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May 29, 2007
Another Diamond Pet Foods Recall
Diamond Pet Foods Recalls Nutra Nuggets Lamb Meal and Rice Formula Dry Dog Food in 40 Lb. Bags Due to Melamine Cross Contamination
"META, Mo., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamond Pet Foods announced that it has recalled a limited quantity of Nutra Nuggets Lamb Meal and Rice Formula dry dog food in 40 lb. bags because of melamine cross contamination. To date, no animal deaths have been reported. . This action is limited to Nutra Nuggets Lamb Meal and Rice Formula dry dog food in 40 lb. bags with production codes of NLR0404A2SL or NLR0404B2SL, "Best Before" Oct. 9, 2008. The recalled product was manufactured at the company's Lathrop, Calif. facility and sold through retailers in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, Canada. No other Nutra Nuggets products are affected.; The recalled product was manufactured at the same facility following production of other products that contained rice protein concentrate later found to be tainted with melamine, which is not an approved food substance. Pets who may have consumed the affected product should be monitored closely. Affected pets will usually drink a lot of water and will vomit within 24 hours after eating the food. Affected pets may exhibit the following symptoms, including but not limited to loss of appetite, lethargy and vomiting. Consult your local veterinarian if your pet is exhibiting these symptoms. . Consumers who purchased Nutra Nuggets Lamb Meal and Rice Formula dry dog food in 40 lb. bags with production codes of NLR0404A2SL or NLR0404B2SL, "Best Before" Oct. 9, 2008, should stop using the product immediately and return unused portions to their retailer for a full refund. Consumers may also contact the Diamond Pet Foods Customer Information Center toll free at 1-866-214-6945 for further information. The Center, which is staffed by veterinarians, is open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. CDT. . SOURCE Diamond Pet Foods."
Received in an e-mail today
May 1, 2007
These "Dogs" Certainly Haven't Learned Any New Tricks...
THEY ARE UP TO THE SAME OLE' TRICKS...ie PEDDLING TAINTED PET FOOD!
RURAL TEXANS MOURN DOGS KILLED BY TAINTED FOOD
Nov. 7 /1998
Washington Post
Paul Duggan (A03)
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas -- More than 50 types of dry dog food produced at Doane Products Co. a plant Brentwood, Tenn., in July and August are, according to this story, being recalled this week from stores throughout Texas and in parts of Louisiana. A Doane spokesman was cited as saying that the batch confirmed to be fatal was sold only in Central Texas, much of it in and near New Braunfels, a farming community 30 miles north of San Antonio. As many as 30 dogs have died since September, casualties of livers poisoned by a corn mold called aflatoxin B1...read the entire article here
FDA: CORN USED IN PET FOOD NOT PROPERLY TESTED
Jan. 30/2006
Bluffton Today (SC)
Author Unknown
(Excerpt)Federal regulators say a pet food company improperly tested or failed to test corn shipments for the deadly fungus that has been blamed for the death or illness of about 100 dogs who ate the tainted food.According to a report to be released this week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Diamond Pet Foods allowed tainted corn into its Gaston plant and failed to properly test for the poison aflatoxin.
RECALLS PER FDA
DOANE PET CARE PRODUCTS & DIAMOND PET FOODS ARE AT IT AGAIN!
When is enough going to be really enough?!
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