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[Allison]

Mars Petcare US Issues Voluntary Recall of Everson, PA Plant Dry Pet Food Product due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

Contact:
Debra Fair
Public Relations Manager — Central Marketing
MARS PETCARE US
(973) 691-3536
For Immediate Release
Mars Petcare US Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall

Franklin, Tennessee (September 12, 2008)—Today, Mars Petcare US announced a voluntary recall of products manufactured at its Everson, Pennsylvania facility. The pet food is being voluntarily recalled because of potential contamination with Salmonella serotype Schwarzengrund. This voluntary recall only affects the United States.

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[liz]

Allison, on Sep 17 2008, 03:18 PM, said:

Mars Petcare US Issues Voluntary Recall of Everson, PA Plant Dry Pet Food Product due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

Contact:
Debra Fair
Public Relations Manager — Central Marketing
MARS PETCARE US
(973) 691-3536
For Immediate Release
Mars Petcare US Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall

Franklin, Tennessee (September 12, 2008)—Today, Mars Petcare US announced a voluntary recall of products manufactured at its Everson, Pennsylvania facility. The pet food is being voluntarily recalled because of potential contamination with Salmonella serotype Schwarzengrund. This voluntary recall only affects the United States.

More here.

Now it's baby food coming from China that is the cause for panic over here, may be better to make all our own food for pets and people to be sure!

[Karen]

Homemade baby food was such a low-effort no-brainer for me, it was just regular food only very simple, pureed, and in small quantities. Dog food for two dogs with completely different nutritional needs is another thing altogether! I do make food for them, but we are very lucky to live in the Pacific Northwest where in our rural horsey town there are numerous feed stores including a "Whole Pet" shop that sells high-quality pet food.

From a purely financial point of view, I am really hoping that the cost of the food is offset by lower vet bills. (And in the States it is hard to not look at anything from that point of view at the moment.) I do know that they enjoy the food a LOT more. I brought home a bunch of small sample bags when Danza was moving out of puppy food, and when I opened the bag of the food that was the winner, you should have seen her dig into it.

And this reminds me to take a few slices of liver out of the freezer before I go to bed tonight. Two grateful dogs will thank you for about two seconds tomorrow.

Karen

[liz]

Karen, on Sep 27 2008, 05:39 AM, said:

Homemade baby food was such a low-effort no-brainer for me, it was just regular food only very simple, pureed, and in small quantities. Dog food for two dogs with completely different nutritional needs is another thing altogether! I do make food for them, but we are very lucky to live in the Pacific Northwest where in our rural horsey town there are numerous feed stores including a "Whole Pet" shop that sells high-quality pet food.

From a purely financial point of view, I am really hoping that the cost of the food is offset by lower vet bills. (And in the States it is hard to not look at anything from that point of view at the moment.) I do know that they enjoy the food a LOT more. I brought home a bunch of small sample bags when Danza was moving out of puppy food, and when I opened the bag of the food that was the winner, you should have seen her dig into it.

And this reminds me to take a few slices of liver out of the freezer before I go to bed tonight. Two grateful dogs will thank you for about two seconds tomorrow.

Karen

I stripped the leftovers of a chicken and a duck, was going to turn it into soup, but found i had left too little time.

Holly is visiting at the moment so both Shunka and Holly enjoyed it instead!

At least I knew which part of the chicken and ducks they were eating!