On March 19 the Dancing Dog Blog posted regarding a
Natura products pet food recall. As of today Natura has announced that the
original pet food recall has been expanded to include more products that may be
contaminated with Salmonella:
Innova
EVO
Healthwise
California Natural
and Karma
The FDA lists the symptoms of Salmonella as follows:
“Pets with Salmonella infections may have decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. If left untreated, pets may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.
“Pets with Salmonella infections may have decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. If left untreated, pets may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.
Individuals handling dry pet food can become infected
with Salmonella, especially if they have
not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with surfaces exposed to
this product. People who believe they may have been exposed to Salmonella should monitor
themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting,
diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever.
Natura announcement from their website:
“On March 18, 2013, we informed you of a voluntary recall
on select Natura products. In the course of further examination, additional
products have tested positive for the presence of salmonella. All of these
products were made on a single manufacturing line. As an additional safety
measure, we are broadening our voluntary recall to
include all dry dog and cat food products made on this single manufacturing
line [Ed. bolded] in the Jan-Mar, 2013 timeframe.
Your pets’ health and safety is our #1 priority. We
assure you that we are extensively investigating, inspecting and taking all
actions necessary to ensure that our products meet both your expectations and
ours.
Please see below for details on all affected products. If
you have a product included on this list and would like a refund or
replacement, please follow the instructions below. For additional inquiries,
contact us at http://www.naturapet.com/about/contact-us or (800)
224-6123.
Sincerely,
Employees of Natura Pet Products
Employees of Natura Pet Products
To identify what products are involved in this expanded
voluntary recall, please see this list.
Keep your tails wagging
Bear's P4ws
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