Voting Question: When you think of a "Great Achievement in Clean and Simple Design," what do you think of?
Pet food maker announces major recall By ANDREW BRIDGES, Associated Press Writer
45 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.
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An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, Menu Foods said in announcing the North American recall. Product testing has not revealed a link explaining the reported cases of illness and death, the company said.
"At this juncture, we're not 100 percent sure what's happened," said Paul Henderson, the company's president and chief executive officer.
The recall covers the company's "cuts and gravy" style food, which consists of chunks of meat in gravy, sold in cans and small foil pouches between Dec. 3 and March 6. The pet food was sold by stores operated by the Kroger Company, Safeway Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and PetSmart Inc., among others, Henderson said.
Menu Foods did not immediately provide a full list of brand names and lot numbers covered by the recall, saying they would be posted on its Web site — http://www.menufoods.com/recall — early Saturday. Consumers with questions can call (800) 551-7392.
The company said it manufacturers for 17 of the top 20 North American retailers. It is also a contract manufacturer for the top branded pet food companies. Its three U.S. and one Canadian factory produce more than 1 billion containers of wet pet food a year. The recall covers pet food made at company plants in Emporia, Kan., and Pennsauken, N.J., Henderson said.
Henderson said the company received an undisclosed number of owner complaints of vomiting and kidney failure in dogs and cats after they had been fed its products. It has tested its products but not found a cause for the sickness.
"To date, the tests have not indicated any problems with the product," Henderson said.
The company alerted the Food and Drug Administration, which already has inspectors in one of the two plants, Henderson said. The FDA was working to nail down brand names covered by the recall, agency spokesman Mike Herndon said.
Voting Question: When you think of a "Great Achievement in Clean and Simple Design," what do you think of?
What are the top 20 "achievements in clean and simple design"? These should be well known human-made objects that are timeless and elegant.
They can span all history and come from any genre: print design, the web, architecture, food, fashion, furniture, jewelry, art, sculpture, industrial design, etc.
If you agree with items already posted in this forum, please let me know that, too!
Some ideas:
Pyramids of Egypt
Vidal Sasson Angular Cut
http://www.pmpnetwork.com/photos8/VidalSassoon.jpg
Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup Can
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Warhol-Campbell_Soup-1-screenprint-1968.jpg
The French Press:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:French_press.jpg
The WordPress Default Theme:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wordpress_main_theme.png
Life Magazine Covers:
http://www.originallifemagazines.com/thumb/b7a6df3a7568b8a269e8ec0400475047.jpg
Classic Corvette
Coca-Cola logo
Bauhaus Chair
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bauhaus_Chair_Breuer.png
Your ideas???
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