Alert - Diamond Pet Food has issued several voluntary pet food recalls.
See if you are feeding one of the possibly infected varieties.This
alert is concerning both dog and cat food.

This has nothing to do with China - which perhaps we have all learned
to avoid for safety sake. This is a homeland issue.

<http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/pet-food-recalled-after-salmonella-outbreak.html>

Because it's Salmonella and people have become infected - ferrets
coming in contact with infected people or any infected foods, food
containers, food bowls, or the infected dogs or cats can also become
infected... The strain of salmonella is referred to as as a rare
strain. If your pet food is listed check your distribution codes on the
bags. If you have thrown the bag away after transferring the food to
an air-tight container, but you live in one of the listed 16 affected
states consider throwing the food away, sanitizing the container and
buying fresh food.

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<http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/pet-food-recalled-after-salmonella-outbreak.html>

EXCERPT:

 ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's looking
into a salmonella outbreak -- in humans -- that may trace back to
Diamond Pet Foods' dog food. The affected food was manufactured in
South Carolina, but the illness has cropped up in 14 people across nine
states overall. CDC investigators believe it's possible that those who
have fallen ill with the rare strain of salmonella got sick via contact
with dogs who had eaten the tainted food, or the food itself.

The recall has expanded since April, when Diamond -- whose website
touts its products as "holistic" and "all-natural," and gives pride
of place to its purified-water cooking process -- pulled just three
brands. Now, as a precaution, the company has broadened the recall to
nine brands, thanks to information gleaned from those sickened; seven
of 10 of those stricken had had contact with a dog in the week prior,
and five of the sick people remembered the type of dog food they'd had
contact with as well.

The nine states with reported cases are Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan,
Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
But the food is distributed in as many as 16 states and in Canada,
which is also subject to the recall.

Several types of food are affected, cat food as well as dog food.
A complete list of the labels, with relevant production dates, is
available at DiamondPetRecall.com, and includes but is not limited
to Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul; Country Value; Diamond and
Diamond Naturals; Taste of the Wild; and two Kirkland Signature labels.
Click the link above and make sure you're not inadvertently feeding
contaminated kibble.

Vicki

Vicki Montgomery
Tricks and Treats Rescue
Greater Houston/Galveston Texas
713-472-6599  [log in to unmask]

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