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Community
Pet Food
Recalls
Vital Essentials dog food recall
Carnivore Meat Company of
Green Bay, Wisconsin, announced that it
is voluntarily recalling two batches of its
Vital Essentials raw frozen dog food due
to possible contamination with Listeria
bacteria. Listeria is not only dangerous to
dogs, it can also be deadly to small chil-
dren, the elderly and those with auto im-
mune disorders.
The two recalled items are (1)
Vital Essentials Frozen Beef Tripe Pat-
ties, UPC 33211 00809, Lot # 10930,
Best by date 20160210 and (2) Vital Es-
sentials Frozen Beef Tripe Nibblets,
UPC33211 00904, Lot # 10719, Best by
date 12022015. The "Best By" date code
and lot numbers are located on the back of
each package. No other product manufac-
tured by the company is involved in this
voluntary recall.
The affected product was distrib-
uted in the following states: California,
Colorado, FLORIDA, Georgia, Illinois,
New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Texas, Vermont and Washington.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., rescued a man and his dog after the sailboat caught fire 69 miles west of
If you purchased a bag of the af-
Missing boaters
Hudson Friday July 10th. The second photo (below) shows the man after launching a dighy. (U.S. Coast Guard photos) Read full story below.
Man Rescued by USCG
fected product, call 920-370-6542, Mon-
day through Friday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
found near
EDT, and a representative will assist you
After Sailboat Burns
in obtaining replacement or a full refund
from your local retailer for your origi-
Homosassa
nal purchase. If your package has been
From The USCG St. Petersburg
mately 5:30 pm, the helicopter crew arrived
opened, please dispose of the raw treats in
on scene, hoisted the man and his dog and
a safe manner by securing it in a covered
River
transported them to the air station, where
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a
trash receptacle.
EMS was waiting for further medical assis-
man and his dog, Friday, July 10. after his
I and Love and You of Boulder,
tance.
30-foot sailboat caught fire 69 miles west of
Colorado is voluntarily recalling 1,299
From USCG
"He contacted us via radio, as soon
Hudson, FL.
cases of Cow-Boom! Strips Beef Gullet
as his situation deteriorated, was wear-
About 3:30 pm, watchstanders
because the product may be contaminated
Homosassa -- The two boaters reported to
ing a life jacket when he was rescued, and
from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg re-
with Salmonella. This voluntary recall is
be missing on a 39-foot boat between Char-
we were able to recover him safely." said
ceived a report via VHF-FM marine radio
limited to Cow-Boom! Strips Beef Gul-
lotte Harbor and Carrabelle, Florida, have
Lt. Cmdr. Gabe Somma, public affairs of-
channel 16 of the captain aboard the sail-
let with the following identifying infor-
been found by Coast Guard crews 45 miles
ficer for the Coast Guard s Seventh Dis-
boat, Southern Belle, stating his boat was
mation: Cow-Boom! Strips Beef Gullet
west of Homosassa River, Florida, last Tues-
trict. "This case really highlights just how
disabled and he had been drifting, with his
Dog Treats, 2.0 ounce bags, Lot numbers
day.
critically important it is to have the proper
dog, since Wednesday, July 8. He stated he
C20130-1994T1 and C20130-2024T1,
Missing were Michael Forehand
lifesaving equipment onboard. All mariners
had food and water. Watchstanders imme-
Best-By Date 07/2016, and UPC number
who is in his late 30's and Lisa Harris, 48,
should have lifejackets, flares, a VHF radio
diately issued a Marine Assistance Request
8 18336 01134 4.
from Carrabelle.
and an Electronic Position Indicating Radio
Broadcast.
No other products of the compa-
An HC-130 Hercules aircrew from
Beacon before heading out on the water".
At approximately 4:30 pm, the
ny are affected by this recall. There have
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida,
man reported that his boat had caught fire
been no reported pet or human illnesses
located the vessel at 7:35 a.m., transferred a
and he and his dog had abandoned ship and
associated with this recall. Routine sam-
radio and determined the vessel disabled due
had boarded the sailboat's dinghy. An MH-
pling by an inspector for the Colorado
to engine failure. It was also reported both
60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Sta-
Department of Agriculture revealed the
Forehand and Harris were in good health
tion Clearwater, Florida, and a 45-foot Re-
presence of Salmonella, which prompted
and had no concerns of conditions aboard
sponse Boat-Medium boatcrew from Sand
this voluntary recall.
Continued on page 4 - Missing Boaters
Key, Florida, were launched. At approxi-