Diamond Food Recalls - Plant #2 Shut Down in MO

nerdrock · May 26, 2012

P3 and The King said:
Thanks NutroMike. I am trying to get them to love Natures Instinct and Blue Buffalo Wilderness as much as TOTW. There's a place on Ebay in California that wrote me back and said their TOTW's are not part of the recall they are the new batch... But last I heard, they weren't up and running yet?

Feralvr, I am so sorry about Waldo!! Sorry, I didn't see it before. I just read the first post. But, hugs to you during this hard time!

We just got a ton of new TOTW in at work, so they must be back up and running.

p3 and the king · May 26, 2012

nerdrock said:
We just got a ton of new TOTW in at work, so they must be back up and running.

Oh, OK, thanks!! Good to know... Then I might just go ahead and order a couple of bags from the Ebay store!! I live in Missouri. It's not back on the shelves yet here... And as of today, it still wasn't being sold online through Petco or Petsmart, either.

nerdrock · May 26, 2012

P3 and The King said:
Oh, OK, thanks!! Good to know... Then I might just go ahead and order a couple of bags from the Ebay store!! I live in Missouri. It's not back on the shelves yet here... And as of today, it still wasn't being sold online through Petco or Petsmart, either.

I'm in Canada, but we did have a bunch of the recalled stuff. It just came in in our last shipment (Tuesday).

p3 and the king · May 26, 2012

nerdrock said:
I'm in Canada, but we did have a bunch of the recalled stuff. It just came in in our last shipment (Tuesday).

I have asked the sales company to send me a picture of the date and barcode of the bags so I can check it myself. We'll see if they'll do it! If they don't, then I'll just decide something is not right and not buy it.

feralvr · May 28, 2012

Carolina said:
Oh no Lauren, I am so sorry to hear Poor baby
Oh, this is just soooo sad
Tons of vibes going their way...... Hugs going you way too

LDG said:
Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh wow, that's just devastating news! Of course, many, many vibes for Lynn, Waldo, and the whole family, fur and no fur!

NutroMike said:
I am so very sorry about Waldo. I just hate this type of thing. I'm sending lots of vibes

P3 and The King said:
Feralvr, I am so sorry about Waldo!! Sorry, I didn't see it before. I just read the first post. But, hugs to you during this hard time!:rub:

I am heartsick to report.... Waldo :rbheart:

went to the bridge this morning. :rbheart:

He could not be saved. They did find cancer last week in the ultrasound. I do believe that the "bad" food or "bad" jerky treat did his liver in. The liver couldn't take on anymore due to the cancer. :bawling:

A very sad day....... (thank you for your vibes)

ldg · May 28, 2012

Oh Lauren, that is just so sad. :hugs:

and

to all.

My heart goes out to your SIL. :heart2:

:rbheart:

Fly free, Waldo. :rbheart:

jcat · May 28, 2012

Oh, no. I'm so sorry to hear that.

tarasgirl06 · May 29, 2012

We never, ever, used to have these recalls and scares. Now, it's happening with increasing frequency, and it is not limited to products from any one nation. To add insult to injury (or worse), after one of the most recent recalls, the price of the food went up enormously, to the point that I can no longer afford to buy the brand which my beloved cats used to love.

As with everything else in our corrupt, "globalized" (i.e., gluttonously greed-driven) world, where is integrity? Where is honesty? Where is accountability? And where is pride in a job well done and a product of excellent quality produced at a reasonable price so that the average person (not "consumer") can buy (not "own") and enjoy it?

ldg · May 29, 2012

Well, what I want to know is why we - as a society - seem to believe it's rocket science to feed our pets stuff we make ourselves. :dk:

As Dr. Patrick Mahaney says in his blog post, "Are You Poisoning Your Companion Animal by Feeding Pet Grade Foods?" at TheDailyVet.com, http://www.petmd.com/blogs/thedaily...nion_animal_with_pet_grade_foods#.T8UhbJJh6LY

The standards for nutritional content as dictated by Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) create a challenge for pet owners who are interested in feeding home prepared foods, as society has been misled to believe that our pets will suffer detrimental health effects if protein, fat, carbohydrate, fiber, vitamin, and mineral ratios are not specifically commensurate with industry standards. In extreme cases, or with pets already dealing with illness, this has some validity. Otherwise, feeding a home prepared diet has many nutritional advantages over commercially available pet grade sources even if the home prepared version is not 100 percent "complete and balanced."

