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People Still Getting Ill From Bad Pet Food - Just passing on important info!!
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WASHINGTON (Nov. 6) - Eight people have become newly ill from dry pet food contaminated with salmonella during a 2006 outbreak, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.
That brings the total to at least 79 people sickened, including many young children, and the food could still be dangerous, the CDC said. Even though the affected brands have been recalled and the factory in Pennsylvania closed, pet owners could still have the cat and dog kibble in their homes.
At least 79 people so far have been sickened from a 2-year-old salmonella outbreak in pet food. No one is known to have died in the outbreak of a rare strain of Salmonella, known as Salmonella enterica serotype Schwarzengrund, the CDC said. But it can make people ill who handle the pet food, especially the very young and very old, and causes bloody diarrhea. No pets have been reported sickened.
"Dry pet food has a 1-year shelf life. Contaminated products identified in recalls might still be in the homes of purchasers and could cause illness. Persons who have these products should not use them to feed their pets but should discard them or return them to the store," the CDC said in its weekly report on death and disease.
The brands, made by Mars Petcare U.S., include Special Kitty, Pedigree and Member's Mark, among others. The full list of brands affected was available on www.petcare.mars.com.
"Mars Petcare U.S. has taken steps to ensure that recalled products are no longer on store shelves. On Oct. 1, the company announced that the Everson (Pa.) plant would be closed permanently," the CDC team wrote.
"Consumers and health departments should be aware that all dry pet food, pet treats, and pet supplements might be contaminated with pathogens such as Salmonella, and consumers should use precautions with all brands of dry pet food, treats, and supplements," the CDC report reads.
"In contrast, canned pet food is unlikely to be contaminated with such pathogens because the manufacturing process should eliminate bacterial contamination." The CDC recommends that anyone handling dry pet food wash the hands and keep infants away from it.
Copyright 2008, Reuters
WASHINGTON (Nov. 6) - Eight people have become newly ill from dry pet food contaminated with salmonella during a 2006 outbreak, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.
That brings the total to at least 79 people sickened, including many young children, and the food could still be dangerous, the CDC said. Even though the affected brands have been recalled and the factory in Pennsylvania closed, pet owners could still have the cat and dog kibble in their homes.
At least 79 people so far have been sickened from a 2-year-old salmonella outbreak in pet food. No one is known to have died in the outbreak of a rare strain of Salmonella, known as Salmonella enterica serotype Schwarzengrund, the CDC said. But it can make people ill who handle the pet food, especially the very young and very old, and causes bloody diarrhea. No pets have been reported sickened.
"Dry pet food has a 1-year shelf life. Contaminated products identified in recalls might still be in the homes of purchasers and could cause illness. Persons who have these products should not use them to feed their pets but should discard them or return them to the store," the CDC said in its weekly report on death and disease.
The brands, made by Mars Petcare U.S., include Special Kitty, Pedigree and Member's Mark, among others. The full list of brands affected was available on www.petcare.mars.com.
"Mars Petcare U.S. has taken steps to ensure that recalled products are no longer on store shelves. On Oct. 1, the company announced that the Everson (Pa.) plant would be closed permanently," the CDC team wrote.
"Consumers and health departments should be aware that all dry pet food, pet treats, and pet supplements might be contaminated with pathogens such as Salmonella, and consumers should use precautions with all brands of dry pet food, treats, and supplements," the CDC report reads.
"In contrast, canned pet food is unlikely to be contaminated with such pathogens because the manufacturing process should eliminate bacterial contamination." The CDC recommends that anyone handling dry pet food wash the hands and keep infants away from it.
Copyright 2008, Reuters
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Permalink Reply by Lynne Fowler-Oodles of Doodles on
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You would have thought that with a huge lawsuit pending from the Pet Food Recall of 2007, this company would have cleaned up its act. Apparently not! If you buy anything from this company, you are putting your or your pet lives in their hands. Recall after recall has plaqued the Mars PetCare Company. Boycott all products from them.
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