Here's a link to a letter of explanation. There was salmonella found in a random sampling by the FDA. Here is a link that might be useful: Recall letter

I'm not surprised in the least, that recalls happen even now after years of dark information , The FDA/president should just ban all those affected foods to protect human AND animal safety IMO.

The nmajor problem has been with pet foods that contain gluten products such as corn gluten. Much of this is corn gluten from China that was contaminated with puieces of metal, etc. If you read the table of contents on Kirkland (Costco) Chicken and rice dog food, there is no corn or corn gluten products in this dog food. As a matter of fact, the first four items are chicken, chicken meal, whole grain brown rice and cracked pearled barley. Now, there is a confusing factor about "made in America" and "packaged in America". The "packaged" thing obviously means that some ingredients come from foreign sourses. As an example, as I mentioned, the first item on the Costco brand food is chicken, but from where. Now, I have two adult Welsh Corgis who have been of Kirkland dog food for years and are both are hale and hardy.

Lynn, Royal Canin was part of the 2007 recall - don't know why it isn't listed on the front page. But again, this was recalled in 2007 with expiration dates of June 6, 2007. "Melamine Pet Food Recall of 2007 On March 15, 2007, FDA learned that certain pet foods were sickening and killing cats and dogs. FDA found contaminants in vegetable proteins imported into the United States from China and used as ingredients in pet food. A portion of the tainted pet food was used to produce farm animal feed and fish feed. FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture discovered that some animals that ate the tainted feed had been processed into human food. Government scientists have determined that there is very low risk to human health from consuming food from animals that ate tainted feed. All tainted pet food, animal and fish feed, and vegetable proteins continue to be recalled and destroyed. As a result of FDA and USDA's comprehensive investigation, on February 6, 2008, FDA announced that two Chinese nationals and the businesses they operate, along with a U.S. company and its president and chief executive officer, were indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a scheme to import products purported to be wheat gluten into the United States that were contaminated with melamine." I don't want anyone to unnecessarily panic over this because most of it doesn't apply to today. This is outdated information. Here were the Royal Canin recall details: Pet: Dog Trade Name: Royal Canin Fiscal Year: 2006 Lot: Code 526A/B, Exp. 06/2007 Product Distributed Quantity: Product Description: Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine Low Fat LF, Food for Dogs, packaged in 13.6-oz. cans, 24 cans per case, Manufactured by Masterfoods USA, Vernon, CA, Manufactured for Royal Canin USA Inc., Rolla, MO, Royal Canin Canada, Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada. Pet: Dog Trade Name: Royal Canin Fiscal Year: 2006 Lot: Code 511A/B, Exp. 03/2007; Code 521 A/B, Exp. 03/2007; Code 525A, Exp. 06/2007 Product Distributed Quantity: 12,993/24-can cases Product Description: Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine Urinary SO, Food for Dogs, packaged in 13.6 oz. cans, 24 cans per case, Manufactured by Masterfoods USA, Vernon, CA, Manufactured for Royal Canin USA Inc., Rolla, MO, Royal Canin Canada, Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada. Here is a link that might be useful: Royal Canin contaminated food