Stainless Steel Bowl Notice   
      
   Petco has determined that one of its foreign suppliers used stainless steel   
   mistakenly containing small quantities of Cobalt-60 when fabricating   
   certain orders of certain SKUs/models of stainless steel pet food bowls.   
   Cobalt-60 is a radioactive material commonly used in industrial gauging   
   equipment and other uses.   
      
   We donÿt know for certain how it got into our product, but we believe it   
   came from scrap metal that had some Cobalt-60 accidentally mixed in. The   
   affected products were found to emit low levels of radiation.   
      
   The Cobalt-60 levels in the affected products are far below State and   
   Federal regulatory limits. All of the expert testing conducted on these   
   products to date indicates that there is no health risk to the public, to   
   our associates or to pets.   
      
   To our knowledge, the affected products were limited to two cargo   
   containers that entered the United States in late May and early June. Weÿve   
   also determined that the affected products pose no health risk, and were   
   and are safe to be handled by our associates.   
      
   The issue was discovered by Customs and Border Protection agents during a   
   routine import screening of one of the containers. That container was held   
   at the port and never reached Petco. The second container had previously   
   cleared Customs and reached Petcoÿs distribution network.   
      
   Upon learning of this issue following the delivery of the affected products   
   to our distribution centers, we promptly retained experts to examine the   
   potentially affected products, and those experts determined that the SKUs   
   examined were safe for handling.   
      
   Out of concern that products from the second container reached our stores,   
   we removed from our store shelves and from our website all products from   
   the supplier that produced the bowls.   
      
   We have confirmed that the vast majority of all of the affected products   
   remain at Petco distribution centers, are quarantined outside and never   
   reached our stores.   
      
   We also confirmed that very few affected items were actually sold to   
   consumers. We are working to contact those customers to inform them of the   
   situation and to retrieve those particular bowls.   
      
   Petco has notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and a number of state   
   governments, and is in the process of notifying other appropriate states as   
   we continue to collect and verify information.   
      
   The Illinois state government did its own testing and issued a news release   
   stating that ÿa person would have to hold one of the bowls against their   
   chest for roughly six and a half days to receive a dose of radiation   
   equivalent to a single chest X-ray,ÿ and that ÿthese bowls do not pose an   
   immediate health risk.ÿ   
      
   Petco tested other stainless steel pet products it carries from other   
   suppliers and found no similar issues. The supplier that produced the   
   affected products has told us that it has already instituted special   
   screening procedures. We are in the process of reviewing those procedures   
   ourselves, and we have put a hold on future shipments until this issue is   
   resolved.   
      
   Customers who purchased these products between the dates of May 31 and June   
   20, 2012, should bring it to their local Petco store for a full refund. If   
   you have any questions, please call Petco Customer Service at 877-738-6742.    
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