Recalled dog & cat food: possible aflatoxin poisoning

If anyone is using this food please check to make sure it's safe.

Pet food recalled after deadly fungus found

December 22, 2005, 9:43 AM EST


ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ A pet food company has advised retailers to stop some of its dog and cat food that may be contaminated with toxic fungus after several dogs got sick and some died.

The fungus produces poisonous aflatoxin. Symptoms of aflatoxin poisoning include lethargy, loss of appetite, yellowish eyes and gums, and severe or bloody diarrhea.

The 19 recalled varieties of dog and cat food were made by Diamond Pet Foods and sold in New York and 22 other states and under the brand names Diamond, Country Value, and Professional.

The recalled batches have date codes of March 1, 2007 through June 21, 2007 and were made at the company's plant in Gaston, S.C.

more here: http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--petfoodrecall1222dec22,0,1171766.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork

I was just coming here to do it myself...hopefully anyone who has this brand of food will see this important message! :)

I found out a few days ago when a local kennel was told about the issue. Luckily my pets don't eat the brand but our neighbor's dogs do.

We've to keep our babies safe..

The affected products:

• Diamond Low Fat Dog Food

• Diamond Hi-Energy Dog Food

• Diamond Maintenance Dog Food

• Diamond Performance Dog Food

• Diamond Premium Adult Dog Food

• Diamond Puppy Food

• Diamond Maintenance Cat Food

• Diamond Professional Cat Food

• Country Value Puppy

• Country Value Adult Dog

• Country Value High Energy Dog

• Country Value Adult Cat Food

• Professional Chicken & Rice Senior Dog Food

• Professional Reduced Fat Chicken & Rice Dog Food

• Professional Adult Dog Food

• Professional Large-Breed Puppy Food

• Professional Puppy Food

• Professional Reduced Fat Cat Food

• Professional Adult Cat Food

CNN) -- One of the nation's largest dog food producers has recalled some of its products in 22 states after receiving reports that they caused death and illness, a company executive said Thursday.

In a letter to thousands of its suppliers, Diamond Pet Food announced it found aflatoxin in products made at its Gaston, South Carolina, plant, said Chief Operating Officer Mark Brinkmann.

Products made at the Gaston facility are shipped to Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Vermont and Virginia.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/22/dog.deaths/index.html

I usually feed my guys Sensible Choice, but just went to the pet food store for something new day before yesterday. I actually looked at Diamond, but hadn't heard anything about the company and so went for Innova instead. I got lucky I guess. I am so sorry to hear that other pets and owners are suffering - :(