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**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 95512 05-17-2012 03:34 AM

Diamond Pet Foods, once known for their high quality pet products, is under consumer scrutiny nationwide. When Diamond Pet Foods released a voluntary recall to their Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul product on April 26, 2012 consumers were led to believe that a small amount of salmonella might have contaminated select batches of dog food. On May 5, 2012, that assumption proved inaccurate.

The following brand names of pet food should be avoided for both cats and dogs:

Chicken Soup for the Pet (Dog and Cat) Lover’s Soul
Country Value
Diamond
Diamond Naturals
Kirkland Signature
Premium Edge
Professional
4Health
Taste of the Wild

Regions who have reported outbreaks of salmonella include:

Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Maryland
Michigan
Mississippi
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Canada

Because of manufacture distribution channels, it is expected that outbreaks for regions not listed are likely to occur. For those who purchase Diamond Pet Food products check the "best used by date" on the product bag. If the date falls between December 9, 2012 and April 7, 2013, the safest course of action is to not feed the product to an animal. The contamination is so extensive that batch number recalls will not stop the outbreak. Product code indicators to watch for include the appearance of the number 2 or 3 in the 9th position followed by an X in the 10th or 11th positions of the production code. These products are assumed contaminated. Regardless to the bar code numbers, if the food falls within the flagged date parameters do not use the product and contact Diamond Pet Foods for a refund.

Initial salmonella symptoms to watch out for include loss of appetite, fever, stomach sensitive to touch, vomiting, diarrhea, and lethargic demeanor. It is important to understand that people can contract salmonella through directly handling contaminated pet food or from contact with food particulates. Prolonged exposure to salmonella contamination can result in bloodstream infections, autoimmune diseases, or becoming a chronic living carrier of the disease as was evidenced with "Typhoid Mary," who was afflicted with the salmonella typhi bacterium.

Diamond Pet Foods is a privately owned company headquartered in Meta, Missouri. The pet food company believes that the primary outbreak originated in their South Carolina plant. The rapid spread of the salmonella infection throughout North America has implemented the involvement of the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

Contact information for Diamond Pet Foods:

Toll-free: 800-442-0402
Toll-free: 1-866-918-8756
Direct Dial: 816-255-1974

Hours of operation:
Monday through Sunday 8AM – 6PM Eastern time

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art15466.asp

**Foodnipple** · **Foodnipple** ♋ User ID: 96607 05-17-2012 03:46 AM **Posts: 4,849**

Thanks, glad I don't buy that particular brand.

**Beadholden1**

There are lots of recalled dog food and dog treats (salmonella) at this link:
http://www.petmd.com/news/topics/alert-r...ts_5-14-12

Below is part of the text of an email I received from PetFoodDirect.

PET FOOD RECALL ALERT UPDATE:
As you are aware, over the past ten days voluntary recalls have impacted several popular pet brands. In some cases only a few products were affected and in other cases an entire line had to be recalled. We wanted to follow-up on our communication from last week to keep you informed.

Beyond quickly notifying you and protecting you from these unfortunate occurrences, we also wanted to let you know of additional resources that are valuable to get more information, expert advice and education, such as:

petMD.com Alerts & Recalls News Center - the largest and most comprehensive pet health and wellness site on the web (over 6,000 vet written & approved articles) has anything and everything you would ever need to be a smarter and more educated pet parent.

How to Quickly Switch your Cat or Dog Food - the PetFoodDirect Nutrition Center has great tips and nutritional information on how to keep your pet healthy.

The following brands have products included in the voluntary recall:
4Health
Apex
Canidae (see code update)
Chicken Soup For The Pet Lover's Soul
Country Value
Diamond
Diamond Naturals
Kaytee Forti Diet Mouse, Rat & Hamster Diet
Kirkland Signature
Natural Balance
Premium Edge
Professional
Purina Vet Feline OM Diet
Solid Gold (ONLY 2 products)
Taste Of The Wild
Wellness (ONLY 1 Puppy product )

If you want to learn more about Salmonella in Dogs, please go here:
http://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/dige...ts_5-14-12 If you are worried that your pet is sick for any reason, please go to your veterinarian immediately.

Thanks for being a part of our PetFoodDirect family! We hope you and your pet continue to run, romp, play and enjoy each other's companionship!

Sincerely,

Brock Weatherup - CEO

**Beadholden1**

BUMP!

Keep this on the front page so all dog lovers are aware of these contaminated products.

Even better, let's get this pinned to save dogs' lives!
Bump

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**SubarcticBeef**

Beadholden1 Wrote:

BUMP!

Keep this on the front page so all dog lovers are aware of these contaminated products.

Even better, let's get this pinned to save dogs' lives!

BUMP!

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 92191 05-17-2012 05:00 AM

Thanks for the heads up and many thoughts and prayers to any pets and their families who have or ever will lose their dogs.

Dogs are a treath to the NWO. That time they killed all those dogs a few years ago was just a trial run. While they are a threat to the NWO, they are also food for the Chinese invaders.

Something to consider: In a SHTF scenario, dogs will become a very bad thing for survivors as they will be forming packs and turn on us. As an avid dog lover, this was something that took me quite awhile to come to terms with. I will not let my dogs loose if and when that time comes.

**DooM CooN** lop guest User ID: 96884 05-17-2012 05:11 AM

All of the major meth lab bust are in Gaston or Pelion. maybe their employies are tweekers. just my 2 cents.