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18:33 January 8th, 2009

Sickened by pet food?

Posted by: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly Editor
Tags: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, , ,

Salmonella outbreak sickens 388 across US- CDC

Salmonella-contaminated dry pet food sickened at least 79 people, including many young children, in October and November.

Your story says pet food sickened people. Is this for real? Or is it a blooper? May I be first to declare it!

M.E.

Several readers noticed this. Yes, it’s for real. People handled the contaminated food, and got salmonella: GBU Editor

Veterinarian expert Svetlana Holoshnya of St.Petersburg’s region
laboratory holds up a test-tube with Salmonella bacteria obtained from
U.S. poultry March 12, 2002. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk

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