  
• Royal Canin USA
  
  
• SmartPak
  
  
• Sergeant's Pet Care Products, Inc.
  
  
• Sunshine Mills
  
  
• Zeigler

• New:  Shrimp feeds, ornamental fish feeds recalled (June 5, 2007)
  
  
• U.S. source of melamine-contaminated feed ingredient found (May 30, 2007)
  
  
• Actions requested of the people's republic of China by the U.S. government to address the safety of food and feed (USDA Web site, May 29, 2007)
  
  
• Nutra Nuggets 40 Lb. Lamb Meal and Rice Formula recalled due to cross contamination (May 24, 2007)
  
  
• USDA releases poultry for processing (May 18, 2007)
  
  
• Chenango Valley Pet Foods expands recall (May 18, 2007)
  
  
• Farm fish test negative for melamine (May 17, 2007)
  
  
• Costco dog food product recalled because of possible melamine contamination (May 15, 2007)
  
  
• Swine previously held in recall now approved to enter food supply (May 15, 2007)
  
  
• Cereal Byproducts Company recalls rice protein concentrate produced in China (May 14, 2007)
  
  
• Royal Canin USA expands recall (May 14, 2007)
  
  
• Melamine found in fish feed at ODFW hatchery (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Web site, May 10, 2007)
  
  
• Mislabeled wheat flour is contaminated, not wheat gluten or rice protein concentrate (May 8, 2007)
  
  
• Scientists conclude very low risk to humans from food containing melamine (May 7, 2007)
  
  
• 20 million chickens have been ordered held from market (May 5, 2007)
  
  
• SmartPak Canine voluntarily recalls LiveSmart Adult Lamb and Brown Rice Formula (May 4, 2007)
  
  
• Menu Foods adds to recall list (May 3, 2007)
  
  
• FDA/USDA trace adulterated animal feed to poultry (May 1, 2007)
  
  
• Melamine and cyanuric acid interaction may play part in illness and death from recalled pet food (May 1, 2007)
  
  
• Additional recalls have been issued for Blue Buffalo, Canine Caviar, Harmony Farms, Kirkland, Mulligan Stew, and Natural Balance (April 30, 2007)
  
  
• Diamond Pet Foods recalls three canned pet food products (April 27, 2007)
  
  
• Additional hog farms placed on quarantine, restricted lists (April 26, 2007)
  
  
• Drs. Foster & Smith Adult Lite Dog Food and Adult Lite Cat Food recalled due to potential contamination (April 26, 2007)
  
  
• Swine fed adulterated product not to enter food supply (April 26, 2007)
  
  
• Chenango Valley Pet Foods announces expanded recall (April 26, 2007)
  
  
• Drs. Foster and Smith Pet Food issues voluntary recall (April 26, 2007)
  
  
• Hog farms in at least five states have been quarantined or similarly restricted amid concerns that hog feed at those farms has been contaminated with melamine (April 24, 2007)
  
  
• SmartPak recalls LiveSmart Weight Management Chicken and Brown Rice (April 24, 2007)
  
  
• A California hog farm has been quarantined after melamine was identified in pig urine (Updated April 24, 2007)
  
  
• Royal Canin Canada voluntarily recalls pet food products that may contain contaminated rice protein concentrate (April 23, 2007)
  
  
• Royal Canin USA announces the voluntary nationwide recall of its dry pet food products containing rice protein concentrate (April 20, 2007)
  
  
• Pet food recall expanded: Melamine found in Blue Buffalo kitten food and corn gluten in South African dog food (April 19, 2007)
  
  
• Voluntary recall of Spa Select Kitten dry food (April 19, 2007)
  
  
• Wilbur-Ellis voluntarily recalls rice protein concentrate (April 19, 2007)
  
  
• Pet food contamination found in new source, rice protein, AVMA advises pet owners to remain vigilant and stay informed (AVMA press release, April 18, 2007)
  
  
• Menu Foods refines recall list (April 18, 2007)
  
  
• Melamine identified in rice protein concentrate (April 17, 2007)
  
  
• Natural Balance Pet Foods announces a recall (April 17, 2007)
  
  
• Menu Foods expands recall to include 26 new pet food products (April 10, 2007)
  
  
• Del Monte Pet Products modifies voluntary recall list (FDA Web site, April 6, 2007)
  
  
• Additional products and dates have been added to the wheat gluten-related pet food recall (April 5, 2007)
  
  
• All Menu Foods pet food with ChemNutra wheat gluten voluntarily recalled (FDA Web site, April 5, 2007)
  
  
• Sunshine Mills, Inc. issues voluntary nationwide recall of certain branded and private label branded dog biscuits (FDA Web site, April 5, 2007)
  
  
• Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.'s pet food information update: Comment on industry news (Hill's Pet Nutrition Web site, April 5, 2007)
  
  
• ChemNutra announces nationwide wheat gluten recall (FDA Web site, April 3, 2007)
  
