Additional products, specifically dog biscuits manufactured by Sunshine Mills, are being added to the list of pet food products that have been recalled because of concerns about potentially contaminated wheat gluten, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration announced this afternoon. View the Sunshine Mills press release.

Also, the FDA said that Menu Foods, the manufacturer from which the recalls originated last month, will be amending its original recall to extend some product dates. The extended recall now covers products dated from November 8, 2006 through March 15, 2007. The original recall spanned products dated from December 3, 2006 through March 15, 2007. View the Menu Foods press release (PDF).

More information will be posted at www.avma.org as soon as it becomes available.