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<http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/fs/food-disease/news/jul2810fbnews scan.html> FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: Reptile food sickens humans, food safety perceptions Jul 28, 2010 Reptile food recall linked to multistate Salmonella outbreak A Georgia company has recalled the frozen reptile food that it distributes to all states except Hawaii after possibly linked human Salmonella infections were reported in 17 states, according to a Jul 26 recall notice issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The reptile food consists of frozen mice, rats, and chicks and was sold in pet retail stores and through mail order. The company, Biggers & Callaham, based in Cleveland, Ga., does business as Mice Direct and ordered the recall after the FDA found the pathogen during frozen-mice sampling. It has warned customers not to feed the recalled products to animals, even after heating in a microwave. It also said that products shipped after Jul 24 will have been irradiated to address Salmonella contamination issues. Jul 26 FDA recall notice http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm220367.htm (Below) Jul 27 NPR blog post NPR/Thomson Reuters food safety poll results Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy Academic Health Center -- University of Minnesota Copyright © 2010 Regents of the University of Minnesota ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> FDA: <http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm220367.htm> Recall -- Firm Press Release FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Biggers & Callaham, LLC DBA Mice Direct Recalls Frozen Reptile Feed Because of Possible Health Risk Contact: Mice Direct: 888-747-0736 sa...@micedirect.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- July 26, 2010 - Biggers & Callaham LLC., D/B/A Mice Direct of Cleveland Georgia is recalling frozen reptile feed (mice, rats, chicks), because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products. People handling contaminated pet food can become infected with Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the product or any surfaces exposed to these products. Healthy people infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers. The frozen reptile feed was distributed in all states, except Hawaii, through pet stores and by mail order and direct delivery. Frozen reptile feed was shipped in plastic bags with the following product codes M-SP100, M-P100, M-PF100, M-F100, M-H100, M-W50, M-A50, M-JA25, R-P100, R-F50, R-PUP50, R-W50, R-S50, R-M20, R-L10,R-J5, R-C5, R-M3 followed by E9, F9, G9, H9, I9, J9, K9, L9 or A10, B10, C10, D10, E10, F10, G10 and whole frozen chicks in 25 count bags. Human illnesses that may be related to the frozen reptile feed have been reported in 17 states. The recalled product should not be fed to animals, even after heating in a microwave oven, since the heating may not be adequate to kill Salmonella. The recall is based upon sampling by the FDA of frozen mice. The company continues their investigation. Products shipped after 07/24/2010, will be irradiated in a similar manner as raw food for human consumption in order to address the Salmonella issue associated with these products. Consumers who purchased reptile feed from Mice Direct are urged to contact Mice Direct by telephone at 888-747-0736 from 9:00a.m-5:00p.m EST Monday-Friday or by e-mail at <sa...@micedirect.com> for instructions concerning this recall and for credits towards replacement of unused product. # Page Last Updated: 07/28/2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Link: <http://www.oregonlive.com/pets/index.ssf/2010/07/frozen_reptile_food_recall ed_a.html> Oregon Pets > News Frozen reptile food recalled amid nationwide salmonella outbreak Published: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 10:56 AM Updated: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 10:58 AM Lynne Terry, The Oregonian A company selling frozen reptile food announced a recall today amid a nationwide outbreak of salmonella. Mice Direct, based in Cleveland, Ga., said the recall applies to frozen mice, rats and chicks that were shipped in plastic bags to pet stores and by mail order and direct delivery to every state except Hawaii. The Food and Drug Administration said people in 17 states that handled the food were sickened by salmonella. The FDA found the bacteria in a sampling of the company's frozen mice. William Keene, senior epidemiologist with Oregon Public Health, said there were no cases of illness related to the outbreak in the state. For more details about the recall, including product codes, check the FDA recall notice on its website. http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm220367.htm -- Lynne Terry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> This is distibuted for nonprofit research and educational purposes only. [Ref.http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html] AnimalVoicesNews&Alerts Web address (read posts, subscribe, or I'll add you on request): <http://groups.google.com/group/AnimalVoicesNews-Alerts> To unsubscribe, send email to <animalvoicesnews-alerts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "animalrights" group. 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