Thursday, February 6, 2014

FDA: RECALL: PRO-PET Dog and Cat food -Hubbard Life -Joy Combo -QC Plus

Recall -- Firm Press Release


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Pro-Pet LLC Recalls a Limited Number of Dry Dog and Cat Foods Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination


Contact
Consumer:
1-888-765-4190

Media:
419-394-3374
800-780-0874
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 5, 2014 - Pro-Pet LLC, St. Marys, Ohio, has initiated a voluntary recall of a limited number of Dry Dog and Cat Foods for possible Salmonella contamination. A single field test indicated products manufactured during a two day period, on a single production line may have the potential for Salmonella contamination. Pro-Pet LLC is voluntarily recalling the potentially impacted products made during this timeframe. There have been no reports of illness related to this product to date.
Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products.
Healthy people infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers.
Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have only decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.
 These products were distributed through select retailers, distributors and on-line consumer purchases in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and West Virginia
Product
Best By
Lot Code
UPC Number
40 lb Hubbard Life Happy Hound Dog Food
05 06 14
096 13 SM L2 2A
1219033878
40 lb Hubbard Life Happy Hound Dog Food
05 06 14
096 13 SM L2 1A
1219033878
18 lb Hubbard Life Cat Stars Cat Food
05 06 14
096 13 SM L2 1A
1219033873
40 lb Hubbard Life Maintenance Dog Food
05 06 14
096 13 SM L2 2A
1219033875
15 lb Joy Combo Cat Food
05 06 14
096 13 SM L2 1A
7065407721
40 lb Joy Combo Cat Food
05 06 14
096 13 SM L2 1A
7065407713
40 lb Joy Combo Cat Food
05 06 14
096 13 SM L2 2A
7065407713
20 lb QC Plus Adult Dog Food
05 07 14
097 13 SM L2 2A
2351780103
40 lb QC Plus Adult Dog Food
05 07 14
097 13 SM L2 2A
2351780104
40 lb QC Plus Adult Dog Food
05 07 14
097 13 SM L2 1A
2351780104

No other products/lot numbers are affected by this recall.
Customers should immediately discontinue use of any impacted product and contact Pro-Pet at 1-888-765-4190 for disposition.
For more information on the recall, customers can contact the customer service line for Pro-Pet at 1-888-765-4190. Customer service representatives will be available Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm CT.







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Recalled Product Photos Are Also Available on FDA's Flickr Photostream.

Thoughtless Thursday: nothing to think about.



White Hat lunch next Wednesday?

I am READY.

NO excuses MOMMA

There is NOTHING to "think" about.

I want to go

to the WHITE HAT LUNCH.

I want to order food from a menu.



'vie

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Wordless Wednesday.... tongues are ...a-waggin...










cause we know something ....BUT IT'S WORDLESS Wednesday so we can't talk about it, but it is a big deal and you better stay tuned....



'vie

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Something BIIG is coming.... Pay attention

Silvieon4 readers.... get ready, 

something big is happening.... a real to 

die for give away.... nop, not saying 

what yet... stay tuned, check often, 

worth your while I promise.



'vie

WORLD CANCER DAY




It is supposed to be Tasty Tuesday...
BUT....


Today is WORLD CANCER DAY.  Yes IT, the miserable unwanted deadly thing gets a whole day. Ok, No that is not so.  Actually, http://www.worldcancerday.org/  details the purpose of today, very well.


I quote:

World Cancer Day 2014 (4 February 2014) focuses on Target 5 of the World Cancer Declaration: Reduce stigma and dispel myths about cancer, under the tagline “Debunk the myths”.
World Cancer Day is a chance to raise our collective voices in the name of improving general knowledge around cancer and dismissing misconceptions about the disease. From a global level, we are focusing our messaging on the four myths above. In addition to being in-line with our global advocacy goals, these overarching myths leave a lot of flexibility for members, partners and supporters to adapt and expand on for their own needs.

Cancer has taken our friend Benny.  We are all so proud of Lily for celebrating Benny's life by
 Joining Team Fight Like A Frenchie: FLAF Nation
and participating in   the Morris Animal Foundation K9 Cancer Walk In memory of Benny and on behalf of  her friend Murray Muffin who is bravely fighting the fight.

