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The 2007 pet food recalls comprise the contamination and wide recall of many brands of cat and dog foods beginning in March 2007, and the ensuing developments involving the human food supply.

The recalls in North America, Europe, and South Africa came in response to reports of renal failure in pets.

Initially, the recalls were associated with the consumption of mostly wet pet foods made with wheat gluten from a single Chinese company.

After more than three weeks of complaints from consumers, the recall began voluntarily with the Canadian company Menu Foods on 16 March 2007, when a company test showed sickness and death in some of the test animals.

Soon after, there were numerous media reports of animal deaths as a result of kidney failure.

In the following weeks, several other companies who received the contaminated wheat gluten also voluntarily recalled dozens of pet food brands.

One month after the initial recall, contaminated rice protein from a different source in China was also identified as being associated with kidney failure in pets in the United States, while contaminated corn gluten was associated with kidney failure with pets in South Africa.

As a result of investigating the 2007 pet food recalls, a broader Chinese protein export contamination investigation unfolded, raising concerns about the safety of the human food supply.

Distribution (or place) is one of the four elements of the marketing mix.

Distribution is the process of making a product or service available for the consumer or business user that needs it.

This can be done directly by the producer or service provider, or using indirect channels with intermediaries.

Koninklijke Philips N.V.

(Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, commonly known as Philips) is a Dutch technology company headquartered in Amsterdam with primary divisions focused in the areas of electronics, healthcare and lighting.

It was founded in Eindhoven in 1891, by Gerard Philips and his father Frederik.

It is one of the largest electronics companies in the world and employs around 105,000 people across more than 60 countries.