( The pet food scare that started in Marc...)Two More Pet Food Products Recalled in US,Health

The pet food scare that started in March this year continues unabated. One more firm has said it is withdrawing// two of its brands following reports that animals fed the brands had vomited and also experienced kidney problems.

Yet another US pet food manufacturer has recalled its products on receiving reports of animals vomiting and experiencing kidney problems, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday.

The Natural Balance Pet Foods is the company involved and it has withdrawn two of its brands, one dog food and another cat.

The company says it does not know the cause of the problem, but that it is working with the FDA to investigate the matter and is urging consumers to not feed either pet food product to their animals.

Last month Canadian pet food manufacturer Menu Foods recalled 60 million cans of dog and cat food after the deaths of 16 pets, mostly cats, that ate its products. Menu Foods had said the problem was traced to wheat gluten obtained from the Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Company in China. The FDA has blocked further gluten imports from the company.

Gluten brings elasticity and chewiness to baked products Pet food manufacturers have voluntarily recalled more than 100 brands of dog and cat food across the nation since March 16 this year.

Although many different types of pet food are affected by the recall, the recalled products represent only about one percent of the total pet food available for purchase, according to the Pet Food Institute, the trade association for pet food manufacturers.

'There remains an ample supply of safe cat and dog food available at stores throughout the United States,' says Stephen F. Sundlof, Director of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). 'We encourage the public to continue to use pet food that is not subject to the recall.'

But the FDA said pet owners should consult a veterinarian
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