Proctor and Gamble voluntarily recalled Iams canned cat and kitten food in June; the recall was expanded on Thursday to include cat and dog food potentially contaminated with salmonella.
Both animals and humans can suffer serious and long term illnesses if exposed to the salmonella bacteria.
The original recall of Iams canned cat food was related to nutritional deficiencies in the product. Feeding your cat a diet of this food could lead to symptoms including weight loss, vomiting and seizures.
Thursday’s recall is due to a much more serious issue, cat and dog food that was possibly contaminated with salmonella.
The list of recalled food is much larger, the health implications are far more serious and problems can also impact adults or children that are involved in the pet feeding process.
The product lines included in the recall are Iams Veterinary Dry Formulas, Eukanuba Naturally Wild, Eukanuba Pure, and Eukanuba Custom Care Sensitive Skin.
Within those lines are prescription veterinary formulas for cats and dogs with weight problems, kidney and intestinal issues and joint pain.
The impact of salmonella on pets and people can include vomiting, abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. But the list of illnesses for humans exposed to salmonella is much longer and more serious.
These include but are not limited to the inflammation of heart chambers and valves, arterial infections and eye and urinary problems.
Ironically, exposure to the formula for pets with joint pain could ultimately result in arthritis for humans exposed to salmonella.
These pet foods are sold by veterinarians and pet supply stores all over Sacramento. The specific foods types, sell-dates and recommendations for action can be found by clicking here.
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Proctor & Gamble animal test all their products, and the ingredients of all their products. Toilet bowl cleaners, air fresheners, window cleaners, you name it. Google the term "LD 50" and you'll see the type of test this corporate giant is performing on animals. Don't believe the marketing BS behind Iams and Eukanuba; dogs in P&G laboratories get the treatment while they test these foods, and again every time they tweek the flavor. "New and improved" on a Proctor & Gamble product just means "thousands more dogs, cats, rabbits, mice, and other animals dead." My family boycotts Proctor & Gamble so none of their continual issues like this impact us, but it's a horrible shame for the thousands of animals they kill each year in the laboratories - and the animal customers they kill every time there's another problem with their brands.
At a Salt Lake City, Utah vet clinic where this batch of food was fed, sixteen cases of salmonella have occurred and been reported. Iams COMPLETELY denies that it was their food, and won't return phone calls.
P&G Suck - You do not know what you are talking about. No animals are killed or experimented on in negative ways at P&G. I know because I have seen the facilities where they do animal feeding research and those dogs and cats are better taken care of than most people's pets. Salmonella can happen any place, any time. P&G is working hard like all reputable companies to keep this under control.
I have to disagree with the idea that they suck... What is the real story is this "I work for them" My understaanding is as follows. There is no real salmonella has been confirmed. One of there independent lables found traces but tht bach had already been sold.. and no animals have been reported to have had died . As a precautionary measure the pulled all products from the date of when the traces where found
1877.340.8823 if any of you should have any more concerns
All of you are wrong. There was no salmonella found in the food themselves - only in the environment - on the wheel of a fork lift to be exact. Since then, they have implemented the same "human grade" safety programs that the P& G portion of the company that makes human food and products practices. I have seen the facilities as well -- it is like a big doggie day care and the cat rooms are incredible. All animals are cageless - they live in groups - the dogs live in pairs in big indoor/outdoor runs with heated floors. They get 2 hours of outdoor play time in a play yard that is better than most kids playgrounds. they have animal welfare people on staff, hire people to do nothing but interact and play with the animals -- AND they have an adoption program to adopt the majority of animals there. 85% of the feeding trials are done in homes with volunteers dogs - and are recorded.
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