Dog foods that Diamond produces for

Here is a list of names that Diamond dog  food facilities supply. I suggest that if your dog eats any of the below foods you bring it back for refund or exchange. I don't say this because I know these foods are contaminated, I say this because I believe that the companies had to have known back in Oct. 2011 when humans became ill from this rare strain of salmonella and were telling the FDA that they did touch a dog food product made by Diamond and that the strain was found in an unopened bag of Diamond food.   It is now 7 months later and newer recalls are still going on. Can you trust that the food is indeed safe?

Not to complain but, hey I just spent the day shaving down the asses of my Newfoundlands knowing that the onslaught of diarrhea is yet to come from the sudden change I had to make in their diet. When I returned my 3 bags of food today there was very little dog foods left on the shelves  to pick from! 

 Next I will tell you to buy some canned pumpkin, plain yogurt, and rice because once these food changes  for not only myself with my 5 dogs but the rest of the dog population that is effected, you may see a shortage of the above items also as they help with diarrhea!

I cannot tell you how overwhelmed I found the manager of Tractor Supply to be in Bloomsburg over this matter.  I don't blame  him at all  as this is a trying situation so when you deal with the store employees remember to cut them a break , they were probably the last to know about this from the company , but  are  the first to gett the brunt of the back lash from the public. To try and make the refund process a bit easier I suggest asking for a store credit if you use the  store for other things as well as dog food. I like the products that Tractor Supply carries so if I don't use the card on dog food for now, I can buy another goodie I see that I like or I can just wait for this whole mess to be cleared up and put it toward food in the future.

Don't panic, but be informed and think ahead. 

Foods  produced by diamond 

• Canidae Pet Food
• Costco's Kirkland Signature
• Solid Gold Health Products for Pets
• Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Pet Foods
• Kirkland Signature Nature's Domain (Available only at Costco)
• Taste of the Wild Pet Foods
• Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul
• 4Health (Available only at Tractor Supply Company)
• NutraGold Super Premium Holistic Formulas

     

food recall

Quoted  From Missourian

"THAYER — A Missouri-based company is recalling three dry dog food products because of high levels of the fungus aflatoxin.

Advanced Animal Nutrition of Thayer on Friday voluntarily recalled 50-pound bags each of Dog Power Adult Maintenance Formula 21-12, Dog Power Hunters Formula 27-14 and Dog Power Hi-Pro Performance Formula 26-18.
The company says no illnesses have been reported. The products were distributed in Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. Consumers can return the products to the place of purchase for a full refund.
The recall applies to products with the packaging codes K0004 through K1322.
Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring chemical that comes from a fungus sometimes found on corn and in other crops. It can cause severe liver damage and in rare cases death."

More dog food recalls~ same reason aflatoxin

Cargill Animal Nutrition is doing a voluntary recall of two regional brands of dog food due to aflatoxin levels exceeding the acceptable limit

• PROFESSIONAL FORMULA RIVER RUN HI-NRG 24-20 Dog Food, 50 pound bags
• RIVER RUN PROFESSIONAL FORMULA 27-18 Dog Food, 50 pound bags
• RIVER RUN 21% Protein Dog Food, 40 and 50 pound bags
• RIVER RUN Hi-Pro No-Soy Dog Food, 40 and 50 pound bags
• MARKSMAN DOG FOOD 24% Protein 20% Fat, 40 pound bags
• MARKSMAN DOG FOOD 20% Protein 10% Fat, 40 and 50 pound bags
• MARKSMAN DOG FOOD 28% Protein 18% Fat, 40 pound bags

The recall only applies to the above products with the following Packaging Date Codes (lot numbers): 4K0335 through 4K0365, LL0335 through LL0365, 4K1001 through 4K1335 and LL1001 through LL1335.
 you can find more here http://www.cargill.com/feed/dog-food-recall/

Again, there may be more to come.