[RP TownTalk] Fwd: Consumer Reports warns of bad pet food

[Alan Thompson & Sarah Wayland]

For the pet owners in town....  Diamond Pet Food is recalling its food 
because of a deadly fungus (aflatoxin) that has been discovered in some 
of their bagged cat and dog food.

 From the article:

"Eighteen brands of dog and cat food, widely distributed throughout 23 
states, have been recalled because of possible contamination with a 
potent toxic fungus known as aflatoxin.

As of January 11, there had been 23 confirmed and 53 unconfirmed dog 
deaths and 23 illnesses linked to tainted food made at Diamond Pet 
Food's manufacturing plant in Gaston, S.C., according to Rae Jones, a 
spokeswoman for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Jones said the 
FDA's investigation into the problem is ongoing....

Carol Anderson, a spokeswoman for Diamond, said the recall involves an 
estimated 800,000 bags of food, though only about 2 percent of the 
products are believed to be contaminated with aflatoxin, which can 
cause severe liver damage in pets. The company's products are sold 
mostly at independent pet food stores, as well as farm and feed retail 
outlets. They are also sold in limited quantities by large pet-food 
retailers.


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