Cat food recalls are meant to remove a cat food from circulation before any cats become ill from an identified risk in the cat food. The cat food recall may be issued after some cats have become ill or even died after eating the cat food. If there is a cat food recall, retailers give refunds to customers who purchased the product and pull the product from the shelves.

A fairly recent cat food recall involved cat food containing contaminated wheat gluten. The wheat gluten, imported from China, was contaminated with melamine. Melamine is a substance used to make plastics, tile, countertops, filters, and other various products.

After some cat illness and death was attributed to the melamine-tainted cat food, a cat food recall was issued. The people who were determined to be responsible for the presence of melamine in the animal feed were indicted.

Melamine has also caused other cat food recalls. In 2007, several cat food recalls were due to rice gluten imported from China that was contaminated with melamine.

A cat food recall may be a voluntary action of the cat food manufacturer if they discover a minor flaw in the quality of the cat food that does not pose a serious health risk to cats. If cats become ill from cat food, the Food and Drug Administration may issue a cat food recall.

One recent cat food recall was a voluntary recall involving cat food that contained incorrect amounts of zinc and potassium. The NUTRO Natural Choice Complete Cat Care dry cat food with best if used by dates of May 12, 2010 and August 22, 2010 was voluntarily recalled. There have been no reports of cats becoming ill due to this cat food.

Cat food safety is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Additives and coloring used in cat food must be tested by the FDA before the cat food is introduced to the market.

Consumers can find information about cat food recalls from the website for the FDA. The cat food recall is often announced in the television and online news media. The retailers have information on cat food recalls.

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