More Recalled Menu Foods Found In Wal-Mart

[catgirl]

Source: Itchmo

Yesterday we posted about Sheri McComber, an Alabama cat owner, who bought recalled Special Kitty cat food from a Wal-Mart store. She claims that four of her cats are sick from eating the recalled cat food.

This was not just an isolated incident in one Wal-Mart store. There is still more recalled cat food on shelves in another Wal-Mart store. A TV news team in Alabama went to the Clanton Wal-Mart and found dozens of Special Kitty Pouches just like the ones McComber had purchased.

Initially, the product code checks out as safe, but if the sticker is peeled off, there is another product code underneath. The original UPC code underneath the sticker matches the ones on the pet food recall list.

Because the stickers are over the recalled product code, the items can be purchased by consumers. The news investigator left one of the stickers off of the packages. When the cashier scanned the label on the package, it said do not sell and the cashier would not let him purchase it.

Read more: http://www.itchmo.com/more-recalled-menu-foods-pet-food-found-in-wal-mart-2463

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Unbelievable.

[and-justice-for-all]

1. Glad I dont feed my cats that crap..nt

[Bluestar]

2. This is outrageous

It is unbelievable that Wal-Mart is so blatant as to put new UPC coding over the stickers of the contaminated cat food and sell it to unsuspecting consumers. Does anyone doubt that this retailer is the devil incarnate?

[MasonJar]

3. The totally ridiculous part is that when a cat food is recalled it cost

Walmart not a dime to stop selling it. They are just too evil to care. I have not (more than one or two times) and never will again darken the door of one of Satan's greatest marketers.

[MasonJar]

4. The totally ridiculous part is that when a cat food is recalled it cost

Walmart not a dime to stop selling it. They are just too evil to care. I have not (more than one or two times) and never will again darken the door of one of Satan's greatest marketers.

[Sherman A1]

5. The Wal Mart Effect....

This is end product of the Wal Martization of our world. The drive to the bottom in the effort to undercut their retail competitors brings not only the low wages/no benefits for their workforce, but constant pressure on their suppliers to bring the price in cheaper and cheaper eventually leading to forcing suppliers to cut more and more corners in order to meet the targeted price that Wal Mart demands. Wal Mart is not the innocent retail middle man in this case... Wal Mart IS the problem.


:grr


: :thumbsdown:

:banghead:

[madmom]

13. I know nothing about the recalled cat food getting back on the shelves

and think people are justifiably upset, but this myth about walmart paying slaves wages and no benefits really pisses me off. I work for wal-mart because I quit meijers (a union shop) because they paid me $2 less an hour for the same job, and their union is the biggest joke I've ever heard, and the farce about them being family oriented HA! yeah their family, not the worker's,but because they are a so-called union shop, with their form-letter contract, they get a pass on this? how about calling them on some of their bullshit. By the way I'm not the only one who left meijers for walmart there were over a dozen of us.:banghead: :rant:

[catgirl]

14. News: recalled food was put back on the shelf

with new UPS labels covering the old ones. People's pets are dying now because of Wal-Mart.

[cui bono]

17. Is it possible that meijers just underpaid you more?

Also, it's not just the wage that I've heard about, it's the way they don't have full time employees in order to not have to pay them health benefits. And the way they run other stores out of business. And the way they muscle their suppliers into lower prices. And... and... and...

I'm not going to say it's not better for you working there because I don't know, but at least watch this Frontline special and look into what the complaints about Wal-Mart are. It's not just about how much they pay per hour. It's so much more far reaching than that, affecting many other people who don't work there and their jobs.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/view/

http://walmartwatch.com/

[Sherman A1]

20. Well Said!

Thanks for providing the links (I was offline or would have done so). The Wal Mart spiral to the bottom is one of the main causes of the lower wage structures at Union Shops (granted along with their own employer greed). It unfortunately ripples through the whole economy affecting everyone else a good reason that working class wages have been stagnate for the last 30 or so years (excluding the blip during the second term of Bill Clinton) .

Been in retail (grocery) for 34 years myself and ran my own hobby/game store for 18 years, so I have a real good feel for how it all works (or doesn't)

[madmom]

26. So why the selective outrage? It isn't just wal-mart it's all of them,

If you read into this link it's k-mart but every one thinks it's cool now!I'm just saying that on this site if it was done by wal-mart it has to be evil if done by anyone else it's ok?This is repuke double standards at it's best!



