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Costco and Diamond Pet Foods face legal action

2:53 pm in Companies, News, Products, Public Health, USA by Jonathan (Vetsforum Editor)

Salmonella outbreak in the US leads to suit filing

At least 15 people have been taken ill after contact with contaminated pet food. Diamond Pet Foods swiftly recalled the contaminated food however after a string of cases legal action has now been taken.

Among the recalled products were Kirkland, a special brand manufactured for shops by Diamond Pet Foods.

Full details are available from the Seattle Times.

Diamond Pet Foods voluntary recall

12:03 pm in Companies, News, Public Health by Jonathan (Vetsforum Editor)

Diamond Pet Foods announced it is expanding a voluntary recall to include one production run and four production codes of Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Adult Light formula dry dog food, as well as several lots of Puppy Formula dry dog food. One bag of the product has tested positive for Salmonella. No dog illnesses have been reported.

(Source – Brakke Consulting)

Nestlé Purina Recalls Dry Cat Food

4:36 pm in Clinical, Companies, Feline, Gastro-intestinal, Products, USA by Jonathan (Vetsforum Editor)

Nestlé has recalled 3 series of its products distributed in 2011 over fears of contamination by salmonella. The affected products were shipped to Idaho, Oregon and Colorado. Has anyone been affected by this issue? Has there been an increase in reported salmonella cases in the areas?

Please read more for a full press release by Nestlé.

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