I would rather feed my dog a combination of moist, human grade, muscle meat protein, whole grains, and fresh vegetable and fruit options having a somewhat varying or unknown cumulative nutrient content rather than any commercially available dry or canned option made with pet grade ingredients. This perspective is controversial in the veterinary profession, but my beliefs are based on clinical experience and common sense.

And he wrote the blog in March, before the recent ongoing recalls.

carolina · May 29, 2012

LDG said:
Well, what I want to know is why we - as a society - seem to believe it's rocket science to feed our pets stuff we make ourselves. :dk:
As Dr. Patrick Mahaney says in his blog post, "Are You Poisoning Your Companion Animal by Feeding Pet Grade Foods?" at TheDailyVet.com, http://www.petmd.com/blogs/thedaily...nion_animal_with_pet_grade_foods#.T8UhbJJh6LY
And he wrote the blog in March, before the recent ongoing recalls.

Every meal I see my kitties run, and I mean, run! To their feeding spots, they eat with gusto, and for every few bites or so, Lucky will give me a headbump and the loving eyes :love: now that I feed raw, I have no fear of a recall, and I feel I have absolute control over their diets and health.
I watch in sadness the recall and other kitties getting sick, pet parents trying to find a new dry food to replace the recalled one.... Then I think.... Why? Who guarantees that new dry food won't be recalled in a little while? I am just very glad I am feeding raw..... I have no doubt in my mind this was a good choice for my babies.... :nod:

feralvr · May 30, 2012

LDG said:
Well, what I want to know is why we - as a society - seem to believe it's rocket science to feed our pets stuff we make ourselves. :dk:
As Dr. Patrick Mahaney says in his blog post, "Are You Poisoning Your Companion Animal by Feeding Pet Grade Foods?" at TheDailyVet.com, http://www.petmd.com/blogs/thedaily...nion_animal_with_pet_grade_foods#.T8UhbJJh6LY
And he wrote the blog in March, before the recent ongoing recalls.

Thank you for sharing this.... I am hoping that more people will start to re-evaluate what and how they are feeding their pets. :cross: :vibes:

tarasgirl06 · May 30, 2012

If everyone reading these posts knew how the "meat" they buy was raised, and under what conditions the animals who produce it were raised, they would not be so confident of "having control over" what their loved ones eat.

carolina · May 30, 2012

Tarasgirl06 said:
If everyone reading these posts knew how the "meat" they buy was raised, and under what conditions the animals who produce it were raised, they would not be so confident of "having control over" what their loved ones eat.

well... I can only speak for myself, and I am pretty confident.... I am pretty choosy with what I feed... I look up the sources, I try to feed pasture raised, cage free, vegetarian Fed poultry, and I do look up the sources. Imho though, even if you don't do this, just by feeding human grade USDA raw meats you are WAY ahead of the game. Imho you have no control whatsoever when feeding pet food.... With raw, you have to work, but yes, you can have control.

mschauer · May 30, 2012

Carolina said:
Tarasgirl06 said:

If everyone reading these posts knew how the "meat" they buy was raised, and under what conditions the animals who produce it were raised, they would not be so confident of "having control over" what their loved ones eat.

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well... I can only speak for myself, and I am pretty confident.... I am pretty choosy with what I feed... I look up the sources, I try to feed pasture raised, cage free, vegetarian Fed poultry, and I do look up the sources. Imho though, even if you don't do this, just by feeding human grade USDA raw meats you are WAY ahead of the game. Imho you have no control whatsoever when feeding pet food.... With raw, you have to work, but yes, you can have control.

Yup, that's the point. With homemade you *do* have at least some control at least as much as you have when making your own food.

The only way to have total control would be to raise our own animals and feed them nothing but feed grown ourselves. But it isn't about total control, it's about *more* control.

ldg · May 30, 2012

Tarasgirl06 said:
If everyone reading these posts knew how the "meat" they buy was raised, and under what conditions the animals who produce it were raised, they would not be so confident of "having control over" what their loved ones eat.

mschauer said:
Yup, that's the point. With homemade you *do* have at least some control at least as much as you have when making your own food.

