Thank you for alerting all of us!
--- On Sat, 9/13/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Fwd: [rosedale] PET FOOD RECALL: Pedegree and over a > dozen other pet foods re... > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008, 7:43 PM > From a dog expert and rescuer in my area. > > Gloria P > > > > ____________________________________ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 9/13/2008 4:19:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time > Subj: [rosedale] PET FOOD RECALL: Pedegree and over a dozen > other pet foods > recalled > > > > > > For the complete information on this recall, including > brands involved, > please go to: > _http://www.petcare.http://ww_ > (http://www.petcare.mars.com/) > > Here is the start of the press release: > > September 12, 2008: Today, Mars Petcare US announced a > voluntary recall of > products manufactured at its Everson, Pennsylvania > facility. The pet food is > being voluntarily recalled because of potential > contamination with Salmonella > serotype Schwarzengrund. This voluntary recall only > affects the United States. > > Salmonella can cause serious infections in dogs and cats, > and, if > there is cross contamination caused by handling of the pet > food, in > people as well, especially children, the aged, and people > with > compromised immune systems. Healthy people potentially > infected with > Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of > the following > symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, > abdominal > cramping and fever. On rare occasions, 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. > > Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have > diarrhea or > bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have > only > decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Animals can > be carriers > with no visible symptoms and can potentially infect other > animals or > humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and > has these > symptoms, please contact your veterinarian. > > Complete detail are available at: > > _http://www.petcare.http://ww_ > (http://www.petcare.mars.com/) > > [Moderator: due to length and unfortunate formatting that > occurred during > the copy-and-paste of this post the moderator modified the > post. Due to the > time-sensitive nature of this post this is being put out > asap, without prior > consultation of the original poster. Apologizes for any > inconvenience this > causes.] > > > > > > > **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's > a new fashion blog, > plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at > StyleList.com. > (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
