Well hopefully the instructions given to Wal-mart (that I read) was to scan the UPC to be a 'no sale' at the check-out. Somebody just put it back up no doubt. All the workers were probably not informed or didn't pay attention. When I was in Wal-mart and the worker at the pet area was getting fish I mentioned to him the recall and asked did they pull all the offending brands/types and he said 'what recall, I didn't know about that'. Be safe and don't buy any low grade foods right now, or anything from any of the listed companies. I know Pedigree is not affected. It is made by Mars (the candy people). Their catfood is Whiskas I think. Don't buy Friskies anything. Purina is being sneaky. Once again - Dick Van Patten foods are OK to use. It does cost way more than the cheap stuff but does not have cheap products in it. The dog food (regular size can) is $1.59; and the catfood (regular size can) is $1.29 here at PetCo. One can of dogfood lasts me 3 days as I don't use much when I mix it with the dry. After reading much on-line about cheaper pet foods I've decided to make this food change permanent, including using the dry by Van Patten. I also supplement my Riddler's food with small amounts of fresh carrot, apple, and green beans. He is on a diet right now, so the beans are to add bulk without calories. The cat's have been tougher to switch over which is to be expected. I bought various flavors and some they turn their nose and others they like, but the more days go by I will know which one they like and buy only that. I'm not into variety wtih cats - it upsets their stomachs. My dog is NOT a picky eater. He had duck and potatoes this morning. LOL

I've read up a bit on the BARF diet a few years ago, but seems too time consuming...especially feeding 3 large dogs! Plus you need to really make sure to get the right proportions of protien, fats, carbos and fiber and then you need to supplement with other vitamins and minerals. Also I fear it's just too risky to feed raw meats as far as parasites and disease are concerned. As for dry cat/dog food I've always read that dry food was best to help in keeping the teeth clean...prevents too much plaque build up/gum disease. Did you also hear about the hype with Beneful brand dog food (dry food)? I just came across that article while surfing this past weekend. I was freaked because that is what our dogs eat. Apparently 2 different dogs suddendly died after being switched to this food, but in follow up articles 2 different independent lab specialists found it to be unrelated to the food. Whew!! Here is a link that might be useful: How Safe is a Raw Diet? BARF

I'm feeding my cat Purina and so far none of their catfood is on the list as far as I know. But they just added Purina's Alpo (dogfood) and they already had another kind of their dogfood on there. I also heard that the first kind of dry food has appeared on the list...can't remember what, but it wasn't a Purina product. I'm getting paranoid about this and am considering switching to the kitty foods at the health food stores or something. My congressman is going to get a letter about this mess! And I think everyone who loves their pets should do that also. I love my kitties and every time I buy catfood I think...could this kill them? Could it make them sick? It should never have happened! Sooo entirely preventable! If I had known that the petfood companies allowed stuff from China in their products, I'd have realized how dangerous that would be and I'm not a genius. Now, why didn't THEY know? Or DID THEY KNOW?

Thanks for that link Bumblebeez! Very interesting. We are good according to their ratings. We've always bought high quality food for our pup. Our vet recommends certain brands, and we have found good foods available at Coop. We first used what the breeder had used, as it was evident how high quality it was just by the looks of her pups, but it was in a food recall at one time. We use some fresh food (chicken mainly) in place of using all dog food. I could never feed a pet of mine Pedigree (or many others). Protein is essential for your dog! tina