Hog Farms in at Least Five States Quarantined Amid Melamine Contamination Fear
Salvage pet food, specifically from manufacturers that have since issued pet food recalls because of potential melamine contamination, has been traced to hog farms in California, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, Utah, and possibly Ohio.
April 25, 2007
Hog farms in at least five states have been quarantined amid concerns that hog feed at those farms has been contaminated with melamine, the FDA announced today. One poultry farm may also be affected.
Salvage pet food, specifically from manufacturers that have since issued pet food recalls because of potential melamine contamination, has been traced to hog farms in California, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, Utah, and possibly Ohio. Samples of hog urine from farms in three of those states—California, North Carolina and South Carolina—have tested positive for melamine thus far. Test results from identified hog farms in other states have not yet been received by the FDA.
All of the identified hog farms, with the possible exception of farms in Utah, have been quarantined, according to the FDA.
The poultry farm in question is located in Missouri.
More information from the American Veterinary Medical Association web site.
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