Posted on 05/08/2012 9:50:07 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows
May 7, 2012 9:23:00 AM
On May 4, 2012, Diamond Pet Foods expanded a pet food recall due to possible salmonella contamination. More than a dozen people in several states may have been infected due to contact with contaminated pet food. Affected foods include specific lots of dry dog and cat food branded as:
Diamond Pet Food
Kirkland Signature (Costco brand)
Natural Balance
Wellness (WelPet LLC)
Canidae
Apex Pet Foods
These foods were widely distributed in the U.S. and Canada.
You can check your pet food to see if it has been recalled. Affected bags of food have best-before dates between December 9, 2012, and April 7, 2013. Recalled foods include:
· Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul
· Country Value
· Diamond
· Diamond Naturals
· Premium Edge
· Professional
· 4Health
· Taste of the Wild
· Kirkland Signature Super Premium Adult Dog Lamb
· Kirkland Signature Super Premium Adult Dog Chicken
· Kirkland Signature Super Premium Mature Dog Chicken
· Kirkland Signature Super Premium Healthy Weight Dog Formulated with Chicken & Vegetables
· Kirkland Signature Super Premium Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula
· Kirkland Signature Super Premium Healthy Weight Cat Formula
· Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Salmon Meal & Sweet Potato Formula for Dogs
· Wellness Complete Health® Super5Mix® Large Breed Puppy
· Canidae Dog, All Life Stages
· Canidae Dog, Chicken Meal & Rice
· Canidae Dog, Lamb Meal & Rice
· Canidae Dog, Platinum
· Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Venison Dog
· Natural Balance Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Dog
· Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Bison Dog
· Natural Balance Vegetarian Dog
· Natural Balance Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Dog Large Breed Bites
· Natural Balance Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Dog Small Breed Bites
Salmonella is a bacterial infection that can affect both animals and humans. Symptoms may include decreased appetite, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Pets and people who carry the disease can infect others, so if you or your pet are experiencing symptoms and you have purchased and used the affected dog food, take all due precaution and see a doctor and/or veterinarian. You can prevent spread of the disease by washing your hands thoroughly and following physician instructions.
If you have purchased one of the recalled pet foods, you should immediately stop feeding it to your animals, and contact the place you purchased the pet food from - refunds may be available. For complete information, visit the Diamond Pet Foods recall page, the Costco pet product recall pages, the Natural Balance recall page, the Wellness recall page, the Canidae recall page, or the FDA's recall page, which has information on multiple brands in the Animal Health section. The CDC also has information on documented salmonella contamination.
The video by NaturalBalance’s president makes the problem a little clearer for users of that brand. In short, Diamond Foods is a co-manufacturer of several formulas for different dog food companies and Diamond’s facilities are the problem.
My dog’s food is home cooked fresh low-fat pork loin suplemented with a handful of Natural Balance’s potato and duck small bites.
The video by NaturalBalance’s president makes the problem a little clearer for users of that brand. In short, Diamond Foods is a co-manufacturer of several formulas for different dog food companies and Diamond’s facilities are the problem.
My dog’s food is home cooked fresh low-fat pork loin suplemented with a handful of Natural Balance’s potato and duck small bites.
here’s the video: http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/home/NB_productFAQ.html
Call your vet and give him a “clue”, because he apparently lost his...
Thanks man, good thinking.
Just picked up some Pro Bios from Tractor Supply.
Will start this evening.
In the approx half hour, since I posted the *Diamond* image above, I tracked down that the bag of Canidae we feed The Winchester isn’t in the recall. Phew! We wouldn’t have qualified for a return/rebate b/c we didn’t have the receipt.
Good night nurse...another thing to worry about. Geez.:(
Hug your pups for me!
This affects people not dogs. The people effected are immuned compromised (ex: AIDS patients). Dogs can eat rotten stuff (carrion) with no ill effects, people can’t.
I’ll just continue my policy of not eating dog food.
Just returned from Tractor Supply where I picked up some Pro Bios that Freeper Salamaner recommended. Josh was sitting at the door waiting for me, ready to play. Good sign. Hope Cocoa is well.
Sorry Salamander, I’m better with dogs than spelling.
Yep, my cat got sick, high fever and wouldn’t eat, Vet couldn’t figure out the cause, 2 over-nites and almost to the point of needing a feeding tube, I suspected it was Whiskas cat food in packets that originated from Thailand, I now look for made in USA. I don’t mind the cheap canned food so much because a cat in the wild would probably be eating a similar diet.
I’m sorry to hear that.
Which food were you feeding and was it on the recall list??
I ask as I have 4 bags if TOTW but the dates are *good*...
I’d consider doing raw..but what about when a person travels? Then what???
May your dog recover fully and quickly.
Gotta remember that non-salmonella thing...
May she get better soon.
Where are these foods made?
Beat me to it.
No offense taken. Thanks for the update.
May they stay so.
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