U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalls dry pet foods due to salmonella contamination

[OhioChick]

Source: Newsnet5

Posted: 1:45 PM

CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Proctor and Gamble company has recalled specific types of dry pet food because it may be infected with salmonella.

Although no cases of salmonella-related illnesses have been reported, the company has recalled variations of Eukanuba dry dog foods, IAMS dry dog foods and IAMS dry cat foods that were distributed in the United States.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 0.1 percent of the annual production of the dry pet foods have been infected.

Salmonella can affect animals that eat the infected products and may also affect people who don't wash their hands properly after handling the infected products, according to the FDA.



Read more: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/national/us-food-and-drug-administration-recalls-dry-pet-foods-due-to-salmonella-contamination

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Full List: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm365154.htm?source=govdelivery

[muse03]

1. Stay away from big name brands

They are usually the most dangerous and offer the least nutritional value to your pet. Brands like Eukanuba, IAMS, Beneful are almost made up of corn, sugar, salt and coloring.

Do some research, if you can afford it feed your pet raw. If you can't afford raw spend a buck or two more and buy your pet a reputable brand of Dog food that contains the necessary Protein to Carb ratio.

Some brands to look into:
Orijen
Ziwipeak
Fromm
Acana
Amicus

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. wellness is pretty good. merrick too.

[kestrel91316]

3. Off brands are untested for nutritional adequacy. Off brand cat foods typically have

inappropriate or gimmicky ingredients, or too much plant protein relative to animal protein. I see LOTS of medical problems associated with the small players. Not so much with the big players unless people foolishly feed cat food with fish in it.

Any fool can make pet food in the US and many fools do.

Of course, lazy, unsanitary slackers can, too. That P&G plant probably has pigeons roosting in the rafters.

[muse03]

4. Right...

So let me get this right..You're saying that big name pet food companies like Purina are better than the brands I listed? Have you researched the ingredients that go into the Benefuls, IAMS, Purina etc? The main ingredient in most of these foods are grains, specifically corn meal, which has been known to cause a lot of allergies in Dogs and cats, not to mention all of the preservatives like Propylene Glycol which is related to antifreeze.

If you have not heard all of the medical problems these food cause then please look it up, it's plastered all over the internet. My friends dog used to suffer from horrible seizures and all she fed him was Beneful, she switched him to a "small player" brand of dog food (Orijen) and his seizures are less frequent and less severe.

It's not like companies can put whatever they want on the ingredients list, if they could do you think Beneful would put things like "Animal Digest", and "Corn gluten meal"? In there?

Compare those ingredients to the ingredients list of a bag of Orijen.

I think a lot of people can attest to what Im trying to say here.

[kristopher]

5. Psssst...

kestrel is a vet who has shared a lot with this community. You might want to consider giving a bit more weight to an informed opinion when you have such an opportunity.

[Doremus]

10. You might be surprised to learn that the subject of nutrition ranks very low

in priority at most vet schools (also at human medical schools but that's another topic).

Most vets genuinely think Science Diet prescription food is high quality, yet many of its varieties contain byproducts. Byproducts are nasty stuff; I consider them basically toxic waste. They aren't in people food because they aren't fit for human consumption.

The brands listed upthread are high-quality. Fromm, for instance, has never had a product recall. I don't know of another brand of commercial dog food that can say that, including the much-ballyhooed Science Diet peddled at most veterinarian offices.

If you want to see whose claims are more accurate, a simple label comparison will tell you all you need to know.

[WilliamPitt]

6. Um...

You're scolding a veterinarian right now.



Ah, DU.

[liberaltrucker]

8. Next: He/she will be telling av8rdave how to fly a 757

[yourpicturehere]

19. "scolding" vets

I "scold" my vet all the time and he listens to me, which is why he is STILL my vet. Nothing will make me leave a vet's office quicker than a vet who is too arrogant to listen to me. I am not saying that kestrel is arrogant (LOVE that name, BTW), but some vets are. IMO, the best vets listen to the pet's owner, whether they think they are full of crap or not. While we're at it, my vet ROCKS!

