May 11, 2007

Contaminated fish feed unlikely in British Columbia farms
 

Salmon farms in British Columbia are unlikely to have used the contaminated fish feed recalled by Vancouver-based manufacturer, Skretting Canada.

The company is also Canada's largest aquaculture feed producer.

Skretting spokesman Dr. Chris Beattie said that the company is currently conducting further tests on other batches of feed before it confirms that feed received by British Columbia farms did not contain melamine, the chemical that has led to a massive pet food recall in the US. 

The recalled Skretting feed was intended for use at hatcheries as an initial food source for very young trout and salmon. According to the US FDA, all of its customers were based in the United States.

Skretting said it has recalled all suspected contaminated feed. It is now contacting all of its customers as both the company and government officials in Canada and the US want to trace every shipment of the feed. The company is also testing other feed batches.