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Pet Food RecallExpands to Ol' Roy Brand Treats- The pet food recall again has expanded to dog and cat treats contaminated with an industrial chemical and now includes dog biscuits made by an Alabama company and sold by Wal-Mart under the Ol'Roy brand. Already other treats including packages of Dingo Brand Dog, Cat and Ferret Treats are being recalled by the company Eight-In-One because of concerns over salmonella. That recall involves Dingo Chick 'N Jerky, Dingo Kitty Chicken Jerky and Dingo Ferret Chicken Jerky.

Pet Food Recall: Ol' Roy Added, More Dog & Cat Treats On Recall List

On the Wal-Mart Ol'Roy brand treats The Food and Drug Administration said the manufacturer, Sunshine Mills Inc., is recalling dog biscuits made with imported Chinese wheat gluten. Testing has revealed the wheat gluten, a protein source, was contaminated with melamine, used to make plastics and other industrial products.

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Wal-Mart has added that it has disabled its scanners for the contaminated food. According to reports they have taken an extra step to assure none of the contaminated kibble slips through its guard and into a pet bowl. In addition to pulling tainted pet food off its shelves, Wal-Mart has programmed its cash registers to reject the purchase of any product listed in the recall.

"When we have a recall situation on a product, we set up our cash registers so that if one is not pulled off the shelf and someone goes to purchase it, the register will not allow the transaction to complete," Wal-Mart spokesman Dan Fogleman said.

We have received several notifications that Wal-Mart still has some of the items on store shelves. Mr. Fogleman said the recall is hard to keep up with. More products have been added to the list every few days and more than 100 brands have been recalled since melamine, a chemical used to make plastic, was found in wheat gluten imported from China.

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Updated recall information that has been compiled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It can be found online at www.fda.gov under the heading "hot topics." Sunshine Mills said it would post a complete list of the recalled dog biscuits on its Web site.