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UPDATED: Diamond Pet Food Recalls Expand to 14 Brands (and counting)

From the Honest Dog Blog comes the newest list of brands recalled for Salmonella contamination, as of Monday, May 7 2012:

The number of brands included in the rolling pet food recall related to salmonella contamination at a Diamond Pet Food manufacturing plant has now grown to 13. The updated list includes:

  • Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul
  • Kirkland (C0stco brand)
  • Country Value
  • Diamond
  • Diamond Naturals
  • Premium Edge
  • Professional
  • 4Health
  • Taste of the Wild
  • Natural Balance
  • Wellness
  • Canidae
  • Apex
  • NEW! Solid Gold

Read the entire post for more details, including information on possible incorrect production codes and SKUs.

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Evangers and the FDA – Everything Old is New Again

The recent FDA letter isn’t the first time that Illinois pet food company Evangers has tangled with the Food and Drug Administration. Back in 2008, the FDA issued an “Order of Need for Emergency Permit”, after Evangers failed to follow the prescribed method of production for their canned raw pet food products.

Then, as now, Evangers handled it pretty much exactly how you do NOT want to see a pet food company deal with a recall.

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