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"Laboratory testing has shown that some samples of these chicken jerky treats were contaminated with Salmonella. The company is recalling all these products out of an abundance of caution.

Salmonella can potentially be transferred to people handling these pet treats, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products."

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I don't usually bump my owns threads, but this isn't JUST about pets now, it's getting more serious and frightening (read below).

"Healthy people infected with Salmonella can have some or all of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers.."

This is another type of tainted food, and can be spread to humans, and even picked up via HANDLING the product. Think about this as far as persons sick and with compromised immune systems.

I may be overeacting (naw) but I just called my vet to tell them about this latest recall. They are not on the internet and took all the info over the phone, plus some link addresses I picked up from freepers on another thread about this subject, so they can have someone check them out.

The assistant told me that they had to cancel all vaccinations and routine appts. today because they have the vet hospital FULL of sick dogs and cats with symptoms from the wheat gluton. She said this is NOT normal and she fears it will get lots worse.

I asked when the sick pets owners said was the last they fed their pets food from the recall lists, and she said they told them different times, one as recently as Thursday.

I live in a small town, very rural county, and if this is happening here it is serious. Contact your vets and ask them how many cases they have. The vets assistant said they are overwhelmed, and they think it WILL get worse, they are expecting more cases.