Pet Food Recall - FDA has Opened a Criminal Investigation

As reported by the Washington Post, the FDA has opened a criminal investigation of the pet food scare, as it has now been determined that meat from hogs fed contaminated feed may have made it to human dinner tables in California. The hogs were fed rice protein tainted with melamine, the same poison found in recalled pet food. This toxin has been responsible for hundreds (likely thousands) of dog and cat illnesses and deaths in the US and around the world. At this time, no hogs or humans have been reported to be sick from eating the tainted food. The investigation is still in the early stages; it is unknown at this time if the chemical will be detected in the hog meat.

Related News Stories:

• Tainted pet food reaches human fare
  The Boston Globe
• Pet Food Contamination Scandal Spreads to Pork, FDA Opens Criminal Investigation
  ConsumerAffairs.com
• Humans at risk from tainted pet food?
  Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• More Dry Pet Food Recalled, Human Food Supply At Risk
  North County Gazette

Current List of Recalled Foods
The pet food recall continues to expand and is not limited to Menu Foods. Keep up to date on what foods are recalled by bookmarking the updated AVMA Pet Food Recall List.