  
• Del Monte Pet Products has announced a recall (April 2, 2007)
  
  
• Nestle Purina PetCare Company has announced a voluntary recall of all sizes and varieties of its ALPO Prime Cuts in Gravy wet dog food. (March 31, 2007)
  
  
• Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. recalls Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry food (March 30, 2007)
  
  
• Proctor & Gamble Pet Care media statement (March 30, 2007)
  
  
• Pet food recall clarified (AVMA press release, March 24, 2007)
  
  
• Hills Pet Nutrition, Inc. announces voluntary participation in Menu Foods nationwide US recall of specific canned cat foods (Hills Pet Nutrition Web site)
  
  
• Purina to voluntarily withdraw Mighty Dog® 5.3 ounce pouch products in response to Menu Foods recall (Nestle Purina PetCare Company Web site)
  
  
• P&G Pet Care announces voluntary participation in Menu Foods' nationwide U.S. and Canadian recall of specific canned and small foil pouch ‘Wet’ cat and dog foods (FDA Web site, March 16, 2007)

• FAQ from the AVMA: What you should know about the recall (updated May 16, 2007)
  
  
• Tips on cooking Fluffy and Fido a home-cooked meal (AVMA press release, April 4, 2007)
  
  
• Breaking news from FDA confirms ASPCA's suspicions on pet food toxin (March 30, 2007)
  
  
• FDA announces new chemical found in recalled pet food (AVMA press release, March 30, 2007)
  
  
• FAQ from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA Web site)
  
  
• FAQ from The Animal Medical Center of New York City (March 26, 2007)
  
  
• Aminopterin identified as possible toxic agent (March 23, 2007)
  
  
• Homemade pet food requires study of nutrition, AVMA warns (AVMA press release, March 20, 2007)
  
  
• AVMA offers advice to pet owners after nationwide food recall (AVMA press release, March 19, 2007)
  
  

• 1966 study: Melamine crystalluria in sheep (posted May 9, 2007)
  
  
• Proposed protocol for testing dead animals with nephrotoxicosis possibly associated with adulterated pet food (News Express, April 17, 2007)
  
  
• How to submit samples, report cases related to adulterated pet food (JAVMA News Express, April 11, 2007)
  
  
• Hill's announces Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry pet food medical screening payment plan (April 6, 2007)
  
  
• Updated information for veterinarians from the ACVIM (April 6, 2007)
  
  
• USDA-APHIS listing of state veterinarians (U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Web site)
  
  
• Preliminary findings in a case of suspected toxicity associated with recalled pet food (On the Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health Web site, Michigan State University, March 28, 2007) (PDF, 285Kb)
  
  These photographs of lesions associated with necropsy were taken from a dog which reportedly ate food from the original Menu Foods recall. Please note that the reference to aminopterin predates the FDA's March 30 announcement of melamine as the substance of interest in the recall.
  
  
• Imaging of feline urine crystals (Univ. of Guelph Laboratory Services Web site)
  
  
• Recall of pet food leaves veterinarians seeking solutions (JAVMA News Express, March 30, 2007)
  
  
• FDA announces new chemical found in recalled pet food (AVMA press release, March 30, 2007)
  
  
• ISVMA recommendations for tissue sample collection and handling (March 29, 2007)
  
  
• FAQ from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA Web site)
  
  
• Aminopterin identified as possible toxic agent (March 23, 2007)
  
  
• Data from The Animal Medical Center of New York City
  
  
• More than 60 million pet food containers recalled after reported deaths
  
  Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. explains why some of the company's products are co-manufactured by Menu Foods, which issued a major pet food recall March 16. (AVMA News Bulletin, March 20, 2007)
  
  
• Fact sheet for veterinarians from the Iams Company
  
  
• Timely Topics in Nutrition: Aflatoxicosis in dogs and dealing with suspected contaminated commercial foods (JAVMA, June 1, 2006)

• FSIS seeks comments on agency decision-making during investigation into animal feed containing melamine (USDA-FSIS Web site, May 25, 2007)
  
  
• Melamine and analogues safety/risk assessment fact sheet (USDA Web site)
  
  
• USDA-FSIS news releases (USDA Web site)
  
  
• Senate hearing examines safety, recall of pet food (JAVMA News Express, April 18, 2007)
  
  
• Recall shines spotlight on pet foods (JAVMA News, May 1, 2007)
  
  
• Q&A about pet litigation and non-economic damages (April 5, 2007)
  
  
• Sample Op-Ed letter, non-economic damages (April 5, 2007)
  
  
• Facts about wheat gluten in pet food (Pet Food Institute Web site)
  
  
• Facts from the Pet Food Institute about pet food regulation in the United States
  
  
• Pet food company contact information
  
  
• FDA's Consumer Complaint Coordinators (FDA Web site)
  
  
• FDA: Information on marketing a pet food product (FDA Web site)
  
  
• FDA Pet Food Recall page (FDA Web site)