Chicken Soup NOT added to recall

[Sheltiemama]

I just got this post on another site. Please read:

More pet foods have been added to the recall. Please read below.

Diamond Foods Recall Added To :

Just an FYI... Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul - ALL FORMULAS -
has been added to the Diamond dog food recall. Please feel free to
crosspost.

Diamond Pet Food Recall
1/4/06 11:53am ET - Update From AnimalHelp:

Despite claims that the brands below are the only brands affected, We
have received feedback from pet owners who have recently fed both
Cosco
"Kirkland"
brand pet foods and Chicken Soup Brand Dog Food, whose pets have
exhibited
the same
symptoms as noted with Diamond Brands and the aflatoxin contamination.

**Please be aware that while these animals had all the same
symptoms of
aflatoxin illness the test results have not been completed yet and
it will
be a short time
before we know for sure whether their deaths were caused by the
food. There
are other illnesses and diseases that cause liver failure and may be to
blame.
But because the foods
these animals were eating are all made by Diamond, and the symptoms
are the
same, we want to warn you to be on the lookout for similar illness
in your
animals until we know for sure.

Sadly, a 2 year old Skye Terrier died Monday January 2nd, 2006. He was
eating Chicken Soup brand food and displayed the symptoms of aflatoxin
illness before
he died. The other dogs in this household are also sick. Liver
profiles,
toxicology
screenings and pathology results are pending.

Also, a cat death has occured on Tuesday January 3rd, 2006 in SC. This
cat was eating Cosco brand cat food and displayed the symptoms of
aflatoxin
illness. Pathology results are pending on this cat. We know of one
other
cat
who almost died from the same symptoms of aflatoxin illness and
also was
being fed Cosco brand cat food.

Cosco's Kirkland Brand pet foods are made by Schell & Kampeter, who
also
make the Diamond Products. Chicken Soup is considered one of their
super
premium
food, and they also make Nutra Nuggets. Cosco Kirkland is made at
one or
more of the
Diamond plants.

If you feed your pet Cosco brands - or ANY other pet food brands
(it is
possible that other
store brands are made at Diamond plants) - and see illness and
symptoms as
mentioned
here, we urge you to get your pet to your veterinarian immediately
for a
liver profile.

We expect the Chicken Soup brands and the Cosco brands will be
added to
the official recall very soon if the test results from these two
recent
deaths
provide proof that cause of death resulted from ingestion of
aflatoxin in
the food. We will keep you up to date if any changes are announced.

Because of testing conducted by officials in North Carolina,
Diamond Pet
Foods has added Diamond Professional for Adult Dogs to the list of
recalled

products
manufactured in our Gaston, S.C. facility and distributed in the
eastern
U.S.

The product, Diamond Professional for Adult Dogs, contains a "Best By"
date of January 29, 2007.

Testing performed by the North Carolina agriculture department
showed a
single bag of the product contained high levels of aflatoxin. The
product
was
discontinued in August of this year.

According to Mark Brinkmann, chief operations officer for Diamond Pet
Foods, the company will continue working closely with state
officials and
will not
hesitate to take action if testing warrants.

Customers should return any unused product to their retailers and
should
consult their
veterinarian if pets show any signs of illness. Complete
information can be
found at
www.diamondpet.com, or by calling the Diamond Pet Foods Customer
Information Center toll-free at 1-866-214-6945.

What products are being recalled? Recalled products can be
identified by
the
Date Code and "Best By" dates listed on the back panel of the package.
Recalled products will have a capital "G" (in reference to Gaston)
in the
11th or
12th position of the date code (18 lb. to 55 lb. bags), and "Best By"
dates
between March 1, 2007 and June 10, 2007. The capital "G" will be in
the 9th
position on smaller 4 lb. to 8 lb. bags.

Diamond's quantitative analysis records substantiate that shipments
were
definitively clear of aflatoxin after December 10. As such, "Best By
11-June-07" date codes
or later are not affected. Also, products with "Best By" dates
prior to
28-Feb-07 are safe.

Products manufactured at our Gaston S.C. facility included in the
recall:

Diamond Premium Adult Dog Food
Diamond Hi-Energy Dog Food
Diamond Maintenance Dog Food
Diamond Professional for Adult Dogs
Diamond Performance Dog Food
Diamond Puppy Food
Diamond Low Fat Dog Food
Diamond Maintenance Cat Food
Diamond Professional Cat Food
Country Value Puppy
Country Value Adult Dog Food
Country Value High Energy Dog Food
Country Value Adult Cat Food
Professional Chicken & Rice Adult Dog Food
Professional Puppy Food
Professional Large-Breed Puppy Food
Professional Reduced Fat Cat Food
Professional Adult Cat Food

[Pugdawg1]

I could have sworn that yesterday I read that the Chicken Soup foods had been tested and proven to not have that crud in it. Now to remember WHERE I read that.. so much going around about diamond.

