Menu Foods Settles, But FDA Still Incompetent

Menu Foods, which produced a great deal of the toxic dog food sold in America last year, says it has agreed to a comprehensive settlement, and it is estimated that the payout will be around $54 million.

For those with short-term memory disorders, in March of last year, Menu Foods (aka the Menu Foods Income Fund) recalled tens of millions of containers of pet food when it was discovered that melamine, a chemical used to make plastics, was in the food and it was killing thousands of dogs and cats across the U.S.

The melamine was traced back to contaminated wheat gluten imported from China.

To read the Menu Foods agreement in principle >> Multi-District Mediation Agreement

The Menu Foods Settlement does not begin to address the real problem, in my opinion. And that very real problem is that the FDA remains a basket-case federal agency incapable of inspecting America's food and drugs for humans, much less dogs.

For the record, among the dog foods that were made by Menu Foods:

Americas Choice, Preferred Pets Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Authority Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Award Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Best Choice Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Big Bet Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Big Red Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Bloom Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Cadillac Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Companion Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Compliments Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Co-Op Gold Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Demoulas Market Basket Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Eukanuba Last Updated: April 5, 2007
Food Lion Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Giant Companion Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Grreat Choice Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Hannaford Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Health Diet Gourmet Cuisine Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Hill Country Fare Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Hy-Vee Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Iams Last Updated: April 5, 2007
La Griffe Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Laura Lynn Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Loving Meals Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Master Choice Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Meijers Main Choice Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Mighty Dog Pouch Mixables Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Natural Life Last Updated: May 3, 2007
Nu Pet Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Nutriplan Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Nutro Max Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Nutro Natural Choice Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Nutro Ultra Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Nutro Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Ol'Roy Canada Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Ol'Roy US Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Paws Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Performatrin Ultra Last Updated: May 3, 2007
Pet Essentials Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Pet Pride - Good n Meaty Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Presidents Choice Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Price Chopper Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Priority Canada Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Priority US Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Publix Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Roche Brothers Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Save-A-Lot Choice Morsels Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Schnucks Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Shep Dog Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Springsfield Prize Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Sprout Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Stater Brothers Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Stop & Shop Companion Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Tops Companion Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Triumph Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Truly Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Wegmans Bruiser Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Weis Total Pet Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Western Family Canada Last Updated: May 22, 2007
Western Family US Last Updated: May 2, 2007
White Rose Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Winn Dixie Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Your Pet Last Updated: May 2, 2007

For the record, among the cat foods made by Menu Foods:

Americas Choice, Preferred Pets Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Authority Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Best Choice Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Cats Choice Last Updated: May 3, 2007
Companion Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Compliments Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Co-Op Gold Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Demoulas Market Basket Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Despar Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Drs Foster & Smith Last Updated: May 3, 2007
Eukanuba Last Updated: April 5, 2007
Fame Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Feline Classic Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Feline Cuisine Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Fine Feline Cat Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Food Lion Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Foodtown Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Giant Companion Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Giant Eagle Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Hannaford Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Hill Country Fare Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Hy-Vee Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Iams Last Updated: April 5, 2007
J.E. Mondou Last Updated: May 2, 2007
La Griffe Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Laura Lynn Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Li'l Red Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Loving Meals Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Master Choice Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Medi-Cal Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Meijer's Main Choice Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Natural Ultramix Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Nu Pet Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Nutriplan Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Nutro Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Nutro Max Gourmet Classics Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Nutro Natural Choice Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Nutro Products Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Paws Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Performatrin Ultra Last Updated: May 3, 2007
Pet Pride Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Presidents Choice Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Price Chopper Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Priority Canada Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Priority US Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Publix Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Roche Brothers Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Roundy's Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Save-A-Lot Special Blend Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Schnucks Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Science Diet Feline Savory Cuts Cans Updated: April 12, 2007
Sophistacat Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Special Kitty Canada Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Special Kitty US Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Springfield Prize Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Sprout Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Stop & Shop Companion Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Stuzzy Gold Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Tops Companion Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Triumph Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Wegmans Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Weis Total Pet Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Western Family Canada Last Updated: May 22, 2007
Western Family US Last Updated: May 2, 2007
White Rose Last Updated: May 2, 2007
Winn Dixie Last Updated: May 3, 2007
Your Pet Last Updated: May 2, 2007

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