As I reported earlier this month, Keys Manufacturing Co. Inc. of Paris, Illinois, recalled its Pig Ears for Pet Treats because the products may have been contaminated with salmonella. In a recent announcement, two additional companies have initiated recalls of pig ear treats.
Boss Pets Products and Blackman industries are recalling three kinds of treats, Diggers Natural Treat Pig Ears, PrimeTime Premium Pig Ears and KC Beefhide Premium Pig Ears, all of which were originally distributed by Keys, which has confirmed that its product was contaminated with salmonella.
If you’ve purchased any of these products, you should return them to the store immediately for a full refund.
Boss Pets Products
The company’s Diggers Natural Treat Pig Ear Pet Treats were sold in five bulk packages:
- Boxes of 100 (UPC 0-72929-00038-6)
- Shrink-wrapped boxes of 50 (UPC 0-72929-99120-2).
- Two-pack bags shipped in cases of 12 bags (UPC 0-72929-99504-0)
- Four-pack bags shipped in cases of 12 bags (UPC 0-72929-00227-4)
- Eight-pack bags shipped in cases of 12 bags (UPC 0-72929-99584-2)
The products were distributed from November 2010 through April 2011 in Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington.
If you have questions, call Boss Pet at (800) 445-6347 or visit its website at bosspet.com.
Blackman Industries
Four Blackman products are affected by the recall:
- PrimeTime Premium Pig Ears, 2-count (UPC 7-48976-18316-6)
- PrimeTime Premium Pig Ears, 5-count (UPC 7-48976-09040-2)
- PrimeTime Premium Pig Ears, 5-count (UPC 7-48976-19040-9)
- KC Beefhide Premium Pig Ears, 20-count (UPC 7-48976-09065-5)
The products were distributed from January 2011 and April 2011 in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota. Affected retailers may include: Alps Food Stores, Apple Markets, Bag N Save Stores, Baldwin City Market, Big V Food Stores, Brookside Market, Country Mart Food Stores, County Fair Food Stores, Dahl’s Food Stores, Feldman’s Farm and Home Stores, Franklin Food Stores, Hen House Markets, Hy-Vee Stores, No Frills Food Stores, Price Chopper Stores, Russ’s Food Stores, SunFresh Food Stores, Super Saver Food Stores and Thriftway Food Stores.
If you have questions, call Blackman Industries at (913) 342-5010.
Sources: fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm255726.htm, fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm255709.htm.
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