Another Recall!!

[Adrianne Matzkin]

http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/natures-recipe-dog-tr...

October 13, 2012 — Nature’s Recipe has announced a voluntary recall involving one of its dog treats products due to possible contamination with Salmonella bacteria.

The event was reported by the FDA in anews release dated October 13, 2012.

The recall includes Nature’s Recipe Oven Baked Biscuits with Real Chicken made at one of the company’s US production facilities.

Salmonella can affect both humans and non-human animals and are the result of ingesting contaminated food.

What Products Are Being Recalled?

Nature’s Recipe Oven Baked Biscuits with Real Chicken is sold in 19-ounce resealable pouches. The affected products include lot codes 2199TP and 2200TP with a “Best If Used By” date of either October 11, 2013 or October 12, 2013.

Product and product lots that do not appear on the list above are not subject to this recall.

Where Were the Recalled Products Sold?

The potentially affected lots of Nature’s Recipe Oven Baked Biscuits with Real Chicken were distributed nationally, primarily through pet specialty retailers.

What to Do?

Salmonella is serious business — for both you and your pet. So, if you can confirm your package of treats is one of the products being recalled, stop feeding or handling it immediately.

If you’ve already discarded the packaging – or you’re in any way in doubt – do not take chances. Be safe. Stop feeding the product anyway.

In its bulletin, the company suggests:

Consumers who have purchased the above lots of Nature’s Recipe Oven Baked Biscuits with Real Chicken should stop feeding the product and discard immediately.

For further information about the recall and for instructions on obtaining replacement product, consumers can use the Contact Us form at www.naturesrecipe.com or call the Consumer Hotline, 24 hours a day, at 800-237-3856.

You can report complaints about FDA-regulated pet food products by calling the consumer complaint coordinator in your area.

Or go to http://www.fda.gov/petfoodcomplaints.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

And of course, this is another Del Monte product, just like Milo's Kitchen, so this shouldn't surprise anyone.

[Adrianne Matzkin]

not surprised! just sick of it! When the the Federal Govt get involved and help take care of our dogs?? I saw so many people today at Costco and Target buying crap food and treats - not dangerous ones or I would have said something - it made me crazy!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I'm sure there were even more people at those stores buying crap food and treats for their kids, and the Federal Govt isn't going to do anything about that either.

In fact, depending on who's in charge of our governement agencies, the same people who are profiting from cheap unhealthy ingredients and genetically modified organisms in our food are the ones making the laws that govern the sale of some of these products.  

Without getting political, let me just post one sentence here to illustrate what I mean:

"Former Monsanto employees currently hold positions in US government agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Supreme Court

Monsanto is the leading producer of genetically engineered (GE) seed.^[3]

The point is, as always, consumers have to educate themselves. We cannot depend on government, at least not in the U.S., where corporate profit always seems to trump the health and well-being of the citizens.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Acana has not had any recalls for salmonella or anything else to my knowledge. What are you referring to?

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

I think it important to be factual here so this is the information I foundregarding the incident you refer to.  It is clear that there was NO salmonella in Acana Grasslands. As in all things good practice yields good and safe results.

http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/straight-answers-from-cha...

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

There has never been an incident, past or present, of salmonella found in any Champion product.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

The FDA never found any salmonella in Acana or any other Champion product. As explained in Nicky's link, it was all an error, which is probably why I never even heard about it.

It's a mistake to compare a multinational corporation like Del Monte, which subcontracts all of its purchasing and manufacturing contracts overseas, with a privately owned family company like Champion which owns its own manufacturing plant in Canada and only uses ingredients from local farmers and suppliers. Yes, I suppose salmonella can occur anywhere, but the quality control and supply chain have a LOT to do with that. In the case of Champion Foods, it is above board. In the case of companies like Del Monte, it's nonexistent. All food processing practices are not created equal.

[Chelsie]

I only was trying to make the point that salmonella can pop up anywhere due to the nature of making dog food and that we will continure to see recalls of this nature. I wasn't criticizing anything or anyone. So I apologize for coming off in such a way.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I know, but salmonella "pops up" due to poor manufacturing, inspection and hygiene practices. We will continue to see recalls of this nature, but most likely in the companies that do not make an effort to oversee production or quality control because that costs more money. With all the confusion over what kind of food to purchase, we have to have some criteria to differentiate the more reliable companies from the less reliable companies. Otherwise, we might as well just delete the whole Recommended Brands list and tell people to just buy anything because it's all the same, lol.