PLEASE spread the word. CANCER is being defeated daily. We are making strides. Soon, it will be a disease of the past avoidable with proper immunization.

Benny, we miss you. We will honor you with the Morris Animal Foundation and we invite everyone to do the same. You fought a brave fight and taught us all in the process.

'vie

TRUE power


[The president gives Sunny Obama a belly rub in the White House's Blue Room as Bo and Michelle look on with skepticism. Image via @WhiteHouse/Twitter.]

Sunny GOT game, that is all I am going to say.... she has the Pres down on one knee.

:)  GURL power!!!!!

'vie

Monday, February 3, 2014

Are YOU done yet? Let's address the YELLOW RIBBON CAMPAIGN- GIMME SPACE, again...



All right America, are you done yet?  That whole Superbowl hype and all.  It bored me to tears. Dare I say, even the puppy bowl felt over commercialized.  Is it just me... or yawn....

Whatever, congrats to the "winners", better luck and all that rot to the "losers",  I am sure they will be crying all the way to the bank.  Yuh, I am particularly cynical today.

I had a great weekend, I got to do stuff with my pawrents and on the whole it was good.  The yukky snow is almost all gone, except for what the hoomans "stockpiled" in ugly brown mounds, it is ... all melted.

I do want to talk about something. Namely this:
 http://www.silvieon4.com/2013/07/gimme-space.html

Why?  Well because something happened this weekend that reminded me that we NEED to spread the word.

You know, we "do our theng" on Sundays.  Daddy always takes us to the pet places and we socialize and do our shopping. [Mostly we watch momma read labels, put things back and utter the words "Junk, crap, caca, ewwwww, vile, toxic, poison, chemical cesspool, EPA worthy...." you get the idea.  But the old gal does get creative, stuff comes out of her mouth that is downright funny because momma is a master at mixing metaphors and while she does not intend it to be funny it is funny. Just don't laugh in front of her. She is just full of "momma-isms". I will have to make a list for you, someday.  Some day when she is not reading this.

I digress.
So, there we were at a "pet place" and there was this magnificent HUGE black great dane. Awesome looking dog. Handsome even.  And you know my sister, The Wendy.  Being a "big boned girl" she loves BIG BOYS.  When she saw him she got so excited that she let out a loud hello while wagging her tail like a crazed propeller on a prop plane trying to take off.  It was just a "hello".  I swear.  No growls, no malice of any kind.  Well this "big BOY" got... so scared that he ran and hid behind his momma.  I am serious. He hid. In fear. Of  The Wendy???? Are you kidding me? She is Miss Fearful herself?  She is a lover, not a fighter!!
His momma said: "He is scared and shy".  Woa, He got eat any of us in one bite. He is taller than many hoomans [aha, you know it, I am referring to my momma... she is short] What does he have to be scared of? If I were his size, I would be walking around like the universe owed me. But... that boy was as big a wimp scared as you can imagine.  What he needed was a BIG YELLOW RIBBON.  [ Notice... we have no pictures of him--- we did not want to aggravate the issue]

His momma needs to go here: http://gulahund.se/ read up on this, and get this boy a big fat yellow ribbon so that people know that he has some space issues.


And maybe, then the fear triggers could be avoided.

That poor boy was being tortured by a zillion triggers... there were big and small two leggeds wanting to pet him, other four leggeds wanting to sniff him, and let's not forget the lights, the music, the noises... so why do that to him?

Anyway, momma and the Wendy apologized for "being triggers" but honestly... who knew?! 

Momma told his momma about the yellow ribbon campaign.  Will that lady follow up???? Who knows.
We hope so.

So, if you are a hooman and your four legged has fear issues, or any issues as indicated in the poster above...
TIE A YELLOW RIBBON already! Give your four legged the space he needs and deserves.

Mhhh what color is the ribbon for "Don't touch me, I am a germaphobe"?  I need that color.

Spread the word. Be heard. GIVE THEM SPACE, and tie a yellow ribbon.


'vie