The only way to have total control would be to raise our own animals and feed them nothing but feed grown ourselves. But it isn't about total control, it's about *more* control.

Tarasgirl, I'm pretty sure raw feeders know quite a bit about factory farming - and alternatives to it. In fact, it is those same animals that weren't even fit to be considered human-grade meat (downed animals, animals that died of disease) that wind up in pet food. And since the garbage from the human meat supply chain, the "garbage" from those same factory farmed animals, is already used for people food (pink slime in our hamburgers and hot dogs, mechanically recovered meat in processed frozen foods, etc.), what goes into pet food is the garbage of the garbage of the human-grade meat, factory-farmed animals. That's what cats are eating if eating canned or kibble.

In fact, it was researching exactly those issues that made me decide it was time to make home made food.

So yeah, I like seeing the meat I chose to fed my cats. I have the option to buy from local farms, organic or not, pasture-raised or not, vegetarian fed or not, etc. And at the VERY least, I know it was considered acceptable for me to eat it.

ldg · May 30, 2012

Oh - and that's if the food even has meat in it.

misty8723 · Jun 2, 2012

P3 and The King said:
I've looked online at both Petco and Petsmart because nothing has been put back on the shelves for Taste Of The Wild, my babies favorite.... There is nothing online for sale, either. I looked on Ebay but I am not sure I want to trust it... It could be part of the recall, too? I am just guessing, I don't know for sure. I am losing hope day by day that they will be back on the shelves. Looks like my babies need to suck it up and accept a new favorite food!

I don't care if they do bring it back, I will never feed my cats that food again. I'm so sick of these recalls. It's just all about the profits and who cares if a few pets get sick or die.

I'm trying Acana (same people who make Orijen). So far they like it and they're doing well with it.

rafm · Jun 2, 2012

Good grief. We just switched to TOTW for the dogs right before these recalls started. We are almost out of the last bag of it so I guess I need to look at some other options for the dogs. The cats are on EVO and so far so good there.

Draco · Jun 8, 2012

My Newsday paper was a tad late in making the pages:

A voluntary recall is in effect for certain batches of dry pet foods manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods, after several people who handled tainted dog food were sickened by salmonella.

Diamond said it is recalling specific lots of nine brands of pet food formulas manufactured at its Gaston, S.C., plant as a precautionary measure, and Natural Balance Pet Foods Inc., a separate company, also is recalling several formulas that were produced at the same factory. New York State is one of many states where both Diamond and Natural Balance have issued recalls.

A number of these brands are sold on Long Island, but state and local officials say that so far there are no reports of salmonella infection related to the tainted products.

Fourteen people in at least nine states became ill from salmonella, and at least five people were hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No pets were sickened, according to Meta, Mo.-based Diamond.

"People who became ill, the thing that was common among them was that they had fed their pets Diamond Pet Foods," said CDC spokeswoman Lola Russell.

Three people each were infected in Missouri and North Carolina; two people in Ohio; and one person each in Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the CDC said.

People can get salmonella by handling infected dog food, then not washing their hands before eating or handling their own food, health officials said.

The South Carolina plant temporarily was shut down April 8. Diamond Pet Foods has issued four rounds of recalls for food made at the plant, located outside of Columbia, S.C., between Dec. 9 and April 7. The latest recalls were announced Friday.

"We took corrective actions at the plant, and today the plant is up and running. Our mission is to produce safe pet foods for our customers and their pets in all Diamond facilities," the company said in a written statement Friday.

Recalled brands include Diamond Naturals and Taste of the Wild. For more information about the recalled brands, go to diamondpetrecall.com and also naturalbalanceinc.com.

In 2005, a toxic mold called aflatoxin ended up in food made at the same Diamond Pet Foods plant in South Carolina and dozens of dogs died. The company offered a $3.1 million settlement. TheFood and Drug Administration determined the deadly fungus likely got into the plant when it failed to test 12 shipments of corn.

meuzettesmom · Jun 17, 2012

Do you guys know if Chicken soup For the Soul is part of the recall?

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