According to news today in the Toronto Star:

WASHINGTON – An industrial chemical that led to a recall of more than 100 brands of cat and dog foods has been found to contaminate a second pet food ingredient, expanding the recall further.

The chemical, melamine, is believed to have contaminated rice protein concentrate used to make a variety of Natural Balance Pet Foods products for both dogs and cats, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

Natural Balance said it was recalling all its Venison and Brown Rice canned and bagged dog foods, its Venison and Brown Rice dog treats and its Venison and Green Pea dry cat food.

This is just spectacular. After the recent pet food debacle, I switched up all the wet food for both the cat and the dog to Natural Balance. Monty in particular LOVED the new food. Wouldn’t you know it, the diarrhea and puking he did last Sunday — while not enough to tip us off to more tainted food, but enough to make me remember what he ate that day — was probably due to the can of Natural Balance Venison and Brown Rice food I gave him. Luckily I read this today as the last can of wet food I have remaining is *gasp* Natural Balance Venison and Brown Rice.

Dear Pet Food Industry,
I think you just lost a customer permanently.