[Boerboelmom]

Hi everyone,
I got this announcement last Friday evening and was panicked all weekend. However, after driving myself and my husband nuts, there is no correlation to the Diamond voluntary recall and either of the Chicken soup or Costco brands affected!
This was as they report it, a rumor!
Just thought I would pass this along!
We feed both here and talk about panick if it was true!!!!

Boerboelmom

[Crossfire Bulldogs]

Chicken Soup is not on the list of foods recalled by Diamond. Their site does not indicate it, it still shows on the list of foods not recalled and when I called their hotline today they confirmed again that Chicken Soup is not on the list of recalled products.

I understand that this is a huge recall, there are several foods that have been recalled and we all want to make sure that the word is out there but please, before posting information obtained from the internet or via email verify that the information is correct.

http://www.globalpaw.com/thread12079.html

Customers can contact the Diamond Pet Foods Customer Information Center toll free at 1-866-214-6945 to receive complete information on pet health concerns, along with a listing of the products and specific eastern states included in the recall. The Information Center is open seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. EST.

[Ack]

Could the staff edit the title of this post? I bet many people are just reading the headline and going off and spreading this rumor.

[Kstretch22]

To all:

I spent all day yesterday doing research and wanted to post, but had to register first. My beloved retriever/ lab mix, Bailey had a well visit with our vet on Monday, Dec 12th. She had a good check up-told to loose a litle weight, but otherwise good check up. I forgot to tell the doc that her urine smelled and had become dark (of course I kick myself now). She became sad and lethargic and refused to eat by Wednesday and had diarrea. I even had my husband pick up our kids from school so I could watch her. On thursday evening she began to throw up and then began moaning. I rushed her to the emergency clinic. The vets were mistified and kept saying, Bailey is a VERY sick dog and we do not understand why. Bailey went into cardiac arrest and they began CPR as I watched-she bagan to breath on her own, but never regained consciousness, she began having bloody diarrea that I was trying to help clean up. I had to finally make the decision to hold her close as we "made her comfortable" and let her go to sleep and join the other doggie friends in heaven. I must say this was the hardest decision I have made.

At this time there had not been a re-call issued. I had Bailey cremated and have been just knocking myself over the head trying to figure this out. As I became aware of the re-call I kept searching a nd searching...finally I found original recalls from the FDA that included Kirkland brand cat food. Later this was removed from the re-call. In e-mailing Costco they claim none of the food was affected. THe coincidences are just too much for me as Bailey died ultimately from liver failure, her gums were yellow, and all other signs point to this contamination. She was on a diet of Kirkland signature dog food. COnsequently I have also found information where some Costco locations had pulled the food off the shelf. Even if they did not have corn product, I stronly believe there could have been cross-contamination or "batch" mixing...the end of one batch loading, beginning the signature label bag...

I worked for Costco for 16 years in a uppper management capacity and they are usually so conservative in their re-calls. I have e-mailed to try and get some response being from the outside now. I just DO NOT want anyone else to experience this if it is not necessary. Please if anyone got a recall card from Costco or was told it was being held, please post this information. I feel VERY strongly that Bailey would be alive if nto for this food. I am not trying to illicit any un-do hysteria...I just really feel that the effect is more than what the PR reps are trying to contain it as. We live in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Bailey's mom of 11 years
Kathleen Stebbins
jkrstebbins@aol.com

Please e-mail me with any information.

[elegy]

chicken soup has NOT been added and while dogs may have gotten dramatically sick and have eaten chicken soup food, that does not mean they got sick *because* of the food.

diamond has updated their recall information page as of today and has stated again that chicken soup brand food has been tested and has not been recalled.

[Hanks_my_baby13]

We tried feeding that to Hank but he wouldn't eat it. He only really likes to eat the dollar store food. I'm not completely sure if its good for him though.

[Crossfire Bulldogs]

Due to all the miscommunication I'm closing this thread. For information on what foods ARE on the list as well as how to contact Diamond directly with your questions and concerns please see the thread below. Thanks

Diamond Pet Foods Recall Information