Diamond Pet Foods has expanded an earlier voluntary recall to include batches of several brands of dry pet food manufactured between December 9, 2011, and April 7, 2012 due to Salmonella concerns.
Brands recalled include:
- Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul
- Country Value
- Diamond
- Diamond Naturals
- Premium Edge
- Professional
- 4Health
- Apex
- CANIDAE
- Kirkland Signature
- Taste of the Wild
- Wellness (Large Breed Puppy)
- Solid Gold (select batches of WolfCub and WolfKing)
Customers who have purchased these brands are advised to check the production codes and best-before dates on the back of the pet food bags. Any production codes that have a number “2” or a “3” in the 9th position AND an “X” in the 10th or 11th position in the production code and which have a best-before date between December 9, 2012 and April 7, 2013 are affected by this pet food recall.
According to a letter obtained by Diamond Pet Foods, none of the products being recalled have tested positive for Salmonella. The company, however, has decided to expand the recall and is coordinating efforts with federal and state health and regulatory agencies.
Affected products were manufactured at Diamond's Gaston, S.C., facility and distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Caroline, Tennessee and Virginia, as well as in Canada. However, further distribution to other pet food channels may have occurred.
Pets with salmonella may display a decreased appetite, fever, and abdominal pain. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, contact your veterinarian.
People infected with Salmonella should watch for nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and fever. Diamond Pet Foods is working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which has received a limited number of reports of salmonellosis, the illness caused by Salmonella.
Pet owners who are unsure if the product they purchased is included in the recall, or who would like replacement product or a refund, may contact Diamond Pet Foods via a toll free call at (866) 918-8756, Monday through Sunday, 8 A.M. – 6 P.M. EST. Consumers may also go to diamondpetrecall.com for more information.
UPDATE 5/8: Added Wellness and Solid Gold to the affected brands list.
UPDATE 5/7: Adjusted the productions codes of the affected pet food bags to reflect revised numbers received by Diamond.