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Kirkland, Diamond pay paltry $2M to settle Salmonella dog food lawsuit
A class action lawsuit filed by pet parents whose pets were sickened by Salmonella tainted pet food, manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods for Costco’s private label brand Kirkland Signature pet food, came to a close today. Diamond Pet Foods Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. on Tuesday agreed to pay $2 million to settle a proposed class action over large recalls…
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Diamond Issues Recall Over Thiamine Deficient Cat & Kitten Foods, Multiple Brands Affected
It’s Sunday, a day normally reserved for catching up on household chores, meeting with friends, playing with your kids or your pets, you know, weekendy stuff. If your like most people, you maintain a healthy balance between work and play, but not pet food executives: They use the weekends to issue recalls. Take today for example, it’s a lazy Sunday,…
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Diamond Pet Foods hit with class action suit over Kirkland Salmonella tainted dog food
Diamond Pet Foods Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. were slapped with a class action in New York federal court over recent massive recalls of Kirkland Signature dog food linked to a Salmonella Infantis outbreak that has sickened countless pets and at least 22 people. This is not the first Diamond Pet Food lawsuit filed over the Salmonella Infantis outbreak. A…
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Diamond Pet Food Hit with First Lawsuit, Others Sure to Follow
A lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of a two-month-old baby boy who was hospitalized after contracting a dangerous infection from the outbreak strain of Salmonella Infantis, the same bacteria responsible for the nationwide recall of over 155 pet food formulas made by Diamond Pet Food.
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Ohio Identified Second Diamond Pet Foods Salmonella Problem
Phyllis does it again!
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Diamond Pet Foods to pet parent with ill dogs: Show us the proof or get lost
That is, unless you have a signed letter from your veterinarian saying your dog died due to a Salmonella infection. Because a clinical diagnosis isn’t good enough for Diamond, they are demanding laboratory tests confirming the presence of the Salmonella bacteria in pets; which is precisely what a woman, whose dog died after eating a recalled dog food, was told…
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Diamond, you really suck at recalls
Incredibly, Diamond screwed up again. Don’t ask me how they do it. I really don’t know. Last Friday, late in the afternoon, Diamond, pulled another one of their tacky Friday-drop & run-recalls. But this one was special, it had red flags all over it. For instance, they accidentally on purpose forgot to mention that the pet food involved was made…
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Secrets & Silence; How Diamond Pet Food Deals With Recalls
Dear Diamond, Would you mind answering a few questions about your pet food recalls? Because I have called several times in the last week or so and no one has gotten back to me yet. I am starting to feel like you’re avoiding me. I sure hope that’s not true. Because the questions I have are important ones; ones I…
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Diamond adds another dog food to the growing list of recalled pet foods (UPDATE)
UPDATE: May 19, 2012 The recall is for a pet food made at a Diamond Pet Foods manufacturing facility in Meta, Missouri. This makes the second of Diamond’s manufacturing plants to be contaminated with Salmonella. The Diamond Pet Foods’ Gaston, South Carolina plant is still under investigation by the FDA following massive recalls for pet foods possibly contaminated with Salmonella…
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Diamond Pet Foods Recall FAQ
Did your dog or cat get sick after eating one of the recalled brands? Been getting the run-around by the pet food company, overwhelmed, confused, worried sick, all of the above? Panic sets in and no matter how hard you try to think straight it just ain’t gonna happen. Sometimes, all we need are answers to our most basic concerns…
