A New Diamond Recall at a different plant

[Britster]

Diamond Plant #2, Salmonella

Also love how they release it on a Friday afternoon again.... a time when the news reports get buried. Lovely.

A second Diamond Pet Food manufacturing plant has now had a product recalled due to Salmonella. All previous recalls were manufactured in one plant located in Gaston, South Carolina. This most recent recall, announced late Friday 5/18/12 evening, was from a second Diamond manufacturing facility in Meta, Missouri (confirmed by Deanna of Diamond Customer Service).

Will more foods made in Missouri be recalled?
I don't know, but I would assume so. If this follows the pattern of the Gaston plant, other products made at the Missouri plant will be recalled.

What foods were made at the Missouri plant?
I don't know. I have left a message with the media office asking what other foods are manufactured at the Missouri plant. I don't know if they will respond.

Another little snippet of information on this latest pet food recall press release that leaves us with questions is...(bold added)

"Production Code & Best Before Date
DSL0801, 26-Aug-2012
DSL0801, 26-Aug-2012
DSL0801, 27-Sept- 2012 (Product manufactured on Aug. 26, and packaged on Sept. 27)
DSL0801, 18-Oct- 2012 (Product manufactured on Aug. 26, and packaged on Oct. 18)"
'Product manufactured on August 26' but not packaged until 'September 27' and 'October 18'? How was that pet food stored?
For starters, with the last production code listed above, the pet food was made on August 26, 2011. Yet the 'Best Before' date on the package was listed as October 18, 2012 (the packaging date seven weeks later)? Isn't this misleading to a consumer? Shouldn't the 'Best Before' date coincide with the manufacturing date?

Next, this food was manufactured in 2011, yet is only being recalled now (due to potential Salmonella contamination). Were there no reports of sick pets related to this food during the last seven months it has been on the market?

[RileyDC]

Why am I not surprised!!