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Diamond pet foods recalls: international buyers be wary! by ferujkll sdff
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I was able to determine that this stick-on label was NOT affixed byDiamond Pet Foods. " Diamond Pet Foods ," I was told in an email, " does not use a sticker for production codes or date codes. Ourproduction and date codes are printed on the packaging inline afterthe bag is filled and sealed. Countries may use different dateformats depending on the regulation of the importing country ." The company's reply did not address the alterationin the Expiry date. Adding to the confusion and consternation are the reports fromEuropean consumers.
A consumer in Ireland and one in Holland weretold by their retailer (Zooplus) that the recalled bags of Taste ofthe Wild dog food had been retested on entry to the EU, had beenfound to be safe, and that the recall codes could be disregarded.The original production codes and expiration dates imprinted on thebags by the manufacture were not altered or hidden in Europe. Pet owners in Australia and Singapore, on the other hand, canbreathe more easily than their European and Malaysian counterparts.Formal recall notices for the affected batches of food have beenissued by the Singapore distributors, and are posted on the website of the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore . And the recalled product never was shipped to Australia. I havebeen informed by a spokesperson at Australia's Department ofAgriculture, Fisheries and Forestry that "… manufacturing facilities that produce goods for Australia are alllocated in California ." Diamond's California manufacturing plant was notimplicated at all in the company's pet food recalls. As of last report, the contaminated pet food was the source of 15cases of Salmonella Infantis infections in the USA and 2 cases in Canada.
At least two dogs are confirmed to be infected with the outbreakstrain, and dozens of other reports of sick animals – dogsand cats – have been posted by readers of eFoodAlert. Thefull animal and human scope of this outbreak is undoubtedly farlarger than the reported numbers of cases. More worrisome than the actual numbers, however, is the inadequacyof the notification system. It's usual for FDA to include inits Weekly Enforcement Reports (one of which will almost certainlysummarize the Diamond Pet Food recalls – eventually) a listof countries to which a recalled product was shipped.
But by then,the information will be irrelevant. Why not release thisinformation when it can be of some use? And why is Diamond Pet Foods making such a secret of whichcountries were the recipients of the recalled products?. I am Office & School Supplies writer, reports some information about qualifier plus calculator , independent film distributor.
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