Pedigree Recalls Pet Food
August 15th, 2008 by jacky
Just when you think it’s safe to go back to the pet food shelves for your dog’s favorite dog food, contaminated dog food makes an unwelcome appearance! Pedigree is pulling bags of Pedigree Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites off of store shelves due to possible salmonella contamination!
Mars Petcare US of Frankilin, Tn. who makes this brand of Pedigree Dog Food, stated that a component used to make the dog food which tested positive, was accidentally shipped to a Pedigree facility in Tracy, Ca. Supposedly, only about 100 bags of the Pedigree Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites contained the suspected salmonella contaminant and limited to Southern California Albertson’s stores and Costco Stores statewide. According to the California Department of Public Health, be on the lookout for the following Pedigree bags;
sold in Albertsons in Southern California in 20-pound bags with Lot Code No. 830BFCAT02 and Best By Date of 07/2009 and at Costco stores in Northern California in 52-pound bags with Lot Code Nos. 831BFCAT02 and 830DFCAT02 and Best By Date of 07/2009. The lot code is located on the back of the bag
Check your Pedigree bags for the Best By Date of 07/2009 and the lot numbers.
California State Public Health issued the recall, but some stores may insist that their Pedigree Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites are safe for dog consumption. To protect yourself and your dog, you must stay vigilant and CHECK the BEST by DATE and the lot numbers to be extra careful if you have to purchase this brand for your favorite pet family members because some stores will insist that their Pedigree is free of the Salmonella contamination.
Salmonella can make your pet sick, but it’s affect on humans handlers of the dog food can have a worse outcome. California Department of Health issued the following safety and health information;
This product should be properly discarded in a secure container. Consumers can return the product to the store where purchased for a full refund.
Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting. Some pets will exhibit decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Animals can be carriers with no visible symptoms and can potentially infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.
Pet owners should be extra cautious when handling their pet’s food at all times, especially since the widespread pet-food-recall of April 2007! For more safe pet food handling tips check out the FDA’s pet food handling safety tips. Remember to check back for any pet food recall alerts!
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BETTER FOODS TO FEED YOUR PETS AND WHY
If your dog has diarrhea mixing rice with their food and even some unflavored Metamucil helps to firm up stool. Pedigree is really not a very good food to begin with. Neither is IAMs Beneful Purina or any of the other foods you have usually heard of. The first several ingredients are usually corn (we know what happens when our body gets corn, we poop it out and don’t use it, same with dogs) meat by products (the take the meat off of whatever it is and you get the bones, feathers, coat, feet, beaks, etc) and white or brewers rice (no nutritional value, just a filler) because of this our dogs need to eat more to get the nutrients they need and poop a lot more too. Also…science diet and eukanuba are not very good foods either. They used to be but they were bought out by other companies who, to save money, changed the ingredients to fillers and by products. These foods cost about the same as the all naturals foods and you are getting pedigree quality food. You can check all the ingredients yourself. Stay away from the first 3 ingredients being corn, by products of any kind, and white or brewer’s rice. Go for foods with chicken, chicken meal, or any meats that don’t have by product after them, and BROWN rice. These are good foods. Try going to a specialty pet store and ask about a better food. Precise, Royal Canin, and Verus are all really good foods. When you look at the ingredients they will be along the lines of Chicken, brown rice (the only rice with nutritional value for dogs), and usually another protein source such as chicken meal (chicken meal is just dehydrated chicken, very good) your dogs will eat much less of the food so even though it cost a bit more you go through less food and it ends up saving you money. They also poop less, live longer, and are overall healthier. I have four shih tzus and I feed them Royal Canin dry food. 10lbs of that food last us over a month. 4 adults dogs eating only 10lbs of food between the 4 of them is pretty good! These foods are also all natural and organic so they are never involved in any recalls; you know your food is always safe. Go to your local pet store and ask about these brands (Precise, Royal Canin, Verus, Wellness, California Natural, Innova, Canidae, Merrik) many stores, such as Pets Plus, will even give you your money back for the dog food if your dog doesn’t like it and has programs such as buy 10 bags get your 11th free. It’s worth a try and trust me your dogs will love it.