Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Chicken Dry Dog Food Recall

Attention residents of Oregon and Washington! This recall was just announced this morning -- June 22, 2010 -- on Channel 2 News in Portland, Oregon.

Recall on Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Chicken Dry Dog Food
June 20, 1:08 AMPet Health ExaminerLorie Huston

Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. has announced the recall of one of their pet food products: Natural Balance sweet potato & chicken dry dog food.

Natural Balance sweet potato and chicken dry dog food recalled

The recalled product are the 5 lb and the 28 lb bags of Natural Balance's sweet potato and chicken dry dog food. According to Joey Herrick, the president of Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc., the recalled product was "manufactured on December 17, 2009 with a “Best By” date of June 17, 2011". At this time, no other varieties of foods are involved.

Danger of Salmonella contamination in the recalled food

The affected food was voluntarily recalled after a random sampling of the product tested positive for Salmonella by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to Herrick, no complaints have been filed regarding the food and no illnesses have been recorded. Herrick encourages anyone who has purchased the recalled product to return it the store where it was purchased for a full refund.

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