http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm208421.htm Press Release: >FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market >withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the >media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the >product or the company. > > >Response Products Voluntarily Recalls Advanced Cetyl M Joint Action >Formula for Dogs Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk > >Contact: >Trisha Hanson >1-877-266-9757 > >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 12, 2010 - Response Products, Broken >Bow, NE is voluntarily recalling Cetyl M for Dogs, lot numbers 1210903 >and 0128010, due to a possible Salmonella contamination from the >hydrolyzed vegetable protein component provided by Basic Foods of >Las Vegas, NV. Tests conducted by Basic Foods to detect Salmonella >produced negative results; however, Response Products has determined >to recall the above-referenced lots. > >People who handle dry pet food and/or treats can become infected with >Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands >after having contact with the chews or any surfaces exposed to these >products. Healthy people infected withSalmonella should monitor >themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: 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. > >Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea >or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have only >decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise >healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. If >your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, >please contact your veterinarian. > >Cetyl M for Dogs was distributed nation-wide through direct sales, >retail stores, veterinarians and online retailers. > >The above-referenced lots of Cetyl M for Dogs were distributed in >either a 120-count bottle (shipped between January 8, 2010 and April >2, 2010) or a 360-count bottle (shipped between February 11, 2010 and >April 2, 2010). The affected lot numbers are as follows: #1210903 and >0128010. The lot number can be found directly above the bar code on >the label. These lots were sent out in the time periods as set out >above. This product is in tablet-form, is approximately the size of >a dime and is light brown in coloring. > >To date, Response Products has received no reports of illness >associated with the use of this product. Response Products recently >learned that the FDA and Basic Foods of Las Vegas, NV, the producer >of one of the components of the affected product's vegetable beef >flavoring, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, had detected Salmonella in >Basic Food's facility and had issued a recall on said component. The >manufacturer of the vegetable beef flavoring used in Cetyl M for Dogs, >tested the hydrolyzed vegetable beef protein for Salmonella and the >results were negative. However, due to the concern regarding >Salmonella in Basic Foods' facility, it decided to recall two lots >(only one lot affected our product) of said vegetable beef flavoring. >The finished product manufacturer of Cetyl M for Dogs had tests >performed on both the raw materials used to make our product and also >the finished product, and all tested negative for Salmonella, however, >it has issued a voluntary recall on two lots (see lot numbers listed >above) of Cetyl M for Dogs. > >Response Products requires that testing for Salmonella and other >harmful pathogens is completed during the manufacturing process. >Even though the testing performed at each level of the process >showed negative results for Salmonella, in an effort to produce the >highest quality product for our customers, Response Products ceased >distributing the dog product in the above-referenced lots and is >issuing a voluntary recall on its Cetyl M for Dogs in the affected lot >numbers. In addition to the testing listed above, Response Products >sent samples from said lots, as well as from lot produced after those >lots, to an independent laboratory, and all samples received a >negative result for Salmonella. > >Response Products continues to investigate the cause of the problem >and continues to be committed to producing a high-quality, effective >product for dogs. > >Consumers who have purchased the listed lots of Cetyl M for Dogs >are urged to contact Response Products or the place of purchase >for further direction. Consumers may contact Response Products at >1-877-266-9757, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm CST. Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 6667]