HSI e-Alert - Urgent alert for pet owners

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hsiresearch(HSI - Jenny Thompson)

 

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Dear Member,

 

I have an important alert for anyone who may have recently purchased pet

food from a PETCO retail store.

 

Two FDA inspections of an Illinois PETCO distribution center have

revealed products stored in unsanitary conditions, including rodent and

pest contamination.

The Illinois distribution center provides pet foods to PETCO locations

in 16 states: Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,

Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma,

Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.

 

The FDA cautions: " Consumers who have handled products originating from

the PETCO distribution center should thoroughly wash their hands with

hot water and soap. Any surfaces that came in contact with the packages

should be washed as well. Consumers are further advised as a precaution

to thoroughly wash products sold in cans and glass containers from PETCO

in the 16 affected states. "

 

You can find complete information at this link:

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01854.html

 

To Your (and your pets') Good Health,

Jenny Thompson