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FYI - Salmonella Pet Food Recall

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* – May 5, 2012 – Diamond Pet Foods today announced
that it is expanding a voluntary recall to include batches of nine brands of dry pet food formulas manufactured between December 9, 2011 and April 7, 2012 due to potential*Salmonella *contamination.
In April 2012, Diamond Pet Foods initiated three voluntary recalls of Diamond manufactured dry dog food. Although none of the additional products being recalled have tested positive for *Salmonella*, the company is pulling them from store shelves as a precaution. Diamond Pet Foods is coordinating efforts with federal and state health and regulatory agencies
and decided to independently expand the recall to ensure the safety and
well-being of customers and their pets.
The company stated: “We have taken corrective actions at our Gaston, S.C.,
facility and voluntarily expanded the recall out of concern for our
customers and their pets.”
Brands included in the recall include:

  - Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul
  - Country Value
  - Diamond
  - Diamond Naturals
  - Premium Edge
  - Professional
  - 4Health
  - Taste of the Wild

To determine if their pet food is recalled, consumers should check the
production codes on the back of bags that have a number “2” or a “3” in the
9th position AND an “X” in the 10th or 11th position. The best-before dates
for the recalled brands listed above are December 9, 2012 through April 7,
2013.
The following graphic illustrates how to read the production code and
best-before date:
[image: Description: Production Code FDE0204R2XTS (2X is highlighted) Best
Before 3 - March - 2013]
Note that additional brands that are manufactured at the same plant have
also been affected.