FOOD RECALL Updated List, MANY Brands..

[Nanook]

The Adult light formula. It is made by Diamond Foods. Diamond also makes other food under the Diamond brand, which also had a recall this month.

I have to say this makes me a tad nervous as I feed Taste of the Wild grain free Bison & Roasted Venison to most of my dogs, which is also made by Diamond. I have fed Chicken Soup food before I went grain free. Just the connection between manufacturer and brand has me a tad nervous,

Check your food bags YES CAT PEEPS TOO...to see who the manufacturer is for the foods you are feeding. If you feed Chicken Soup Dog or cat, or any Diamond Food manufactured food I'd stay on top of this, who knows the source at this point. While you are at it, do a little homework to find ratings by consumers and other pertinent information, about the food you are currently using.

After the massive recalls a few years back I have been steadily scaling back on what I will feed. In at least the past year I have fed strictly grain free foods to minimize the ingredients list, as the grains in most commercial foods are in a particularly wishy/washy market. Companies procure the corn, etc from wherever the market is lowest on that day. in any regards, this could be from China or who knows where, where regulations are slack. I truly believe in the least amount of ingredients in the food is best. My whole crew is looing great, even my 16 and some year old Ziggy.

I feed Paris and 2 MinPins Natural Balance chicken &amp; sweet potato LID (limited ingredient diet), each for different reasons, and though it is expensive, at one time pretty much the best food out there. Nowadays there are even more pure &amp; even some organic options for even more $$. <span style="font-weight: bold"> In the end, you do get what you pay for when it comes to dog food.</span>. If I had but one or two, I would definitely be feeding the organic foods.

If anyone wants more info on the organic food I have been seeing lately, just ask and I will get you more info for everything from organic to frozen raw and freeze dried options that though more costly per pound, they contain the necessary nutrients with the least amount of additives in everything from frozen raw, freeze dried, and kibble form.

<span style="font-style: italic">Salmonella contamination of one bag of Diamond Pet Food's Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul Adult Light Formula dry dog food has led the company to recall bags with four production codes. There have been no canine illnesses reported, but the company has a history of pet food contamination, including one event in 2005 in which dozens of U.S. dogs died after eating food contaminated with fungus. Production was suspended at the plant where the food was made after a separate recall this month. Google/The Associated Press (4/26)</span>

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recall clarification post

[Nanook]

Re:Natural Balance, Canidae, Welness &amp; more..

Chicken Soup, Diamond, Taste of the Wild etc etc...not cheap off brand foods, but some of the better even the grain free varieties.

LIST HERE

[evanovitch]

Pet food recall 2012 now includes 39 states..

Pet food recall 2012 now includes 39 states


Pet food recall 2012 involves brands including Kirkland, Premium Edge, and Diamond Naturals, manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods. The biggest pet food recall 2012 has been expanded multiple times since April. Counting additional recalls by separate brands manufactured in the Diamond Pet Foods facility, affected dog food has been sold in 39 states.

By Schuyler Velasco, Correspondent / May 8, 2012

The Food and Drug Administration has expanded a national recall of Diamond Pet Foods dog food manufactured between Dec. 9, 2011, and April 7, 2012, from the company’s manufacturing plant in Gaston, S.C.
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The initial recall was put into place last month, after salmonella was found in batches of the company’s dry dog food, according to the FDA.

No illnesses have been reported in dogs, but so far 14 cases of salmonella in humans have been found in nine states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Affected humans may have caught salmonella from handling the dry dog food and then handling their own food, or from cross contamination with utensils. The CDC is still investigating the outbreak.

With the expansion, the Diamond portion of the biggest pet food recall of 2012 now includes Puerto Rico, parts of Canada, and 21 states: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia. The FDA warns that some packages of affected food may have been sold to additional states through online vendors.

“We have taken corrective actions at our Gaston, S.C., facility and voluntarily expanded the recall out of concern for our customers and their pets,” the Missouri-based company said in a statement.

Initially issued for Diamond Naturals Lamb Meal and Rice dry dog food on April 6, the Diamond Pet Foods recall has been expanded seven times.

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Additional recalls have been issued by dog food brands that aren’t owned by Diamond Pet Food, but are manufactured at the Gaston facility, expanding the count of affected states even further. Wellness Brands is recalling one recipe, of 15-pound bags, 30-pound bags, and 5-ounce sample bags of Wellness Complete Health Super5Mix Large Breed Puppy food, with best by dates of Jan. 9, 2013, through Jan. 11, 2013.



Solid Gold has issued is own recall of all sized bags of two of its recipes: Solid Gold WolfKing Large Breed Adult Food, and Solid Gold WolfCub Large Breed Puppy Food. Both recipes have a December 30, 2012, “Best before” date.



And Natural Balance is recalling batches of five dry dog food recipes manufactured at the South Carolina plant sold in 5-pound, 15-pound, and 28-pound bags: Sweet Potato and Venison, Lamb Meal and Brown Rice, Sweet Potato and Bison, Vegetarian, and lamb meal and brown rice small breed bites. Affected bags have “Best by” dates between December 2012 and March 2013. The Natural Balance recall affects food sold in 39 states. If you’re still counting, that’s all of them except Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

In total, 11 brands of dog food are implicated in the Diamond Pet Foods recall according to the company's website, including:
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul
Country Value
Diamond
Diamond Naturals
Premium Edge
Professional
4 Health
Taste of the Wild
Apex
Kirkland Signature/Kirkland’s Signature Nature’s Domain
Canidae

To figure out whether you have a recalled bag of food, check the 12-digit production code on the back of the package. Affected bags have a “2” or a “3” in the 9th digit place, and an “X” in either the 10th or 11th digit place. The FDA’s example: FDE0204R 2X TS. Also check the “Best before” date, which ranges from Dec. 9, 2012, and April 7, 2013, on affected bags of food.

More detailed recall information for the specific affected brands can be found at diamondpetrecall.com. Customers who want a replacement or a refund should call Diamond Pet Foods at 866-918-8756 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern Time.

[Nanook]

Re: Pet food recall 2012 now includes 39 states..

I am safe here with the food I have been buying in Minnesota, the distributor has been in touch and keeping the store updated. What I was told, is my distributor buys direct from a plant (not the S.C plant), so they are better able to track the source of their products.

Some smaller distributors buy from larger ones and still wholesale the products which then are then a bit harder to trace.
That said, if anyone is feeding the brands listed, they are now in very short supply. My local shop only got a handful of the huge order they made this week, of course no recalled, though they did have one bag of the Natural Balance I think fish and sweet potato but they pulled it. The foods that are not in the recall are becoming in short supply.

One person I know who was feeding Taste of the Wild to her dogs in Pennsylvania, had food included in the recall, and she can't get a replacement until at least May 16th. She is switching to Orajen, which is much more expensive and probably a whole lot better than even the Natural Balance but the last I looked, I think 30 pounds was upwards of $80.00USD. Natural Balance is around 55.00-60.00 USD a bag, and dang if I didn't always feel safe feeding it to Paris. Her food is not on the list of recalled but you can bet I am watching close, everything.

Vannie's post contains the production numbers of the recalled foods made in S.C. Here is a picture of an example..



<span style="font-weight: bold"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">To figure out whether you have a recalled bag of food, check the 12-digit production code on the back of the package. Affected bags have a “2” or a “3” in the 9th digit place, and an “X” in either the 10th or 11th digit place. The FDA’s example: FDE0204R 2X TS. Also check the “Best before” date, which ranges from Dec. 9, 2012, and April 7, 2013, on affected bags of food.</div></div></span>