Monday, February 16, 2009

Peanut Butter Recall Now Includes Pet Food

Reprinted from AAHA NEWStat Volume 7 Issue 03:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded its peanut butter and paste recall to include some pet food products. The recall is part of an FDA investigation into possible Salmonella contamination at the Peanut Corporation of America’s facility in Blakely, Ga.

The FDA website has a searchable database of pet foods which have been recalled. Below is a list of the pet food brands that have been affected so far. The FDA will update the list as the investigation continues and more products are affected.

Recalled pet food products
Carolina Prime
Carolina Prime Pet
Grreat Choice
Happy Tails
Healthy Hide
Healthy-hide Deli-wrap
Salix
Shoppers Valu

For more information go to the FDA's Peanut Product Recall Main Page.
The FDA has also provided a handy website widget to search for recalled peanut butter products:
FDA Product Recall List















FDA Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak 2009. Flash Player 9 is required.



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