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tabasco

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27. Were they just making this part up, then?

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #18)

Sat May 5, 2012, 08:13 PM

May 2012

"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. The Food and Drug Administration determined the deadly fungus likely got into the plant when it failed to test 12 shipments of corn."

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Salmonella in dog food sickens 14 people in US [View all] snagglepuss May 2012 OP

K&R -- hope everyone affected is made aware. Thanks! nt gateley May 2012 #1

Will pass on to pet owning friends. K & R for visibility! freshwest May 2012 #2

Dang, thank you. We use some of those brands as they are good food. Washing hands now. uppityperson May 2012 #3

"they are good food" tabasco May 2012 #5

taste of the wild is one of the most expensive organic foods. robinlynne May 2012 #6

Well, that's good. tabasco May 2012 #9

There are no sick or dead dogs obamanut2012 May 2012 #18

Were they just making this part up, then? tabasco May 2012 #27

toxic mold a few years ago killed dogs magical thyme May 2012 #22

It's a sad truth that price is no guarantee of quality. Google different snagglepuss May 2012 #10

Yes, I know -- I recently bought a large bag Samantha May 2012 #11

Taste of the Wild Worried senior May 2012 #26

go to the diamond foods website. You can check the numbers written on your bag to see if it is robinlynne May 2012 #31

Gee, guess I should have read this article 10 yrs ago when I first started using them uppityperson May 2012 #14

TOTW is one of the top three rated dog and cat kibble obamanut2012 May 2012 #16

My mom thinks I am a irrational when I insist she washes her hands after snagglepuss May 2012 #8

Good God, not again! Kicking for visibility! Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #4

crap, my brand is in there. costco brand, thousands of people's brand..... robinlynne May 2012 #7

Moral of the story mindwalker_i May 2012 #12

and to imagine Pink Slime is bad enough that the dog food companies won't accept it PatrynXX May 2012 #13

My god, many of those brands FlaGranny May 2012 #15

I read all the recall info last night, and no salmonella has actually been found obamanut2012 May 2012 #17

That doesn't make sense. Incitatus May 2012 #24

So many apparent brands, yet all made in the same place. Trillo May 2012 #19

our food is similar. It is not a good thing. robinlynne May 2012 #20

we use both Premium Edge and Natural Balance. dana_b May 2012 #21

My bag was recalled. a la izquierda May 2012 #28

eek!! are you and your dog dana_b May 2012 #29

Well, I'm fine and my dog seems okay. a la izquierda May 2012 #30

Figures - there ARE no standards too low for South Carolina's GOP lawmakers. No rules, S.C. blm May 2012 #23

Are people eating the dog food? julian09 May 2012 #25