I had to go back and read the FDA warning:

July 27, 2007
FDA Tips for Preventing Foodborne Illness Associated with Pet Food and Pet Treats
http://www.fda.gov/cvm/foodbornetips.htm

"During calendar year 2007, 15 pet products have been recalled due to Salmonella contamination; however, to date none of these products have been directly linked to human illness. "

Looks like almost a year later that they must surely stand corrected, doesn't it?

Cwap.. compare their statement to these - they should have stood corrected before they even published their "tips".


http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5719a4.htm

"On May 8, 2007, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Laboratories reported three cases of S. Schwarzengrund infection with indistinguishable PFGE patterns to CDC's PulseNet.* On June 9, 2007, after PulseNet identified cases in Ohio and other states, CDC's OutbreakNet† team was notified of a potential multistate outbreak of S. Schwarzengrund infections. During June 2007, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) interviewed persons identified by PulseNet as infected with the outbreak strain of S. Schwarzengrund. These initial interviews suggested exposure to dogs or dry dog food as a possible source of infection. Thirteen infected persons from Pennsylvania were questioned about dog-related exposures: eight (62%) owned one or more dogs, and the other five reported regular contact with a dog. Seven of the eight persons who owned dogs were able to recall the types of dog food they had purchased recently. Several brands had been purchased, but persons in the households of six patients recalled purchasing dog food products made by manufacturer A. These interviews suggested exposure to dogs or dry dog foods as a possible source of infection.

PADOH collected dog stool specimens and opened bags of dry dog food from the homes of the 13 Pennsylvania patients. The outbreak strain of S. Schwarzengrund was isolated from five of 13 dog stool specimens and two of 22 dry dog food specimens collected from the homes. The contaminated dry dog food bags were two different brands (brand A and brand B), both produced by manufacturer A at plant A in Pennsylvania.

In July 2007, the Ohio Department of Health also interviewed persons infected with the outbreak strain of S. Schwarzengrund and collected two dog stool specimens from one patient's home. The outbreak strain of S. Schwarzengrund was isolated from one of the dog stool specimens. The dog recently had been fed brand A dry dog food, but the bag of dog food was no longer available for testing. "

This is going to keep going on and on then? Who was it that said NO commercial pet food is safe and advised not to feed it? The link and article is on the forum but do not know who layed it all out as to why the food is not safe.

Now what are the pet parents, shelters, etc to do - just go right on feeding the food with who knows what level of contamination and germ filled stuff they are feeding?

I'm so disgusted that just proves once again another major supplier does not have a CONSCIENCE at all, nor does it bother them to make deadly food and keep on manufacturing and selling it to unsuspecting people.

How much trust will anyone place in companies after awhile if this just continues on with the tomatoes, sewage/toilet fish, baby bibs (lead), fungus in diapers, contaminated beef, downer cattle that never belong in the food chain whether for human or pet food, faulty tires, deadly spinach, melameals, burning flip flops, etc. These companies along with others have no conscience either.

It just keeps getting worse and the agencies whos job it is to take care of this and prevent it from happening are not keeping up or letting people know too late til someones dead or their pet is. Shame on Them.

This is disgusting.  I keep reading these facts to be certain I understand what is approved, what is safe.  Some people I know actually do have a separate full kitchen just for their dogs.  We can not do that.  (Don't want to do that if we could)  It's an issue of both space and expense.  Besides, our dogs and cats have always been family.  They add so much to the rhythm and feel of a household and so enrich the lives of everyone.  Now we're supposed to treat their food like hazzardous material.  I don't doubt that much of it is hazzarous, but if what I feed them must be considered a danger, then the next step is no contact between animal and human?  No way.  Not at our place.  At this time I want very much to believe the kibble we use is completely OK.  We already do a good bit of home cooking for Jake. 

Like someone mentioned earlier on a different thread, are we coming to the point of needing to boil our own salads for 10 minutes before eating???  Will we ever have reasonably safe dog food, cat food, human food again?  Remember the days when you eagerly enjoyed getting a new recipe?  Now we just eagerly enjoy eating a few things that we think safe.

I really with there was a way We could go into these companies, see how it is made, and ask all the questions.
And We should be able to, this is america.