Was looking for news about suspected problems with food, and found this at Susan Thixon's site:

http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/397/1/Pet-Food-Suspicion-Overkill/Page1.html

Sherylynne,

Exactly!  Always the owners' fault, you know (according to PFCs).

PFPSA plans to test another group of pet foods.  The testing will include both cat and dog food.

If you'd like to support the effort, please make a donation at:

http://www.pfpsa.org/join.html

You may want to sign up for recall notices on FDA's website.

Getting lots of email notices from companies that used Plainview ingredients.

Here's a recall list, and you can also register for notices:
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm

Stop and Shop Non Fat Dry Milk recalled due to Plainview recall:

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm170229.htm

Peg,

That's so sad.  No one could have done more for Rufus than you did.

Will miss the big guy, here.

Here's a Plainview Milk article by Phyllis Entis:

June 29, 2009
http://efoodalert.blogspot.com/2009/06/plainview-milk-products-another.html

GreyGhost,

Our eating habits have changed drastically.  Don't eat out, and don't buy prepared foods.  This saves $'s for healthier food options.  LOL, DH still has to have his potato chips, though.

Luckily, we're able to buy farm raised fresh chickens and locally grown vegatables from a small community mercantile grocery.

Only eat beef occasionally, and haven't eaten pork since the FDA thought it would be swell to feed contaminated Menu food to hogs.

Have noticed that most (all?) meat in the large grocery chains are "enhanced" with flavorings and sodium solution.  Not good for those who must restrict their sodium intake.

Another company that sells to other companies:  

http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm169471.htm

Plainview Milk Products Cooperative, Plainview, Minn., is voluntarily recalling instant nonfat dried milk, whey protein, fruit stabilizers, and gums (thickening agents) that it has manufactured over the past two years, because they might be contaminated with Salmonella. The company sells these products to other industry customers, including distributors and manufacturers, who may have incorporated them into their own products. None of Plainview’s products were sold directly to the public.

Hummm, might be a good time to make your own ice cream.

Here's an easy homemade ice cream recipe.  No eggs, no cook.  Makes about a quart in one of those little electric machines.

10 oz. Half 'n Half
8 oz. Whipping Cream
1 Cup Milk
1 Tablespoon Vanilla extract
5/8 Cup Sugar
 
Mix and let sit overnight in fridge.  Stir a few times to disolve sugar.  This makes about 1 quart of mix for an electric ice cream maker.

Peg,

Lots of prayers headed your way for you and Rufus.

Don't blame you one bit.  I'd be raising Hell, too. 

Prayers and hugs for you and Rufus.

Bonkers,

So sorry to hear that your Tinker is ill.  Hope you will get her medication adjusted and see improvement very soon.

Hugs.

RC,

Thanks for your help.  I just don't have time to keep up with more than one forum, plus the blogs, Twitter, and UK and AU sites.

Posted this morning:

http://www.petforums.co.uk/cat-health-nutrition/42447-nutro-cat-food-recall.html

http://www.cat-world.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=97346&st=0&gopid=1273234&#entry1273234

Please post the Nutro story where you can!

New complaints (through 6/20) posted at Consumer Affairs site:

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/pets/nutro.html

Will get info on what were the specific foods tested and post here.