People getting salmonella from handling dog food

[CoffeeCat]

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have revealed a strong link of Salmonella infection to dry dog food.

Officials have documented 70 cases of salmonella poisoning in 19 states, most in the northeast, that were traced back to contaminated dry dog food. People became sick after handling the pet food, which originated at the Mars Petcare manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania.

About 40 percent of the infection involved infants. Eleven people were hospitalized. No deaths were reported and no pets were reported ill. The report says the first documented salmonella outbreaks were recorded in 2006 and 2007. Cases were reported in Pennsylvania (29), New York (9) and Ohio (7). There were also reported cases in Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Carolina and Virginia.

It’s unknown how the Salmonella bacteria got into the dog food. The traces of contaminated dry food were found in the feces of pets. Salmonella was also found in open and unopened bags of dog food manufactured at the Pennsylvania plant. The CDC traced the salmonella back to the pet food plant in Pennsylvania, which shut down from July to November 2007 for cleaning and disinfection.

http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2008/05/15/salmonella_dog_food/

[flvegan]

1. "It’s unknown how the Salmonella bacteria got into the dog food."

Yeah, right. Oh, I'm the Pope, btw too.

:eyes:

[LeftyMom]

2. Well, the meat supply for humans is horribly contaminated and diseased, and pets get worse

so I can't see how it's a mystery how the salmonella got in the pet food. It's in most of the chicken at your grocery store, too.