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Various Diamond Pet Food Products
- Starting date:
- May 18, 2012
- Posting date:
- May 18, 2012
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Household Items, Miscellaneous
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Audience:
- General Public (GP)
- Identification number:
- RA-500002835
Affected products
Various Diamond Pet Food Products
Product description
This recall involves the following pet food brands manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods:
- Premium Edge
- Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul
- Diamond
- Diamond Natural
- Taste of the Wild
Various weights and product types are affected by the recall. Only those products with a production code having both "2" or "3" in the 9th position AND an "X" in the 10th or 11th position are affected by the recall.
The best before dates for all of the recalled products are December 9, 2012 through April 7, 2013. Further instructions for identifying affected products can be found here.
Please visit the Health Canada consumer product recall website for additional pet food brands affected by this recall.
Hazard identified
A manufacturer in the United States, Diamond Pet Foods, has recalled several batches of its dry pet food due to possible contamination with Salmonella. Several people in the United States and two people in Canada have reportedly become ill with a Salmonella infection as a result of contact with pets or pet food contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.
Pets such as dogs, cats, amphibians and reptiles and their food can carry Salmonella bacteria. People can get infected with the bacteria from handling their pets or their pet's food or feces. Symptoms of salmonellosis often include:
- sudden onset of fever
- headache
- stomach cramps
- diarrhea
- vomiting
For more information on the risks of Salmonella infection, please see the Public Health Agency of Canada's notice related to this recall.
Number sold
Approximately 62,415 units of the recalled pet food products were sold by various retailers in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled pet food products were sold from December 2011 to April 2012.
Place of origin
Manufactured in the United States of America.
Companies
- Manufacturer
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Diamond Pet Foods
Gaston
South Carolina
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using any of the dry pet food products affected by this recall and contact Diamond Pet Foods.
Consumers are advised to always wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after feeding, handling or cleaning up after pets. Clean surfaces that come into contact with pet food or ill pets.
For more information, consumers may contact Diamond Pet Foods at 1-866-918-8756, Monday through Sunday between 8 AM to 6 PM EST, or visit Diamond Pet Foods' website. Assistance is available in both English and French.