Dog Food Recalls

 

“Two National Dog Food Suppliers Issue Recalls for Possible Salmonella Contamination”

This was the news for Feb 23, 2013 that makes dog owners crazy.

Infected pets can be carriers of the bacteria and infect other animals or humans, according to the FDA.

Dog Food Recalls are becoming all too common and the frequency is alarming.

·        On February 15, 2013, Nature's Variety announced it was recalling a single batch of one of its raw dog food products. Fragments of clear plastic may be present in some bags and could pose a potential choking risk to pets.

·        On February 21, 2013, The Honest Kitchen announced it was recalling five lots of its Verve, Zeal and Thrive dog foods because they may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.

·        On February 22, 2013, Hy-Vee Inc. announced it was recalling certain bags of its dry dog food products due to elevated levels of aflatoxin.

It used to be all we had to do as responsible dog owners was research a healthy food safe from fillers and carcinogenic and possibly get a second job to pay for it!

Now you have to pray you don’t accidently poison your beloved best friend.

And the high end foods are not excluded. Apparently, those expensive foods and treats are sometimes processed in the same mill the low end foods are and of course cross contamination can result.

 

Now that I have sufficiently alarmed you (and I am sorry for that but ignorance is NOT bliss)

please let me arm you with a wonderful link to keep you informed and hopefully one step ahead of

a possible trip to the vet.

http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall-alerts/