"Sparking chalk alarms parents

Source: WFAA-TV

Sidewalk art is creative, safe, summertime fun for two-year-old Bailey Moi. All she needs is some sidewalk chalk.

But when Bailey started drawing on the pavement, a sparkler-like shower of embers sprayed from the end of the thick chalk.

California-based What Kids Want Inc., the distributor of the chalk, told the Mois that another brand of chalk was accidentally slipped into their packaging by the manufacturer in—you guessed it—China.

The company said it has not and will not issue a recall.

Read more: http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/s..."

[Sherman A1]

28. Because it wasn't KMart or the local Mom & Pop

who started the race for the ever, ever, ever lower price from their supplier forcing them then to either produce in China immediately or to move their production to China (I recall the etch a sketch NYTimes article of years ago as Ohio Arts was forced to move production because Wal Mart gave them a price point and would not stock their product if the item had to be sold above the instructed price point, so in order to keep their product on the shelves at Wal Mart, good, not great jobs in Ohio were moved to China). Sure you can find examples of products that have been recalled from the shelves of other retailers, that have been produced in China, that is not hard to do, nor is it the point. The point is that in order to meet the price points set by Wal Mart, the manufacturer will need to cut corners. The first is to produce in China, the next is most likely in working conditions, product safety, content or what have you.

If you like Wal Mart, shop there, work there, do whatever, you are just as entitled to your opinion as me or anyone else. I will not set foot in one as I believe they are a big part of the mess we are in not only with this seemingly endless series of recalled product, but the downward spiral of good paying manufacturing and reasonably paying retail jobs with benefits. I see them as evil incarnate, nothing more.

[madmom]

31. I don't know if you realize it or not but Ohio Art is only about 30

miles from where I live and believe me their problem with the etch a sketch and losing "good" ( I question that) paying jobs was not solely walmart's doing, and yes you are entitles to your opinion,but if you think walmart is the only one doing this you are sadly mistaken and by shopping the other stores that do it and place the blame only on walmart, you give them a free ride.What about the endless recalls of fisher-price, disney toys? As I see it it's not always the company at fault it's also the manufacturer and the laws we have in place that allow them to do it, this is were we need the outrage and to concentrate our efforts, it's not just one thing it's everything. Your not shopping at walmart (yes it's your choice)is pretty simplistic, and it just might cause some one to loose their job (it's better than no job).

[Sherman A1]

36. I do not pretend that Wal Mart is the only one doing the race to the bottom

just leading the pack. As for the job that I might cause being lost by not shopping at Wal Mart (and I question the simplistic comment), well being a full time (40 hour) Union Grocery Worker of 34 years here in St. Louis. I think I will be more concerned with my job first, just as I suspect you are more concerned with yours. I shop at Union and support Union firms whenever possible and no it isn't always so, because Unions don't cover everything as I wish they would. Regarding the Ohio Arts jobs, I read the article many years ago and Yes, they may not have been great jobs, perhaps they were not even good jobs, but I do recall the article stating they did have benefits which those families needed.

I never indicated that I thought the Mattel's, fisher-prices, etc should not be held accountable (I think Gitmo would be a great place for their CEO's). It is ultimately their product, with their name on it and Yes, they are responsible. That said, if you do not see a link from the Wal Mart (and all) price point pressure issue, directly to the production process (and the cutting corners) in order to get the shelf space and warehouse slotting then I simply cannot make it any more simplistic. Yes, we need more stringent regulation, Yes, we need an energized Congress to pass the laws to force compliance. Yes, we need a more aggressive media, Yes, we need a more informed consumer, but we don't have them currently. What we do have is multiple years of Wal Mart leading the way to the loss of countless good paying jobs, in manufacturing and retail. I know there are alot fewer of us grocery types around than when I moved to my current store in 1992. Hours cut to compete with Wal Mar (and other non union and non traditional grocery stores)t, Stocking by Vendors to compete with Wal Mart (and other non union and non traditional grocery stores), multi tier contracts to compete with Wal Mart (and other non union and non traditional grocery stores), stagnate wages to compete with Wal Mart (and other non union and non traditional grocery stores) and the list goes on to compete with Wal Mart (and other non union and non traditional grocery stores).

