Posted on Friday, January 4th, 2008 at 7:00 am in National Dog, Cat &
Pet Info, Other Pets, Pet Food Recalls & Safety. By Emily Huh On the
FDA's Enforcement Report, dated December 26, 2007, there was a recall
involving various United Pet Group products. United Pet Group owns
various brands including 8 in 1, Dingo, Tetra, Nature's Miracle, and
Marineland.


Here are the details from the report:

FDA Enforcement Report December 26, 2007

PRODUCT
a) Wild Harvest Fruit and Honey Cockatiel, Recall # V-021-2008;
b) Ecotrition Tropical Fruit and Honey Bars, Recall # V-022-2008;
c) Wild Harvest Hamster, Gerbil, Mouse & Rat Honey Cakes, Recall # V-
023-2008

CODE
a) Lot: 07096 and Lot: 07108;
b) and c) Lot: 07096

RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
United Pet Group Inc., Cincinnati, OH, by telephone and letter. Firm
initiated recall is ongoing.

REASON
Pet treats were imported from China. LOS-DO sampled the treats and
they were positive for melamine. The shipments were placed on hold
for redelivery and was erroneously shipped into commerce.

VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
54,178 units

DISTRIBUTION
AZ, CA, FL, MI, NJ, NY, TX, and WA

Also, Menusux pointed out that these products have showed up several
times on the FDA OASIS Refusals Reports for September, October, and
November of 2007.

Source: FDA Enforcement Report, FDA OASIS Refusals