Salmonella in dog food sickens 14 people in US

foxnews.com ^ | 5/5/12 | AP

[ColdOne]

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Fourteen people in at least nine states have been sickened by salmonella after handling tainted dog food from a South Carolina plant that a few years ago produced food contaminated by toxic mold that killed dozens of dogs, federal officials said Friday.

At least five people were hospitalized because of the dog food, which was made by Diamond Pet Foods at its plant in Gaston, S.C., the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. No pets were sickened, according to the Meta, Mo.-based company.

"People who became ill, the thing that was common among them was that they had fed their pets Diamond Pet Foods," said CDC spokeswoman Lola Russell.

Three people each were infected in Missouri and North Carolina; two people in Ohio; and one person each in Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the CDC said.

[GOPJ]

I visited with an old college friend years ago - he was doing graduate work - really brilliant - and broke. Long story short he was bragging about some really cheap canned tuna he had bought and asked if I would like a sandwich. I was game. So he made two sandwiches, we sat down to talk, and we both took a bite... you guessed it - cat food. Both of us were spitting the stuff out, gagging and pulling tuna bones out of our mouths - the stuff tasted rancid... He became my children's God Father - the cat food was always a good story between us. He died some years ago... - lived long enough to see all his godchildren married...

We might be the only freepers with this experience, Son of Liberty... and you're right - it's A LOT different! Thanks for sharing.

[Riptides]

Taste of the Wild has been recalled due to Salmonella!