AR-News: (S. Africa) Pedigree recalls dog food

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

08/03/2004 15:15  - (SA)   









Taipei - US dog food maker Pedigree began recalling its dry dog food from 
Taiwan shelves on Monday following the deaths of hundreds of Taiwan puppies from 
kidney failure. 
"Consumers can return dry Pedigree dog food to pet stores where they bought 
it and get a refund. A new batch of Pedigree dog food will be ready in a 
month's time," said Chen Hsing-wen, spokesperson for Eiffem Foods, Taiwan's 
distributor of Pedigree. 
"This does not mean there is something wrong with Pedigree. We are doing this 
out of the sense of responsibility and to show we are concerned about the 
dogs (dying)," she said. 
Rumours began circulating on the internet early this year that hundreds of 
pet dogs in Taiwan had fallen ill after eating Pedigree - 30 of them dying from 
massive kidney failures. 
Further reports claimed that most of the dogs that were dying were puppies, 
which has confused many of Taiwan's health officials and vets as it is usually 
only adult dogs that die from kidney failures. 





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