Sarah Mirando  |  September 10, 2012

Category: Legal News

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Milo's Kitchen chicken jerky treats UPDATE 6/2/2014: Nestle Purina and Waggin’ Train have agreed to settle three class action lawsuits alleging their jerky treats made in China have caused pets to get sick and/or die. The companies have agreed to create a $6.5 million settlement fund to compensate Class Members who believe their pets were harmed by the jerky treats. Click here for more information: http://www.topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/29223-waggin-train-purina-settle-jerky-treat-class-action-lawsuits/

UPDATE 2: Instructions on how to file a claim for the Waggin’ Tails, Canyon Creek Ranch dog treat settlement are now available! Click here or visit www.DogTreatProductsSettlement.com for details.

Another class action lawsuit has been filed against Del Monte and Milo’s Kitchen, LLC claiming they continued to sell dangerous, Chinese-made chicken jerky dog treats even after they learned they could poison and kill dogs.

This is at least the second class action lawsuit to be filed over Milo’s Kitchen dog treats, which have been included in a warning about dog illnesses associated with chicken jerky dog treats made in China. A July 2012 class action lawsuit filed by a Pennsylvania resident claims her dog died after eating Milo’s Kitchen treats, and that Del Monte and Milo’s Kitchen did not adequately warn her or the public about the “substantial risk of death or harm associated with their dog treats.”

The latest Milo’s Kitchen class action lawsuit is filed by New York resident Christopher Langone, who claims his dog Maya became sick with vomiting, diarrhea and a lack of appetite after eating Milo’s Kitchen dog treats between July 25 and July 29, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued repeated warnings about chicken jerky dog treats made in China starting in 2007 and as recently as July 18, 2012, but Del Monte continues to market the product as wholesome and has not placed any warnings on its packaging, the class action lawsuit says.

“Neither Plaintiff nor any other reasonable person would buy dog food with Chinese chicken jerky if they knew the danger or that there was a substantial risk of illness. Plaintiff did not learn of the FDA warning until after his dog became ill,” the class action lawsuit states. “Del Monte has intentionally concealed known facts concerning the safety of their dog treats in order to increase or maintain sales.”

The latest Milo’s Kitchen class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of all consumers who purchased one or more Del Monte Chinese chicken jerky dog food products in the U.S. on or after August 6, 2008. It is seeking restitution for Class Members as well as a corrective advertising campaign and an order “compelling destruction of all packaged Chinese Chicken Jerky products that do not have warning labels.”

A copy of the Milo’s Kitchen Chicken Jerky Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.

The case is Christopher Langone v. Del Monte Corporation, et al., Case No. 12-cv-4671, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco.

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18 thoughts onSecond Milo’s Kitchen Chicken Jerky Dog Treats Class Action Lawsuit Filed

  1. Top Class Actions says:

    UPDATE: Instructions on how to file a claim for the Waggin’ Tails, Canyon Creek Ranch dog treat settlement are now available! Click here or visit http://www.DogTreatProductsSettlement.com for details.

  2. Top Class Actions says:

    UPDATE 6/2/2014: Nestle Purina and Waggin’ Train have agreed to settle three class action lawsuits alleging their jerky treats made in China have caused pets to get sick and/or die. The companies have agreed to create a $6.5 million settlement fund to compensate Class Members who believe their pets were harmed by the jerky treats. Click here for more information: http://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/29223-waggin-train-purina-settle-jerky-treat-class-action-lawsuits/

  3. Janet Smith says:

    My dog has gotten salmonella from Del Monte Snausages. Does not say they are made in China. Only discovered in poop from an annual fecal flow test. Did not show any symptoms for almost two weeks after that even after a week of antibiotics.

  4. Laura Wojcik says:

    When I stumbled on this, I felt that this was exactly what took Frasier from me. I needed to hear it from my vet. It explains everything. He is very confident this is what caused Frasier’s organ failure. Within 2 weeks of getting sick, he was gone. The hardest part for me to handle is that I trusted the company and NEVER thought to confirm it was American made. I always tried to do the BEST for him … He was my baby. I can’t even begin to explain this pain and emptiness.

  5. Regina Pellegrino says:

    Now think about the fish you are eating that is shipped in from china.
    Same quality that was observed on the chicken for the dog treats, only humans are eating the fish.
    Right on the froz fish packages sold in shoprite and other stores too!
    Becareful!

  6. Stefania Lonison says:

    My healthy teacup yorkie one day became very ill with black stool diaherra, vomiting, and loss of appetite. I rushed him to the vet immediately and they did every test under the sun! Cost me a fortune, but I would pay anything for my little guy. The doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong with him because nothing was coming up positive. I took him home and for a week he had to take 6 different medications, including antibiotics. After recovering he was his bubbly self and then a few weeks later I started giving him the Milo treats again and it started all over again. I just decided to stop one day and the next day it was like he was perfectly healthy!

  7. Laurie Brocato says:

    It is not a coincidence that both Healthy very young dogs had the exact same symptoms. I can say this a a pediatric RN of 32 years with a mostly Emergency Room History as a Triage RN. One is dead. Six weeks & 3 hospitalizations,an exploratory surgery, & Many blood transfusions late, the other is on the verge of death. She is the love of my life. !0,000 was just the beginning of the money borrowed to try to keep her alive & well.

  8. Laurie Brocato says:

    We had three Chihuahua’s. The 3 pound chihuahua was treated for a gastric bleed of unknown cause. Seemed to have recovered however we found her dead after waking up one morning & finding bloody diarrhea everywhere. Cassie was 5 years old. Our 4 year old Chihuahua began to show the same symptoms.We purchased 25 pounds of these jerky treats on-line in 9 months. The 3 pound dog preferred the treats to food. I didn’t see this as a problem.The American Vet Assn recommended their recall in 2011.They revised it to include Duck & Sweet potato jerky treats..The FDA has a 97 page document detailing the deaths etc.

    http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/officeofglobalregulatory operationsandPolicy/ORA/ORAElectronicReadingRoom/UCM314415.pffOrder

    We purchased 25 pounds of these jerky treats on-line in 9 months.Our 4 year old 10 pound Chihuahua began to bleed.We borrowed 10,000 for her three hospitalizations & Emergency Surgery for her Gastric Bleed. She seemed to be doing well but is now bleeding again with respiratory distress. None of the Vets including the Vet Poison Control center in Illinois know anything about the GI bleeding caused by the treats. Apparently

    no one knows about the 97 page FDA report regarding dogs who have had severe medical problems & death after eating the treats most frequently from gastrointestinal bleeding. I am a Pediatric Triage Registered Nurse. I still can’t seems to get anyone to listen to me so please look at the AVMA & FDA web sites.

    http://www.avma.org/News/Issues/recalls-alerts/Pages/Safety-Alert-on-Jerky-Tr..

    Illinois Poison Control that handles all of the Vet calls knew nothing about this. My Vet called. I emailed everyone on their staff. All info comes from theIllinois Vet Central Poison Control.Email for research specialist doctor is aaguiar@illinois.edu. Also ibagchi@illinois.edu & jflaws@illinois.edu

    Report to FDA at

    http://www.fda.gov/Safety/ReportaProblem/QuestionsandAnswersProblemReporting/

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