[madmom]

39. I catch the not so subtle union plug here and believe me I'm very

pro union, but as I said before I worked at meijer, daughter worked at meijer, friends worked at meijer, who's claim as a union shop is laughable. It's the biggest joke in the history of unions.We all left and went to walmart in mass because of better working conditions.So just because they have "the union label" doesn't mean they have the union spirit.By the way they also have vendors stocking there.Are you also boycotting Mattel, Fisher Price and Disney among others? I still maintain that by the selective outrage it is being deceptive because people are not getting the whole story!By all means be outraged, but be outraged at all of them or it is all for naught for when one falls another rises.

[Sherman A1]

40. Not a subtle Union Plug at all - It is A Union Plug.

I don't claim that a Union Shop is perfect, but I make more money and have better benefits than those in this area in non union shops. My working conditions are excellent, in part because of the Union, in part because I have 34 years (know where a few of the bodies are buried so to speak) in and it's a pretty good company to work for overall. I am sorry that your time at Meijer didn't work out for you, that is too bad and if you are happier at Wal Mart and making more money. Good for You! In my case I don't believe that I would be making anywhere near my current wages, but having looked at contracts across the country from other locals, we have one of the better agreements, so we make pretty good dollars, have a good pension plan and currently make no contributions toward our health care (aside from some small co-pays at the doctor's office) for both individual and family plans. It takes I believe too long to get coverage for new hires, but that was one of the trade offs we made along the way.

So much comes down to the store manager and immediate co-workers, as to the work experience. In my case I have a great fun loving manager, who really cares about his people and my store puts a whole lot of money on the bottom line each year. My co-workers are a bit of a bizarre group and we get along pretty well overall... well enough to get through the 8 hour day with each other, however as Receiver I have my own world of truck drivers, delivery men and merchandisers with which to contend.

I am boycotting the Mattels, etc because at my age I really don't need to buy any of their products as my daughter is 31 and single. Nieces and nephews get books or gift cards to the book store for their gifts. I send along to their Mom's and Dad's information on toy recalls as I get them. The choices of what they buy or where they shop is up to them. If they ask me, they get an answer. If they don't, I don't offer an opinion.

[madmom]

29. this is not true, the department I work in has 13 employees, 10 of

which are full time, the other 3 part-time by choice, any thing over 36 hours is considered full time, when I worked at meijer I worked 39 hours a week and could not get full time status.All I'm saying is walmart may not be the ideal employer they by no means are the only ones who do this kind of thing and the selective outrage is really deceptive.

edited to say: sorry this was supposed to be a reply to cui bono #17

[cui bono]

30. Okay, but like I said, it's about much, much more than that.

Please, please, watch the Frontline episode on them. You'll see what I'm talking about. It's truly incredible. They caused all the people at another company's manufacturing plant to lose their jobs, iirc. They are swallowing up other businesses and they are not good for America. The focus i on them because they are the biggest fish and they are the ones putting in play all these dastardly tactics.

Please watch Frontline.

[madmom]

32. I truly understand what you are saying, but why give the others

a free ride, why not name them all, isn't this not showing the whole picture? K-mart and meijers are by no means small fish.Shouldn't we be going after the laws that let them get away with these "dastardly tactics"?

[cui bono]

33. Yes, we should. But Wal-Mart is the king of it all. They are the top of the bunch.

And frankly, I've never heard of meijers before your post. And K-Mart isn't doing so well atm, where as Wal-Mart is thriving. Why do you think so many communities are trying to block Wal-Marts from being in their neighborhoods? They are the most sinister and the most detrimental to those communities.

But yes, all should be held accountable. So why not start with the biggest and the worst of the bunch?

[madmom]

34. Meijer is a big midwestern box store, just like walmart, and K-mart

looks like it's coming out ok to me now that it's in cahoots with sears.Now my next question is what about the jobs they do create?What would happen to the people who work there if these stores go out of business? They may not be the greatest but a job is a job now days, and it pays over minimum wage.:shrug: One of the biggest steps in rectifying this problem was eliminating fast track for trade deals,IMO.That's where we need to put our efforts.

