Posted on 11/06/2009 11:31:32 AM PST by JoeProBono
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing this health alert to warn consumers not to use Pig Ears and Beef Hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The products were distributed nationwide in both bulk and retail packaging for sale in pet food and retail chain stores. Pet Carousel is based in Sanger, Calif.
The products were manufactured under conditions that facilitate cross-contamination within batches or lots. Although no illnesses associated with these products have been reported, the FDA is advising consumers in possession of these products to not handle or feed them to their pets.
The affected pig ear products were packaged under the brand names Doggie Delight and Pet Carousel.
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Thanks for posting. Courtesy ping.
Hmmm...I didn’t know dogs could be affected by Salmonella. After all, there are plenty of people that swear by the BARF diet of raw meat and chicken, and I’m sure their dogs are consuming salmonella, based on the prevalence of it in raw chicken.
Dawn, I have one dog on the barf diet but have another whose immune system is so compromised that she cannot handle the normal flow-through of bacteria. It can depend on the dog.
Note to Self:
Go back to the Oreo’s and damn the calories....
I’m a broker/trader and do about 120 trailer loads of these items a year. Always a worry but everything I handle is irradiated so the chance of this type of thing is almost unheard of.
Import stuff is generally the concern and If they weren’t inisting on purchasing irradiated product this isn’t surprising.
Personally this is one of the few outfits in the industry I don’t do business with so I’m not sure what their requirements/specifications are.
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Producers of this type of product are much more worried about the people handling the product and cross contamination then the dogs getting sick.
After all drinking out of the toilet and eating out of the cat box is going to give them a far higher bacteria load then this type of thing.
LOL
I hate when they do that!
oooooh, that feels so good. LOL
LOL! Thread winner, right there.
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