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Pet Treats With Salmonella Recalled Monday April 2, 4:59 pm ET By The Associated Press A pet food company announced Monday a nationwide recall of dog, cat and ferret treats that could be contaminated with salmonella. The bacteria could infect both animals and people handling the food. The announcement is unrelated to the more extensive recall of melamine-tainted dog and cat food that led to kidney failure in pets around the country. Eight in One Inc., a division of United Pet Group Inc., is recalling all packages of Dingo Chick'N Jerky, Dingo Kitty Chicken Jerky and Dingo Ferret Chicken Jerky. [...]

By ASHLEY SMITH, Telegraph Staff & Staff writer David Brooks contributed to this story. A second pet food manufacturer has been linked to potentially contaminated products. Del Monte, a company probably best known for human foods such as canned fruits and vegetables, has voluntarily recalled a number of dog snack and wet food products, a press release from the company said. The decision came Saturday after the Food and Drug Administration discovered a substance called melamine in the wheat gluten supplied to Del Monte from a manufacturing plant in China, the company reported. Melamine, typically used to make products such [...]