The Proctor and Gamble Company issued a voluntary recall July 25, 2010 on two specific lots of its therapeutic renal dry cat food in North America due to possible salmonella health risk.  As a further precaution, P&G is voluntarily expanding its recall to include additional veterinary formulas and some specialized Eukanuba dry pet food.

To avoid food-borne illness, don't feed Fido in the kitchen.

That's the advice of researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who reported in this week's issue of the journal Pediatrics that an outbreak of salmonella in 79 people between 2006 and 2008 was caused by contaminated dry pet food. The infections, half of which struck children, are the first known human salmonella cases linked to dry dog and cat food.

 

CINCINNATI, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) (NYSE:PG - News) is voluntarily expanding its recall to include veterinary and some specialized dry pet food as a precautionary measure because it has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella.  No salmonella-related illnesses have been reported.

CINCINNATI, July 25 -  The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is voluntarily recalling two specific lots of its prescription renal dry cat food as a precautionary measure, as it has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella