Pet Treats Recalled Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination

[Curmudgeoness]

1. These treats could have been produced almost a year ago?

And the last would have been almost six months ago? And they are just recalling them now? How many of these treats have already been consumed, and why can't these processing plants know about this at the time they are being produced?

We really need to have more monitoring of pet food production. The most disturbing part of this is:

"Because of the multiple positive tests for Salmonella, and the production practices and conditions observed at the facility during the inspection, FDA believes that there is a reasonable probability that pet treat products manufactured in the facility from April 20, 2012 through September 19, 2012 are contaminated with Salmonella."

This just shows that, although we take our pets very seriously, and think of them as family, these people think of our pets as little more than furniture.

Also, they tell people with these products to throw them away---does that mean there is no refund?