Menu Foods CFO sold stock just before recall

 From globeandmail.com:
The chief financial officer of Menu Foods Income Fund says it’s a “horrible coincidence” that he sold nearly half his units in the troubled pet food maker less than three weeks before a massive recall of tainted pet food.
Insider trading reports show that Mark Wiens sold 14,000 units for $102,900 on Feb. 26 and […]

NESTLE PURINA’S NEW $10M PET FOOD PLANT … IN CHINA 04/02/07

reprinted with permission from www.howl911.com
In view of the damning evidence the Menu Foods recall has dredged up regarding food imports from China, it is disturbing to learn that just last month Nestle Purina opened up a new, multi-million dollar pet food manufacturing plant in China.
“Swiss-based Nestle S.A’s pet food plant in Tianjin Municipality in north […]

Pet Food Recall Article Round-Up

Unraveling the Pet-Food Mystery - dated April 5, from Time.com
Pet deaths not easy to solve - dated April 5, from USA Today
Special Report: The Poisoning of Our Pets - dated March 28, from Scientific American

I’ll try to add more later. It’s time for me to get off the computer for awhile though.

Wal-Mart tries to help.

Wal-Mart Teams With Veterinarian/Nutritionist To Provide Solutions For Pet Owners
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – April 5, 2007 – In light of recent manufacturers’ pet food recalls, Wal-Mart Stores shared today that the company has teamed with veterinarian and nutritionist Dr. Sean Delaney to provide consumers pet food solutions. Realizing that a number of pets may be […]

Itchmo adds Pet Food Recall Help Page

Itchmo has added a Pet Food Recall Help Page to their site seemingly overnight. It includes a comprehensive list of recalled brands, a news summary, links, resources, advice, and more.
Very nice job.

Dog Biscuits Added to Recall

22 Brands of Dog Biscuits Are Added to Pet Food Recall
The recalled biscuits include Nurture Chicken and Rice Biscuit, Ol’ Roy Peanut Butter Biscuit and Pet Life Large Biscuit.
Conrad Pitts, a lawyer for Sunshine Mills, said 80 percent of the tainted biscuits were sold by Wal-Mart, under the Ol’ Roy brand.
So much for this […]