Chicken Soup is now added to recall

[Sheltiemama]

I just got this post on another site. Please read:

More pet foods have been added to the recall. Please read below.

Diamond Foods Recall Added To :

Just an FYI... Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul - ALL FORMULAS -
has been added to the Diamond dog food recall. Please feel free to
crosspost.

Diamond Pet Food Recall
1/4/06 11:53am ET - Update From AnimalHelp:

Despite claims that the brands below are the only brands affected, We
have received feedback from pet owners who have recently fed both
Cosco
"Kirkland"
brand pet foods and Chicken Soup Brand Dog Food, whose pets have
exhibited
the same
symptoms as noted with Diamond Brands and the aflatoxin contamination.

**Please be aware that while these animals had all the same
symptoms of
aflatoxin illness the test results have not been completed yet and
it will
be a short time
before we know for sure whether their deaths were caused by the
food. There
are other illnesses and diseases that cause liver failure and may be to
blame.
But because the foods
these animals were eating are all made by Diamond, and the symptoms
are the
same, we want to warn you to be on the lookout for similar illness
in your
animals until we know for sure.

Sadly, a 2 year old Skye Terrier died Monday January 2nd, 2006. He was
eating Chicken Soup brand food and displayed the symptoms of aflatoxin
illness before
he died. The other dogs in this household are also sick. Liver
profiles,
toxicology
screenings and pathology results are pending.

Also, a cat death has occured on Tuesday January 3rd, 2006 in SC. This
cat was eating Cosco brand cat food and displayed the symptoms of
aflatoxin
illness. Pathology results are pending on this cat. We know of one
other
cat
who almost died from the same symptoms of aflatoxin illness and
also was
being fed Cosco brand cat food.

Cosco's Kirkland Brand pet foods are made by Schell & Kampeter, who
also
make the Diamond Products. Chicken Soup is considered one of their
super
premium
food, and they also make Nutra Nuggets. Cosco Kirkland is made at
one or
more of the
Diamond plants.

If you feed your pet Cosco brands - or ANY other pet food brands
(it is
possible that other
store brands are made at Diamond plants) - and see illness and
symptoms as
mentioned
here, we urge you to get your pet to your veterinarian immediately
for a
liver profile.

We expect the Chicken Soup brands and the Cosco brands will be
added to
the official recall very soon if the test results from these two
recent
deaths
provide proof that cause of death resulted from ingestion of
aflatoxin in
the food. We will keep you up to date if any changes are announced.

Because of testing conducted by officials in North Carolina,
Diamond Pet
Foods has added Diamond Professional for Adult Dogs to the list of
recalled

products
manufactured in our Gaston, S.C. facility and distributed in the
eastern
U.S.

The product, Diamond Professional for Adult Dogs, contains a "Best By"
date of January 29, 2007.

Testing performed by the North Carolina agriculture department
showed a
single bag of the product contained high levels of aflatoxin. The
product
was
discontinued in August of this year.

According to Mark Brinkmann, chief operations officer for Diamond Pet
Foods, the company will continue working closely with state
officials and
will not
hesitate to take action if testing warrants.

Customers should return any unused product to their retailers and
should
consult their
veterinarian if pets show any signs of illness. Complete
information can be
found at
www.diamondpet.com, or by calling the Diamond Pet Foods Customer
Information Center toll-free at 1-866-214-6945.

What products are being recalled? Recalled products can be
identified by
the
Date Code and "Best By" dates listed on the back panel of the package.
Recalled products will have a capital "G" (in reference to Gaston)
in the
11th or
12th position of the date code (18 lb. to 55 lb. bags), and "Best By"
dates
between March 1, 2007 and June 10, 2007. The capital "G" will be in
the 9th
position on smaller 4 lb. to 8 lb. bags.

Diamond's quantitative analysis records substantiate that shipments
were
definitively clear of aflatoxin after December 10. As such, "Best By
11-June-07" date codes
or later are not affected. Also, products with "Best By" dates
prior to
28-Feb-07 are safe.

Products manufactured at our Gaston S.C. facility included in the
recall:

Diamond Premium Adult Dog Food
Diamond Hi-Energy Dog Food
Diamond Maintenance Dog Food
Diamond Professional for Adult Dogs
Diamond Performance Dog Food
Diamond Puppy Food
Diamond Low Fat Dog Food
Diamond Maintenance Cat Food
Diamond Professional Cat Food
Country Value Puppy
Country Value Adult Dog Food
Country Value High Energy Dog Food
Country Value Adult Cat Food
Professional Chicken & Rice Adult Dog Food
Professional Puppy Food
Professional Large-Breed Puppy Food
Professional Reduced Fat Cat Food
Professional Adult Cat Food

[Rip's Girl]

I thought Kirkland food and Chicken Soup had no corn in it, and that it was the corn that was contaminated? I don't know a lot about the situation.... How heartbreaking, for those who have lost their dogs.

[dobermom]

Originally Posted by Rip's Girl

I thought Kirkland food and Chicken Soup had no corn in it, and that it was the corn that was contaminated? I don't know a lot about the situation.... How heartbreaking, for those who have lost their dogs.

Same thing I was thinking. I am wondering if this whole thing is being blown out of porportion. Wondering if some of these latest updates may not be true.
I just switched my dogs to Premium Edge, it is made by Diamond.

I am going to give them a call.

[dobermom]

I just went to the Diamond web site, and dated 1/11 Chicken Soup and Premium Edge have been tested and ARE NOT included in the recall.

[Sheltiemama]

Well, it could be a rumor, I just thought better safe than sorry. I don't feed any of the Diamond products so I am safe (for now) but if it is a rumor I apologize for scaring anyone. I was just trying to help. I did check snopes and Truth or Fiction and couldn't find any evidence to refute the statement.

[southern_girl09]

I saw it on TV last night and it said not all the food is effected with it.. and some other stuff, i just dont remember..

[dobermom]

Originally Posted by Sheltiemama

Well, it could be a rumor, I just thought better safe than sorry. I don't feed any of the Diamond products so I am safe (for now) but if it is a rumor I apologize for scaring anyone. I was just trying to help. I did check snopes and Truth or Fiction and couldn't find any evidence to refute the statement.

Dont apologize!! I would have posted the same thing. It just bugs me when people and media start all these "rumors"