Walmart Recalls: Walmart pulls dog treats -- added 8/21

[ladywaterwind]

Updated 2/20/07
Food Recalls

Vita Specialty Foods Inc. Recalls Several Brands of Hot Wing Sauce
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

South Carolina Firm Recalls Chicken Breast Strips for Possible Listeria
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Great Value Peanut Butter Products Beginning with Product Code 2111 Recalled for Possible Salmonella Contamination
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Ohio Firm Recalls Pasta Entrees For Toddlers Due To Undeclared Allergen
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Sigma Foods, Inc. recalls Approximately 19,488 pounds of "Jamon Original FUD Mexicano de corazon" cooked ham products
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Wal-Mart Announces Voluntary Recall of Sam's Choice 'Nature Trail' Trail Mix
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Alcon Announces Voluntary Recall of Systane(R) Free LIQUID GEL Lubricant Eye Drops in the United States, Including Puerto Rico
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Product Recalls

Product recalls: "Laugh and Learn" Learning Bunny Toys
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Conair Recalls Curling Irons for Shock and Electrocution Hazards
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Easy-Bake Ovens Recalled for Repair Due to Entrapment and Burn Hazards
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Kids II Inc Recalls Teethers Due to Choking Hazard
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Graco Children’s Products Inc. Recalls to Repair Contempo™ Highchairs Due to Collapse Hazard
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Wal-Mart Recalls Stuffed Christmas Beagles Due to Choking Hazard
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Recalls Christmas Mug Gift Sets
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Lifetime Brands Inc. Recalls Lemonade Jars For Lead Exposure Hazard
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Pressure Washers and Air Compressors Recalled By DeVilbiss Due to Fracture and Laceration Hazards
Sold at: Sam's Club

Serious Injuries Prompt Recall of Mattel’s Polly Pocket Magnetic Play Sets
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

WMH Tool Group Inc. Recalls Wilton Mitre Saws for Laceration Hazard
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

RC2 Recalls Toy Keys Due to Choking Hazard
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Baby Cookie Monster Toys Sold with DVD at Wal-Mart Recalled for Choking Hazard
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Wal-Mart Recalls Minnie Mouse Cardigan Sets Due to Strangulation Hazard
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Wal-Mart Recalls Home Trends Footstools for Collapse Hazard
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

MTD Snow Throwers Recalled – Plastic Wheel Rims Can Burst and Injure Users
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Black & Decker Recalls Blower/Vacuums for Fire Hazard
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

Segway Inc. Announces Recall to Repair Segway & Personal Transporters
Sold at: Samsclub.com

LEGO Recalls Toy Trucks Due to Puncture Hazard to Young Children
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores

LeapFrog Recalls to Repair Children’s Activity Centers Due to Arm Entrapment Hazard
Sold at: Wal-Mart Stores & Walmart.com

[alabamagal]

Great Value brand Peanut Butter is being recalled and I think that is a walmart brand.....not sure as I don't shop there but DH said it was.....beginning with the lot number 2111.

This is not a Walmart recall but part of the Peter Pan (Conagra recall) Conagra co-packs some of this brand......below is the from the news story......
"While this affects Great Value Peanut Butter beginning with product code 2111, there are other manufacturers of Great Value Peanut Butter that are not affected by this recall."

[ladywaterwind]

Thanks for the heads up, that is the WM brand.

[ladywaterwind]

:Bump11: For added information.

[Cynthiabutterfly]

Wal-Mart recalls baby bibs containing lead sold under the Baby Connection brand name, came in packs of two to seven bibs, with embroidered prints or images of Sesame Street characters. Some were sold as long ago as 2004. The bibs were made by Hamco Inc. exclusively for the Bentonville-based retailer.

[Nicole]

Can you believe that??? 2004 how nice is that??? Now your kids has been poisoned for how many years? It's just horrible. I wonder how you make such a mistake?

[pwetypweas]

Wal-Mart quietly pulled dog treats - Consumer News - MSNBC.com

Wal-Mart quietly pulled dog treats, but no recall
Updated: 2:42 a.m. ET Aug 21, 2007

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. quietly stopped selling two brands of dog treats in July, after customers voiced concerns that the Chinese products may have caused their pets to fall ill, but no recall has been announced, a company spokeswoman confirmed.

The world’s largest retailer started pulling Chicken Jerky Strips from Import-Pingyang Pet Product Co. and Chicken Jerky from Shanghai Bestro Trading on July 26, spokeswoman Deisha Galberth said late Monday.

Wal-Mart also placed a computerized block on all cash registers to prevent workers from selling the products, Galberth said.

'Testing process'
“When we took it off shelves at the end of July, we pulled it based on the customer feedback so we could do testing prior to announcing anything publicly,” Galberth said. “That’s why did not make a public announcement — it was still going through the testing process.”

Wal-Mart’s action follows a massive pet food recall in March, when retailers began pulling products made in China that included the chemical melamine — a contaminant that’s a byproduct of several pesticides.

Galberth said she did not know what the specific customer complaints were about the dog treats, nor when the testing would be complete.

Galberth said she did not immediately know if the treats were sold at every Wal-Mart store.

“We are diligently testing this product,” she said.

Philadelphia television station WPVI reported last week that a woman claimed her 2-year-old Chihuahua died after eating Bestro Chicken Jerky Strips. The station reported that an autopsy found the dog died of an infection caused by toxic bacteria.
© 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

[SammysMom]

Iam literally sick to my stomach at this moment. I have been giving Sammy these treats mainly because I thought they would be a good safe treat to give him. Now Im reading that I have been poisoning my dog. Im so upset.
He has had two bouts of vomiting and bloody diarrhea. Once in April and now he is just getting over his second bout. I feel so bad, I control his food intake and unknowingly may cause his death.
Ive called his vet and now I need to get him in ASAP to get blood work done.

[kyndmamaof4]

Originally Posted by SammysMom Iam literally sick to my stomach at this moment. I have been giving Sammy these treats mainly because I thought they would be a good safe treat to give him. Now Im reading that I have been poisoning my dog. Im so upset. He has had two bouts of vomiting and bloody diarrhea. Once in April and now he is just getting over his second bout. I feel so bad, I control his food intake and unknowingly may cause his death. Ive called his vet and now I need to get him in ASAP to get blood work done.

I'm so sorry to hear your pet is ill. I'm sending get well vibes for him *HUGS*

Hoping for a speedy recovery! Keep us posted.