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Salmonella prompts expansion of pet-food recall
By Gina Spadafori
November 26, 2008
Hat tip to Therese at The PetSitUSA blog for catching the notices of the extension of a pet-food recall by Mars:
Mars Petcare US announced an extension of a previously announced voluntary recall of dry cat and dog food products manufactured at its Allentown, Pennsylvania facility with “Best By” dates between August 11, 2009 – October 3, 2009. The pet food is being voluntarily recalled because of potential contamination with Salmonella. This voluntary recall affects product sold at BJ’s Wholesale Club, ShopRite Supermarkets, and Wal-mart locations in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, and West Virginia.
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This action is an extension of the voluntary recall issued on October 27, 2008 of all sizes of SPECIAL KITTY® Gourmet Blend dry cat food produced at the Allentown facility on August 11, 2008. We recently learned that an additional sample of SPECIAL KITTY® made on September 25, 2008 at the Allentown facility tested positive for Salmonella. There have been no reported cases of human or pet illness caused by Salmonella associated with products produced at this facility. Mars Petcare US is taking an additional precautionary action to protect pets and their owners by extending the October 27, 2008 voluntary recall to include all dry pet food product produced at the facility with “Best By” dates between August 11, 2009 and October 3, 2009.
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Salmonella is the least of our worries.
New mad-cow rule poses health dangers of its own
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM
Associated Press Writer
Published: Friday, Nov. 21, 2008
LITITZ, Pa. — A federal regulation aimed at preventing mad cow disease from getting into the food supply could create health risks of its own: many thousands of cattle carcasses rotting on farms, spreading germs, attracting vermin and polluting the water.
At issue is a Food and Drug Administration rule, set to take effect in April, that will prohibit the use of the brains and spinal cords of older cattle as ingredients in livestock feed and pet food.
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http://www.sacbee.com/827/story/1418087.html
At least they are finally banning SRM’s from pet food and livestock feed, but they are definitely going to have to come up with a solution for disposal of these dead carcasses…prion’s survive in feces, soil, wastewater…any animal, wild or otherwise, has to only traverse this path to pick up and further spread this disease!
Comment by Barb — November 26, 2008 @ 12:52 pm
But wait, there’s more!
The outgoing administration has reversed the ban on cephalasporin in livestock (banned because of the rising risk of drug-resistant bacteria) and given factory farms a pass on Clean Water Act regs.
Outgoing presidents have engaged in these shenanigans since Pres. John Adams, but the Bush admin has taken it to a new level, with hundreds of new regs that are nothing more than outright gifts to corporate sponsors and their lobbyists.
We can certainly hope for more concern for food safety (and other issues) from the new president.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — November 26, 2008 @ 3:35 pm
There has been a recall of Orijen cat & dog food from Australia. For a change, I think the company is handling it well. Certainly a prompt response. They believe the problem is that the food has to be irradiated to be imported…..
http://www.championpetfoods.co.....elease.pdf
Comment by hornblower — November 27, 2008 @ 9:03 am
Yeah, I agree with “hornblower”, it’s a nice change to see a company taking responsibility.
Comment by Kathy — December 15, 2008 @ 6:07 pm