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Salmonella in people from dry dog food
Health types have traced several Salmonella outbreaks to various pet treats like pig ears and other chewies over the years. Now, dry dog food has been linked to a Salmonella outbreak in humans. From...
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Pedigree pet food and pregnancy: Managing cross-contamination risks at home
I am now 6 ½ months pregnant and still somewhat peacefully coexisting with our four pets. But pregnancy has meant giving special attention to handwashing and avoiding cross-contamination.Although I...
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Dry pet food sickening humans with Salmonella
Kansas State University president Jon Wefald likes my dogs. Four times a week, I walk Amy to her office, and we pass by the admin types in Anderson Hall, which is next door to Amy’s building. Yesterday...
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Diamond dog food sickens 14 people with Salmonella
President Obama says he ate dog food as a kid, and there have been lots of outbreaks of Salmonella in pet food making humans ill, either through cross-contamination or direct consumption. The U.S....
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Dog food Salmonella outbreak grows; family of infant files lawsuit
When I talk about toddlers learning to crawl and heading for the dog dish, I’m not thinking of 8-week-olds. A federal lawsuit in New Jersey alleging an infant was sickened by salmonella-contaminated...
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22 now sick from Salmonella in dog food
A total of 22 individuals have, according to the latest update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Infantis. Twenty ill persons have been...
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Toddlers head for the dog dish; 49 now sick from Salmonella in dog food
A total of 49 individuals (47 individuals in 20 states and two individuals in Canada) have, according to the latest update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, been infected with the outbreak...
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Poop Doggy Dog Part II
Ashley Chaifetz, a PhD student studying public policy at UNC-Chapel Hill writes, Two weeks ago, my dog’s food was recalled. After inquiring via the Natura consumer relations line, I was sent a voucher...
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That gluten-free bar is for dogs, not humans
The whole gluten-free thing has jumped the shark, if it already hadn’t two years ago. According to the New York Times, about 15,000 plastic-wrapped copies of The Hollywood Reporter arrived on desks in...
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Looking for risk reduction info and finding little
Ashley Chaifetz, a PhD student studying public policy at UNC-Chapel Hill writes, After last year’s extended recall of my dog’s food, I switched brands. The recalls kept piling up and I did not want to...
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Walking the walk
Ashley Chaifetz, a PhD student studying public policy at UNC-Chapel Hill writes: A company should be able to survive and improve in the wake of a major food recall; it’s an opportunity to reevaluate...
View ArticleFancy dog food ain’t safe dog food: A ‘spoonful’ for Serena Williams edition
Serena Williams tried her 3-year-old dog’s hotel dog food and got one whopper of a stomach ache afterward, according to a Snapchat video. “That looks better than my food,” reasoned Williams in a video,...
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Be careful: Pet food – raw, frozen, processed – can be contaminated
My new best friend – Ted, the dog – came from a breeder in Toowoomba, about 90 minutes away, atop Australia’s Great Dividing Ridge. He weighs less than our cats, but is feisty and loves a walk. Or a...
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Diamond dog food sickens 14 people with Salmonella
President Obama says he ate dog food as a kid, and there have been lots of outbreaks of Salmonella in pet food making humans ill, either through cross-contamination or direct consumption. The U.S....
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Dog food Salmonella outbreak grows; family of infant files lawsuit
When I talk about toddlers learning to crawl and heading for the dog dish, I’m not thinking of 8-week-olds. A federal lawsuit in New Jersey alleging an infant was sickened by salmonella-contaminated...
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22 now sick from Salmonella in dog food
A total of 22 individuals have, according to the latest update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Infantis. Twenty ill persons have been...
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Toddlers head for the dog dish; 49 now sick from Salmonella in dog food
A total of 49 individuals (47 individuals in 20 states and two individuals in Canada) have, according to the latest update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, been infected with the outbreak...
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Diamond dog food sickens 14 people with Salmonella
President Obama says he ate dog food as a kid, and there have been lots of outbreaks of Salmonella in pet food making humans ill, either through cross-contamination or direct consumption. The U.S....
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Dog food Salmonella outbreak grows; family of infant files lawsuit
When I talk about toddlers learning to crawl and heading for the dog dish, I’m not thinking of 8-week-olds. A federal lawsuit in New Jersey alleging an infant was sickened by salmonella-contaminated...
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22 now sick from Salmonella in dog food
A total of 22 individuals have, according to the latest update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Infantis. Twenty ill persons have been...
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