Nutro: recall of 16 March 2007

What happened

On 16 March 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a recall covering Dog and cat cans and pouches made by Menu Foods. The reason given in the record: Melamine contamination, part of the 2007 Menu Foods pet food recall.

A posted recall is the regulator putting a specific product and a specific concern on the public record. It is not a judgement on everything the brand sells, and it is not removed when the story fades: it stays in the count a careful buyer can check, which is why our review scores count events like this one.

If this food is in your cupboard

Compare the lot code and best by dates on your packaging with the ones in the notice before you decide anything: recalls are usually tied to specific lots, not to everything a brand sells. If your package matches, stop feeding it, keep the packaging for the lot details, and follow the notice for refund or return routes. If your dog has eaten an affected lot and seems unwell, call your vet and name the product.

The brand's wider record

Our tracker holds 2 entries for Nutro (Mars Petcare) in total. The others:

• 12 December 2015: Nutro Chewy Treats with Real Apples, 4 oz bags (retailer-announced withdrawal, listed on the tracker and not counted)

For scoring, Nutro is one of the brands we review. This event is the only FDA posted event counted in the recall signal of our Nutro review; the counting rules are published on the dog food hub.

Back to the dog food recall tracker for the full dated log across all brands.