Ah, recalls. Having worked in the pet industry, I know all about recalls. Including the fact that they happen constantly especially with the better brands.
Pretty much all dog foods will be recalled a some point. Unfortunately it is just a fact of the pet food industry and it ends up being impossible to rule them out based on that. It doesn't mean that the food is bad or that it is an indication of overall quality. In fact, the higher quality foods are more prone because they have more protein and less fillers. You wouldn't want to feed Iams or something just based on its record. Anymore, many foods are produced at Diamond facilities even if they are not actually associated with Diamond foods, so that is no longer a guarantee either. You end up having to look at how long ago it was and which states were affected by the recall. In California we don't seem to be affected by recalls as much as other states, but I know there are some states that are always on the list.
Working at a fancy pet store, I can vouch that there was at least one or two recalls each month, sometimes more. Most are in small batches and are not widely publicized. We would simply check to make sure nothing we had was affected and mention it to any customers that bought the specific type of food recalled, IF it was present in our area. We always had the information on hand about which brands, flavors, and batch numbers were affected. They always release the batch numbers for affected food, so even if there was a contaminated batch that you got a bag of you don't have to switch brands if you don't want to. You can simply buy some from an unaffected batch.
As much as it would be nice to eliminate the problem, periodic salmonella recalls are simply what happens in the pet food industry because they do not have (and cannot afford to have) the same standards as for human-grade food. If they did, not many people would be able to afford to feed a dog. It's just that you don't realize how common it is until you work in the pet industry and are briefed on every single one.
Of course, you can always go for a raw diet. I did that with my dog for quite some time and it was wonderful. The only reason I don't anymore is because once it gets up into our normal summer temperatures (105-115) it was just nasty to do and sometimes she would get ill even though she ate the meat immediately. Not having to pick up the yard anymore was heavenly though.
Wow, 7 months! I admire your forbearance greatly. I don't think I could stand a hormonal 7 month unaltered bunny. :rofl: We definitely need a video of Ellie binkying and maybe one of her boxing you as well. Does your phone upload stuff directly to YouTube? That's what I do with mine because I'm waaaay too lazy to pull the cord out of my charger and plug it into my computer to transfer. :biggrin2: