Salmonella Tainted Pet Food Recalled

HARTFORD —– The Connecticut Departments of Agriculture and Public Health are encouraging safe handling of pet food after a report of human illness in Connecticut was linked to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Infantis associated with dog food.

 The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with public health departments to investigate 14 human illnesses in nine states, including Connecticut, that are linked to the recalled pet food.

Multiple brands of dry pet food produced by Diamond Pet Foods at a single manufacturing facility in South Carolina have been linked to some of the human salmonella infections.

The Department of Agriculture has identified approximately 70 stores in the state, most of which are feed and pet supply stores, at which the various brands of Diamond Pet Food products are sold and will be conducting inspections to determine the effectiveness of the recall.

Diamond Pet Foods has voluntarily recalled some brands of dry dog and cat food or certain batches of these brands as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety and well-being of customers and their pets. Consumers should check the diamondpetrecall.com website for the production codes and best-before dates on the bags of recalled food, and discontinue feeding it.

Consumers can find a list of the recalled brands of pet foods with their corresponding production codes at diamondpetrecall.com.