Chem Nutra: US Supplier of wheat gluten named (finally!)

Chemnutra announces nationwide wheat gluten recall.
It's about time
http://www.chemnutra.com/index.htm

Excellent article by David Goldstein:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-gol ... 44935.html

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CHEMNUTRA ANNOUNCES
NATIONWIDE WHEAT GLUTEN RECALL
Las Vegas, NV… April 3, 2007… ChemNutra Inc., of Las Vegas, Nevada, yesterday recalled all wheat gluten it had imported from one of its three Chinese wheat gluten suppliers – Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co. Ltd.
The wheat gluten ChemNutra recalled was all shipped from China in 25 kg. paper bags, and distributed to customers in the same unopened bags. The bags were all labeled “Wheat Gluten Batch No.: _______ Net Weight: 25 kg Gross Weight: 25.1 kg Made in China”. The batch numbers included in the recall are 20061006, 20061027, 20061101, 20061108, 20061122, 20061126, 20061201, 20061202, 20061203, 20061204, 20061205, 20061206, 20061208, 20061221, 20070106, 20070111, 20070116, and 20070126. Each ChemNutra shipment had the certificate of analysis information from the supplier, including batch number and the supplier’s content analysis and test results. ChemNutra shipped from its Kansas City warehouse to three pet food manufacturers and one distributor who supplies wheat gluten only to the pet food industry. ChemNutra’s shipments commenced November 9, 2006 and ended March 8, 2007. ChemNutra did not ship to facilities that manufacture food for human consumption, and the distributor ChemNutra shipped to supplies wheat gluten only to pet food manufacturers. The total quantity of Xuzhou Anying wheat gluten shipped was 792 metric tons.
ChemNutra learned on March 8 from one pet food manufacturer that the wheat gluten it had sold them – all from the Xuzhou Anying - was among ingredients suspected as a potential cause of pet food problems. ChemNutra immediately quarantined its entire wheat gluten inventory and assisted this customer’s investigation.
After that manufacturer issued a pet food recall, the FDA immediately commenced a thorough investigation of ChemNutra’s wheat gluten, including documentation analysis, inspection, and laboratory testing. ChemNutra cooperated fully with the FDA and
immediately notified its other three wheat gluten customers about the FDA’s investigation. Those customers had all purchased smaller amounts of the Xuzhou Anying wheat gluten commencing in January, 2007.
On Friday, March 30, the FDA announced they had found melamine in samples of the wheat gluten ChemNutra had imported from Xuzhou Anying. The FDA did not inform ChemNutra of any other impurities in the Xuzhou Anying wheat gluten, nor of any impurities in the wheat gluten from ChemNutra’s other two Chinese suppliers.
The toxicity of melamine is not clear. However, since melamine is not approved by the FDA for pet food, it should absolutely not have been in wheat gluten. ChemNutra is extremely concerned about the purity of all of its products. The company is particularly troubled that the certificates of analysis provided by the above-named supplier did not report the presence of melamine.
ChemNutra wants to ensure its products are safe. Consequently, in addition to its ongoing cooperation with the FDA, ChemNutra will be conducting its own independent, analytical tests of wheat gluten from all of its suppliers.
Yesterday ChemNutra sent recall notices to all four of its direct customers. If any other company received bags of recalled wheat gluten from the lot numbers referenced above, please call ChemNutra at 702.818.5019.
Consumers who have questions about the pet food they should go to the FDA’s website at www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01590.html. This website lists all brands of petfood involved, with links to the manufacturer who should be contacted with questions.
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We specialize in Taurine, L-Cysteine, Glycine, Vital Wheat Gluten, and Glucuronolactone, and we also handle many other ingredients.

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[blueteal]

Thanks Linda Appreciate very much all your work on this subject.
Very good reading,
Denver's favorite treat is called a Ziggy
First ingredient listed???
You guessed it wheat gluten. I don't care if it was during the recall, before or after. I have read every bag, can or treat in my house and fortunately that was the only one that had wheat gluten as everything else is holistic or homemade. When is this going to end and where will it take us when
it is over????

Sue

[M&Tdoodles]

Thank you Linda for all the hard work in this ongoing investigation..The guy on the ChemNutra Inc. Web site looks a little shifty...

[M&Tdoodles]

We import raw materials from China for distribution to the energy drink and nutritional supplements industries .....
My ? is since America is so large & cultural, equipped w/ so many universities & higher educational systems WHY are we IMPORTING anything from CHINA?
When is the last time you saw a "Made In USA" label....


I really wonder why I purchase anything anymore "MADE IN CHINA"
I COULD GO ON & ON ABOUT THE CHINESE FACTORIES POURING MILLIONS OF COAL BURNING ACID INTO THE Atmosphere each second ETC... BUT I WON'T..
Is it all about the money? Cheaper products more profits, poisoned dog food, dead pets ..... bottom line....
Maybe possibly something good will come of this, they will open their eyes & improve "Quality Control"
And now I think back at all the people that used to look at Tom & I like we had 10 heads when we told them we fed our dogs raw food such as beef heart...lean meats & chicken drum sticks, & ground vegetables, with flax seed,etc ....