Six Types of Dog and Cat Treats Recalled

[QueenScoopalot]

Six Types of Dog and Cat Treats Recalled
Thursday June 9, 2005 2:16 AM
Breaking News US
Associated Press (AP)
Guardian Unlimited

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-5061751,00.html

"WASHINGTON (AP) - Six types of dog and cat treats marketed by T.W.
Enterprises of Ferndale, Wash., and distributed in the United States and
Canada under its name and the Aron Pet Food name were recalled Wednesday
after reports of Salmonella Thompson infection in humans.

Five cases of infection caused by the organism - three in Canada and two
in the United States - developed among people who handled the pet treats,
T.W. Enterprises said in a statement distributed by the federal Food and
Drug Administration. Consumers should not feed the treats to their
pets...."


The company identified the recalled products as:

- -Salmon Snackers 100% Salmon Treats for Dogs; package size 50 grams; UPC
code 8 33234 00100 6.

- -Salmon Snackers 100% Salmon Treats for Cats; package size 50 grams; UPC
code 8 33234 00101 3.

- -Shrimp Snackers 100% Shrimp Treats for Cats; package size 28 grams; UPC
code 8 33234 00104 4.

- -Shrimp Snackers 100% Shrimp Treats for Dogs; package size 28 grams; UPC
code 8 33234 00103 7.

- -Healthy K9 Beef Jerkey 100% Natural Dog Treats; package size 70 grams;
UPC code 7 76626 53898 1.

- -Healthy K9 Beef Heart 100% Natural Dog Treats; package size 70 grams; UPC
code 7 76626 53897 4.

Aron Pet Food of Abbotsford, British Columbia, imported raw materials from
T.W. Enterprises into Canada for use in products that were sold there
under the Aron Pet Food label.

[cyber-sibes]

Thanks for giving a heads-up on this one, we sure don't need any salmonella!