Diamond
Pet Foods recalls batch of dry dog food over possible salmonella issues at SC
plant
The product was distributed to
customers in 10 states: Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.
Salmonella concerns prompted
Missouri-based Diamond Pet Foods to recall a second batch of dry dog food
produced at a South Carolina plant where production has been suspended, the
company announced Thursday.
The plant in Gaston, S.C., is the
same one that made mold-contaminated food that killed dozens of dogs nationwide
in 2005.
The company said the recall
includes Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Adult Light Formula dry dog
food.
The Meta, Mo.-based company said
one bag tested positive for salmonella, and the recall of four production codes
is being conducted as a precautionary measure. No dog illnesses have been
reported.
The product was distributed to
customers in 10 states: Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.
Production was suspended April 8
at the Gaston plant after a recall two days earlier involving a different
product, Diamond Naturals Lamb Meal & Rice dry dog food.
A cat food recall at the plant in
2009 was prompted because the food didn’t contain enough thiamine, an essential
nutrient for cats.
The latest recall covers the
following production codes:
— Chicken Soup for the Pet
Lover’s Soul 35 lb. CLF0102B31XCW 27/JAN/2013, CLF0102B32XWR 28/JAN/2013
— Chicken Soup for the Pet
Lover’s Soul Adult Light Formula 35 lb. CLF0102B31XCW 28/JAN/2013
— Chicken Soup for the Pet
Lover’s Soul 6lb. CLF0102B3XALW 28/JAN/2013
The company said customers should
stop feeding the food in question to their pets and discard it.
