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March 2008
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Just caught this on the Associate Press Wires: WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says contaminated dog food sold in 23 states has killed nearly two dozen dogs and sickened 18 more. The F-D-A says it responded with an investigation into the pet food made by the Diamond Pet Food Company at its plant in Gaston, South Carolina. The company issued a recall of 19 varieties of dog and cat food on December 21st. The recalled pet food was sold under the brand names Diamond, Country Value and Professional, and bears the date codes of March 1, 2007, through June 11, 2007. Consumers are asked to immediately stop using the product. Some of the pet food made in the Gaston facility was discovered to contain aflatoxin. It's a naturally occurring chemical that comes from a fungus sometimes found on corn and other crops. Aflatoxin poisoning can cause severe liver damage and other symptoms. More info from the FDA website here and Diamond Pet Food's website here. 2 CommentsLeave a comment |
My dog in Ithaca, New York ate this dog food and is now in the ICU at Cornell and may not make it. Our cat ate the food, got sick, then disappeared, probably to die. People are not getting the word. The news keeps saying 23 dogs. It is now in the hundreds. Please help get thw rod out. This is so sad.
My dog in Ithaca, New York ate this dog food and is now in the ICU at Cornell and may not make it. Our cat ate the food, got sick, then disappeared, probably to die. People are not getting the word. The news keeps saying 23 dogs. It is now in the hundreds. Please help get the word out. This is so sad.