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More on the Diamond pet food recall
Reposted from another group. It seems that the Costco Kirkland
store brand and the Chicken Soup lines may also be affected: Diamond Pet Food Recall 1/4/06 11:53am ET - Update From AnimalHelp: Despite claims that the brands below are the only brands affected, We have received feedback from pet owners who have recently fed both Cosco "Kirkland" brand pet foods and Chicken Soup Brand Dog Food, whose pets have exhibited the same symptoms as noted with Diamond Brands and the aflatoxin contamination. **Please be aware that while these animals had all the same symptoms of aflatoxin illness the test results have not been completed yet and it will be a short time before we know for sure whether their deaths were caused by the food. There are other illnesses and diseases that cause liver failure and may be to blame. But because the foods these animals were eating are all made by Diamond, and the symptoms are the same, we want to warn you to be on the lookout for similar illness in your animals until we know for sure. Sadly, a 2 year old Skye Terrier died Monday January 2nd, 2006. He was eating Chicken Soup brand food and displayed the symptoms of aflatoxin illness before he died. The other dogs in this household are also sick. Liver profiles, toxicology screenings and pathology results are pending. Also, a cat death has occured on Tuesday January 3rd, 2006 in SC. This cat was eating Cosco brand cat food and displayed the symptoms of aflatoxin illness. Pathology results are pending on this cat. We know of one other cat who almost died from the same symptoms of aflatoxin illness and also was being fed Cosco brand cat food. Cosco's Kirkland Brand pet foods are made by Schell & Kampeter, who also make the Diamond Products. Chicken Soup is considered one of their super premium food, and they also make Nutra Nuggets. Cosco Kirkland is made at one or more of the Diamond plants. If you feed your pet Cosco brands - or ANY other pet food brands (it is possible that other store brands are made at Diamond plants) - and see illness and symptoms as mentioned here, we urge you to get your pet to your veterinarian immediately for a liver profile. We expect the Chicken Soup brands and the Cosco brands will be added to the official recall very soon if the test results from these two recent deaths provide proof that cause of death resulted from ingestion of aflatoxin in the food. We will keep you up to date if any changes are announced. Because of testing conducted by officials in North Carolina, Diamond Pet Foods has added Diamond Professional for Adult Dogs to the list of recalled products manufactured in our Gaston, S.C. facility and distributed in the eastern U.S. The product, Diamond Professional for Adult Dogs, contains a "Best By" date of January 29, 2007. Testing performed by the North Carolina agriculture department showed a single bag of the product contained high levels of aflatoxin. The product was discontinued in August of this year. According to Mark Brinkmann, chief operations officer for Diamond Pet Foods, the company will continue working closely with state officials and will not hesitate to take action if testing warrants. Customers should return any unused product to their retailers and should consult their veterinarian if pets show any signs of illness. Complete information can be found at www.diamondpet.com, or by calling the Diamond Pet Foods Customer Information Center toll-free at 1-866-214-6945. What products are being recalled? Recalled products can be identified by the Date Code and "Best By" dates listed on the back panel of the package. Recalled products will have a capital "G" (in reference to Gaston) in the 11th or 12th position of the date code (18 lb. to 55 lb. bags), and "Best By" dates between March 1, 2007 and June 10, 2007. The capital "G" will be in the 9th position on smaller 4 lb. to 8 lb. bags. Diamond's quantitative analysis records substantiate that shipments were definitively clear of aflatoxin after December 10. As such, "Best By 11-June-07" date codes or later are not affected. Also, products with "Best By" dates prior to 28-Feb-07 are safe. Products manufactured at our Gaston S.C. facility included in the recall: Diamond Premium Adult Dog Food Diamond Hi-Energy Dog Food Diamond Maintenance Dog Food Diamond Professional for Adult Dogs Diamond Performance Dog Food Diamond Puppy Food Diamond Low Fat Dog Food Diamond Maintenance Cat Food Diamond Professional Cat Food Country Value Puppy Country Value Adult Dog Food Country Value High Energy Dog Food Country Value Adult Cat Food Professional Chicken & Rice Adult Dog Food Professional Puppy Food Professional Large-Breed Puppy Food Professional Reduced Fat Cat Food Professional Adult Cat Food -- Cheryl |
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More on the Diamond pet food recall
Cheryl Sellner wrote:
Reposted from another group. It seems that the Costco Kirkland store brand and the Chicken Soup lines may also be affected: EEK! That (the Costco brand) is what I've been feeding my kitties! If they've been eating it for a couple of weeks and had no symptoms, is it safe to assume the whole bag is OK? Yikes! Joyce |
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More on the Diamond pet food recall
wrote in message ... Cheryl Sellner wrote: Reposted from another group. It seems that the Costco Kirkland store brand and the Chicken Soup lines may also be affected: EEK! That (the Costco brand) is what I've been feeding my kitties! If they've been eating it for a couple of weeks and had no symptoms, is it safe to assume the whole bag is OK? Yikes! Joyce I think it's only assumably safe if it doesn't match the recall numbers found on the package. However at this point in time I'd officially stop ALL Diamond products until this is under control and take them in for a liver screening for my own peace of mind. Grace |
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More on the Diamond pet food recall
wrote in message ... Cheryl Sellner wrote: Reposted from another group. It seems that the Costco Kirkland store brand and the Chicken Soup lines may also be affected: EEK! That (the Costco brand) is what I've been feeding my kitties! If they've been eating it for a couple of weeks and had no symptoms, is it safe to assume the whole bag is OK? Yikes! Joyce Joyce, Can you call the manufacturer and check out the production code number for a safe date/ not safe date? Take care of those precious kitties. Charleen |
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More on the Diamond pet food recall
On Mon 09 Jan 2006 10:41:50p, wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
): Cheryl Sellner wrote: Reposted from another group. It seems that the Costco Kirkland store brand and the Chicken Soup lines may also be affected: EEK! That (the Costco brand) is what I've been feeding my kitties! If they've been eating it for a couple of weeks and had no symptoms, is it safe to assume the whole bag is OK? Yikes! According to the original article that detailed the states that were shipped the tainted food, CA wasn't one of them. Though at this point, I'd avoid any food made by Diamond until they have a chance to straighten this all out. Since more food labels keep getting added, I wonder whether it's more a case of hysteria, or QA. Hard to tell at this point. -- Cheryl |
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