As for dog food, yeah, the "big" brands are full of shit and many of the alleged "healthy" foods are, too. It's like the commercial for the food that asks you to compare their ingredients with other dog food. "Whole" anything protein still has the water that occurs naturally in it and THAT cuts down on the amount of that ingredient because in kibble, the water is baked and extruded out. Don't believe me? Check out dogfoodanalysis.com. This is an invaluable website that rates most dog food by ingredients and the quality thereof. I pick my foods this way. This site also gives you price per pound.

As for Science Diet, I have used that crap ONCE. Got a puppy years ago and the breeder wanted Science Diet used as one of the terms of her purchase. This pup NEVER thrived. I switched her food, but she never lived up to her potential. Oh, and back in the day, if you dropped a SD kibble in a glass of water it would swell up to the size of a quarter, which would probably explain why the dog never gained weight, even though she was otherwise healthy.

[Doremus]

11. The level of ignorance on the subject of nutrition

(both animal and human) is amazing to me.

The power of advertising is indeed a strong force, as demonstrated by intelligent adults advocating brands with big ad budgets with which to tout their superiority even as their swill is recalled time and time again.

It boggles the mind.

[Hekate]

12. Kestrel's a veterinarian of long experience and has been a great resource here

Just sayin'

[muse03]

15. That's good to know

So I guess if he or she said to feed your dog his own shit then you would feed your dog his own shit?

Compare the ingredients in a bag of Beneful to the ingredients in a bag of Orijen.

[Hekate]

18. You're off to a great start at DU

Enjoy your stay.

[uppityperson]

13. We used Origen and some other smaller label brands and got rid of skin issues in dog & cat

A vet/animal rescurer got us started on them and they have very much helped keep our pets healthy. I tired of the price so last yr bought a "good" brand like Iams and my cat lost most of the fur on her back in under a month.

Anecdotal, but we will stick with the more expensive, less corn/soy/rice based foods.

[muse03]

16. Orijen is the best kibble out there imo

If you can't do raw then Orijen is probably the next best thing out there. No grains or dangerous preservatives and no colors added. My dog used to suffer from skin issues as well, I switched him to Orijen and he acts like a puppy again.

[Marrah_G]

23. What do you think of Blue Buffalo?

[muse03]

24. Blue Buffalo is great

I sometimes include it my dog's rotation, their wilderness line although a bit more expensive is their best in my opinion. But their other less expensive lines are not bad either. If you can also check out their wet food it's one of the best ones out there and the best thing about it is that you can find it at your local petsmart.

[undeterred]

26. Taste of the Wild is a good one.

My dog likes the salmon based one. And he gets raw patties made by Stella and Chewies http://www.stellaandchewys.com/index.php

[PasadenaTrudy]

20. Petcurean

is good. Made in Canada

[Marrah_G]

22. My pets eat Blue Buffalo

Dog eats the puppy food, kitty eats the Wilderness type ( duck or salmon usually).

Made in the US.

[RebelOne]

7. My Chihuahua refuses to eat dry dog food.

So, luckily, I am safe. In fact, she hates all dog food, even canned.

[DeschutesRiver]

9. I've been feeding home made food since 2007

It isn't rocket science. I now also raise my own beef, just like we did when I was a kid, and have spent much time researching and learning about all aspects of nutrition. I am competent enough to know how to feed growing children and a family.

I also learned to be competent enough to feed my dogs. My ancestors fed their dogs before the creation of this "kibble" food. I did use kibble until it almost killed one of mine and lead to the early demise of my other. And realized I no longer wished to participate in the russian roulette of commercial dog food, as I don't use the human equivalent of junk processed complete meals either any more.

Stiil there are a lot of ingredients risks out there, but this way I am able to manage those risks a bit better.

[DeSwiss]

14. K&R

[muse03]

17. For comparison's sake

Here are the ingredients on a bag of Beneful

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And here are the ingredients on a bag of Orijen

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I'll let yall come up with your own conclusions on which food you'd rather feed your Dog.

[PasadenaTrudy]

21. Yum!

Similar to the Petcurean Now Fresh I feed my doggy. From the great white north as well. She eats better than I do

[olddots]

25. Yikes its amazing our dogs are alive

the most frightening word on the baneful bag is Nestlé's . We are never buying that crap again.