New Pet Food Recall

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| Print | By | August 14, 2008 12:59 PM

Fortunately, there has been a huge reduction in the numbers of pet food recalls during the past few months. Last year, it seemed that almost every day a new product was on the list of recalled foods. With pet food companies on the alert for potential dangers and announcing them in a timely manner, many pet food related illnesses and deaths might thankfully be avoided.

Today while going through my email, I found this item, which I think, is important to share with pet owners.

The director of the California Department of Public Health, Dr. Mark Horton, has issued a warning for pet owners to refrain from feeding their pets certain bags of PEDIGREE Complete Nutrition Crunchy Bites. The product may be contaminated with Salmonella, which may result in serious illness in humans as well as their cats and dogs.

Manufactured by Mars Petcare US of Franklin, Tenn. this recalled product was sold at Albertsons in Southern California in 20-pound bags. The Lot Code number is 830BFCAT02 and Best By Date of 07/2009 and also sold at Costco stores throughout California, in 52-pound bags with the Lot Code numbers 831BFCAT02 and 830DFCAT02 and Best By Date of 07/2009. These codes and dates are found on the back of the bag.

Symptoms of Salmonella infection are lethargy, fever and vomiting, or diarrhea or bloody diarrhea. Other symptoms may be loss of appetite, and abdominal pain. While animals who are infected may not be symptomatic, they may be carriers that potentially may infect other animals or even humans.

If your pet has consumed this product and is exhibiting symptoms, contact your veterinarian immediately.

For more information about this recall, call 1-877-568-4463, or visit the Mars Petcare website at http://www.petcare.mars.com.

The Salinas Californian Information center may be contacted at newsroom@thecalifornian.com

Because of pet food recalls, many people have started to make their own. Do you continue to be concerned about contaminated pet food and are you preparing your own special diet for your pets? Leave a comment and share any of your recipes.

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Vicki August 15, 2008 9:17 AM

I have to wonder what they do during production of these products to cause them to turn sour. I don't feed this brand, but it makes you wonder if they just haphazardly do their job. This product is manufactured in the same city I live in, but it is not sold here.

Heather Brand August 15, 2008 11:32 AM

Thanks so much for this valuable info. I've got a bag of this food and altho it's not the larger size, I'm still leery about using it as it was made in California. I never would have known anything about this recall if you had not posted it.

Margie August 15, 2008 5:39 PM

Thanks for the head-up Jo, I will be passing this valuable information on.

Donna August 15, 2008 6:11 PM

The company where I work (a huge grocery chain -- I work in the pharmacy) is VERY DILIGENT about recalls and getting products off the shelf that are even CLOSE to quetionable. I've seen overflowing carts of "possibly...not not necessarily" bad products that were pulled from the shelves as a precaution. The same was done during any pet food recall...empty shelves and lost sales or not, the customer and their wellbeing comes first, ALWAYS.

fran August 15, 2008 7:03 PM

Thanks for the warning! I haven't heard it anywhere else.(I wonder why not???) My daughter lives in CA and has a Maltese. I'll forward this to her ASAP!

Amy August 16, 2008 6:08 AM

I am so glad you keep us up dated in this kind of stuff. It just seems the companies are looking to cut corners and are not doing what they should be doing to make sure our pets do not get ill.

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