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The season of salmonella outbreaks is not
over yet. The California Department of Public Health issued a statement Tuesday
pulling certain bags of Pedigree Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites, the
Associated Press reported. A few types of pet food sent to some Albertsons and
Costco stores are targeted in the recall because of concerns about salmonella
poisoning, the California Department of Public Health said Tuesday. The
recalled variety is Pedigree Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites,
Mars Petcare US
of Franklin, Tenn.,
the maker of the pet food said in a statement that the possibly contaminated
component that should have been held back was accidentally shipped to a
Pedigree facility in Tracy.
The component was used in about 100 nags of the food, which were distributed to
Albertsons supermarkets in Southern California
and to Costco stores statewide, said Dr. Mark Horton, director of the
California Department of Public Health. The bags sold at Costco have lot
numbers of 831BFCAT02 and 830DFCAT02. Both have “best by” dates of 7/2009.
No cases of illnesses have been reported
yet.
Cases of infection with Salmonella from dry
dog food were registered in 2006 and 2007. Almost 70 people, most of them
living in the Northeast, were contaminated by dog food produced by Mars Petcare
at its Pennsylvania
plant. 40% of the people infected were children.
The pet owners should wash their hands
immediately after handling pet food. Infants should be kept away from pet
feeding areas and children shouldn’t be allowed to touch or eat pet foods,
treats or supplements.
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