11/07/2013 10:50 AM EST
Bailey's Choice LLC. in Waleska,
GA is recalling its 5 oz. packages of chicken treats because they have
the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can
cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or
elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy
persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which
may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare
circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism
getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as
arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and
arthritis.