A pet food manufacturer isrecalling several dog food productsafter testing revealed the presence of salmonella and listeria. Lystn LLC, the owner of Answers Pet Food, initiated the recall of ANSWERS Detailed Beef Formula for Dogs, ANSWERS Straight Beef Formula for Dogs, and ANSWERS Straight Chi...
Salmonella outbreak linked to pet turtlesLINDSEY TANNER
Pet turtles are at the heart of a multistate outbreak of salmonella outbreak, the CDC said Tuesday.There have been 37 cases in 13 states since March, and the outbreak has sent at least 16 people to the hospital, though there have been no deaths. Twelve of the cases were in children 5 ...
Investigators have linked theoutbreak to direct contact with pet turtlesor their environments, such as water from the reptiles' tanks. Since 1975, the FDA has banned selling and distributing turtles with shells less than 4 inches long as pets because they are often tied to salmonella infections, ...
Health officials are investigating an outbreak of Salmonella infections caused by pet turtles.According to the CDC, 37 people in 13 states were infected with the outbreak strain of S. Agbeni between March 1 and Aug. 3 this year, including 12 children age
Jan. 24, 2008 — -- A salmonella outbreak that sickened and resulted in the hospitalization of children in 33 states has been traced back to the illegal sale of tiny pet turtles, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned today. ...
News Desk (2013) NH Salmonella outbreak linked to chicken jerky for dogs. Food Safety News. September 10 Google Scholar Perkin DA, Phebus RK, Michael M, Thippareddi H (2009) Poster: control of post-extrusion Salmonella contamination in dry pet food utilizing pHresh 10™ (acid calcium sulf...
05/17/2017 / By Gregory Van Dyke H-E-B Texas Pets Dog Food – Dry 05/09/2017 / By Russel Davis Lawsuit claims deadly horse meat is to blame for outbreak that sickened several dogs this year, killing at least one Understanding the Orwellian use of words in pet food ingredients 04/27...
regularly fed to a pet in the household. The pet also tested positive forSalmonella, but not the outbreak strain. In February 2018,MDA and MDH investigated two other cases ofSalmonellaReading that matched the outbreak strainand were linked to raw ground turkey pet food from a different ...
People who are handling food with salmonella or listeria can become infected if they don't wash their hands thoroughly. Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, according to the FDA. It can also...