Chicken Jerky For Dogs Recalled After Health Officials Link Product To Outbreak Of Human Illness

flickr photo courtesy of nutloafAccording to a press release by The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), one brand of chicken jerky for dogs is being voluntarily recalled because of possible salmonella health risk. The strain of bacteria found to sicken 21 people in one state has been identified and linked with the same strain found in the product, which is manufacturered by Kritter’s Kitchen Kreations, LLC, of New Hampshire. No deaths have resulted from infection. The link was discovered after officials at the DHHS Bureau of Infectious Disease Control interviewed those who had become ill.