[cui bono]

35. I don't think you have to put them out of business,

just regulate their business practices. And I completely agree with your trade deals comment. Our trade policies need to be completely reworked, so a lot of it has to be done on a large scale. In the meantime, they would change on their won if they were threatened economically by a boycott or bad publicity.

[Bitwit1234]

6. No offense to other pet owners but....

since they had the problem with special kitty they would crazy as hell to buy them again. I will never ever buy any of the products that were recalled for my cats. I am not going to take a chance. I love them too much.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

7. Makes ya wonder how many more products @ Walmart have "new" UPC codes

are bad or on an recall list.

:mad:

[HysteryDiagnosis]

8. Imagine when we have upc tattoos to help with national security

concerns and then we have one of "those" recalls. Good thing the detention centers are coming along nicely.

[catgirl]

15. I bought spoiled turkey at the Big Y for my cats

Now I only buy turkey at Whole Foods, which is a 40 minute drive.
Totally worth it. Plus the birds are humanely raised.

[spirit of wine]

9. Keep this place in mind

to check up on items that have been recalled:

http://www.recall.gov/

[onewholaughsatfools]

10. why do people support china-mart anyway

Everything in my soul, says no to Wal-mart, why do people shop there, they destroy America, endorse slavery, give money to the commies, who will someday destroy us with their poisons and yet millions of Americans walk through their doors each and everyday........

[6000eliot]

12. They buy there because they can't afford anything else,

and it's the retailer's responsibility (legally and morally) not to poison people's pets deliberately.

[theHandpuppet]

21. No, people have just been convinced they can't do better.

I clip coupons and shop at other stores for sales and probably save more money than what most people claim they supposedly save by shopping at Wal-Mart.

[Sherman A1]

38. Agreed

[anniebelle]

22. If you live in a rural community, there's not much choice.

We lived in a small town in North Carolina and that was all that was available unless you wanted to buy from the local feed store, which wasn't big on much of anything except horse and cattle feed. I pretty much stay out of Wal-Mart now that I'm in the big city, but I can understand the Wal-Mart mentality now that I've been there, done that.

[OhioChick]

11. This is just never-ending.....

K&R

:kick:

[AndyTiedye]

16. That Was Obviously Deliberate. Someone Needs to Go to Prison For This!

AND DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM FUCKING WALMART!

[AllyCat]

19. No one will go to prison. At worst, they will get a "slap on the hand" fine

and go right back to business as usual. And fat, dumb, and happy Americans will continue to go there no matter how bad the news is just to save a few bucks. What a tragic joke.

[AllyCat]

18. Why do people continue to buy crap at Wal-Mart?

They have the worst possible record on just about everything. This is unbelieveable, but I can believe they would do it. They are just that evil.

[sarcasmo]

23. Buy American, screw Walmart.

[tanyev]

24. Wasn't there a lady who got in trouble for buying recalled cat food

at Wal-Mart to throw away because they wouldn't take it off the shelf?

Edit: Here we go...

One Beaufort woman's personal crusade to save animals by purchasing potentially tainted pet food from local store shelves ended in her being asked to leave by a store manager while a local veterinarian reported at least three recent cases of kidney failure in cats, likely linked to recalled food.

After hearing the news of the recall last Friday, Beaufort resident Margaret Trask went to Wal-Mart in Beaufort to buy more than $1,000 of any canned wet food made by the manufacturer with the intent to prevent possible injury of cats and dogs. Not all types of the food are being recalled.

Wednesday morning, Trask returned to the store to buy more of the wet food, but when she returned Wednesday night for a third trip and filled two shopping carts with canned food, a store manager asked her to leave.

"They said they were going to call the police if I didn't leave," Trask said. "They wouldn't let me buy the food because they said they knew what I was going to do with it ... All these brands should be off the shelves until they know what's going on -- these people just don't care."
http://www.beaufortgazette.com/local_news/story/6427049p-5728108c.html

[catgirl]

25. A class action law suit is in order

and a major boycott.

[HockeyMom]

27. I drive 13 miles one way to NOT shop at WalMart

They are everywhere in Florida. I drive 10 miles one way to get my cat food (Wellness) at a small pet store.

I will spend MORE money to keep my fur babies safe and not contribute to the gross profits of the likes of WALMART.

[Sherman A1]

37. Three Cheers For You From ME!

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