ChemNutra

ChemNutra is a Summerlin, Nevada^[1] based importer of ingredients for food, animal feed and pharmaceuticals. Self-described as "The China-Source Experts" they import their products from China and provide them to North American manufacturers. The Chief Executive Officer is Stephen S. Miller and the president is Sally Qing Miller. ^[2]

Companies supplied by ChemNutra include Menu Foods and at least two other pet food manufacturers, as well as the pet food ingredient supplier The Scoular Co..^[3][4]

Recall

Main article: 2007 pet food recalls

On March 16, 2007 pet food manufacturer Menu Foods announced a recall of dog food sold under 53 brands, and cat food sold under 42 brands, after an unknown number of animals suffered kidney failure after eating it. On April 3 the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) distributed a recall notice issued by ChemNutra for potentially-contaminated wheat gluten that had been imported from what the FDA alleges is one of its three Chinese suppliers, the Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development.^[4] Mao Lijun, the general manager of Xuzhou Anying Biologic, denies directly supplying ChemNutra with the wheat gluten, claiming that "We have never exported to the U.S." since they are a trading company.^[3][5]

As of April 6, at least 471 cases of poisoning have been reported and 104 animals have died. The FDA reports that they have received over 12,000 complaints related to the poisoning.^[3]

On April 5, the company recalled all 782 tones of wheat gluten it had imported from Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development.^[6]

The FDA served a search warrant on the company on April 27.^[1]

By May 18, the company had hired two companies to help it deal with the public relations fall out from the contamination.^[7]

See also

• 2007 pet food recalls
• Timeline of the 2007 pet food recalls

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Edwards, John G. (2007-04-28). "FDA investigators serve warrant on ChemNutra". Las Vegas Review-Journal. http://www.lvrj.com/business/7235816.html. Retrieved 2007-06-10. 
2. ^ "ChemNutra - Quality Ingredients for Food, Feed & Pharma". http://web.archive.org/web/20070509214736js_/www.chemnutra.com/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-05. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Senator calls FDA 'tragically slow' on pet food recall". CNN. 2007-04-06. http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/06/pet.deaths/index.html. Retrieved 2007-04-06. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Devon Blaine/Lisa Baker (2007-04-03). "ChemNutra Announces Nationwide Wheat Gluten Recall" (Press release). US FDA. http://web.archive.org/web/20070407123242/http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/chemnutra04_07.html. Retrieved 2007-04-05. 
5. ^ "FDA hosted Press Release: All Menu Foods Pet Food with ChemNutra Wheat Gluten Voluntarily Recalled". Archived from the original on 2007-04-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20070410013055/http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/menu04_07.html. Retrieved 2007-04-11. 
6. ^ "ChemNutra Announces Nationwide Wheat Gluten Recall, USA". http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=67212. Retrieved 2007-06-10. 
7. ^ Ochman, BL. "ChemNutra Hires Two Crisis PR Firms and Starts 'Blog'". Archived from the original on 2007-05-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20070520071614/http://www.mpdailyfix.com/2007/05/chemnutra_importer_melaminetai.html. Retrieved 2007-06-10. 

External links

• ChemNutra Website
• ChemNutra Announces Nationwide Wheat Gluten Recall