Voluntary pet food recall extended

Mars Petcare US has extended its voluntary recall of dry cat and dog food manufactured at its Allentown, Penn., facility with "Best By" dates between August 11, 2009 & October 3, 2009, because of potential contamination with Salmonella.

See the complete press release here.

The recall affects product sold at BJ's Wholesale Club, ShopRite Supermarkets and Wal-Mart locations in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, and West Virginia.

The press release lists all the brands affected by the recall. This is an extension of the voluntary recall of Special Kitty brand dry cat food.

So far, there have been no reported cases of human or pet illness causes by these products.