May 2011

p_5405_16762.jpgOne illness, to a dog in Missouri, has been linked to the chews, called Pig Ears for Pet Treats. The product is being recalled by the Keys Manufacturing Co. Inc. of Paris, Ill.

Salmonella can affect animals, and there is risk to people from handling contaminated pet products.

The bacteria can cause serious and sometimes

e-coliBluejapan.jpgAccording to Japanese news sources, at least two children have died and nearly 40 have been sickened by a “highly toxic O-111 strain of the E. coli bacteria.” Apparently, the illnesses are linked to “a Yakiniku barbecue restaurant in Fukui [and] at the chain’s outlets in Toyama Fukui, Ishikawa and Kanagawa Prefectures. … A raw

Quinault_logo.gifQuinault Tribal Enterprise of Taholah, WA is recalling all canned seafood products including all Salmons, smoked and non-smoked; Tuna, smoked and non-smoked; Smoked Sturgeon; Minced Razor Clams; smoked Razor Clams; and smoked Steelhead. The canned seafood products are being recalled because they were not adequately processed according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s low-acid