Category: Recalls

Dangerous Levels of Vitamin D Discovered in Several Dog Food Brands

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The FDA is alerting pet owners and veterinary professionals about recalls of several dry dog foods after receiving complaints that dogs eating the food experienced vitamin D toxicity. Testing found that samples of the affected foods contained as much as 70 times the intended amount of vitamin D. Very high levels of vitamin D can cause serious health problems in dogs, such as kidney failure or death. Veterinarians should be aware that vitamin D toxicity may present as hypercalcemia, similar to dogs that have consumed a rodent killer.

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Evanger dog food recall expands

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Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Company, Inc. of Wheeling, Illinois, is expanding its voluntarily recall of specific lots of its beef products due to their potential of contamination with the deadly drug, pentobarbital. Pentobarbital can affect animals that ingest it, and possibly cause side effects such as drowsiness, dizziness, excitement, loss of balance or nausea — or in extreme cases, death. Only limited information regarding this expanded recall is available at this time. Further details will be added to this article as they become available. What’s Recalled? The following 3…

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FDA rages war against raw feeders

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Last week, the Maryland Department of Agriculture issued a stop sale order on Stella and Chewy’s freeze dried chicken patties dog food, which tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Yeah, I agree that listeria and salmonella in dog food can be an issue for us (but not really for our pets) … but I’ve got a bigger issue with this. Just A Coincidence? This recall comes just weeks after the FDA stated they would start cracking down on harmful pathogens in pet foods in the upcoming months … … in raw…

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1st Quarter 2015

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Pet International Inc. Recalls 6” Beef Trachea Pet Treat Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk Nutrisca Dry Dog Food Recall Because of Possible Health Risk J.J. Fuds, Inc. Expands Recall of Pet Food Because of Possible Health Risk Grill-Phoria LLC Recalls Big Bark All Natural Beef Jerky Treats for Dogs Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk J.J. Fuds Chicken Tender Chunks Pet Food Recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes Jump Your Bones, Inc. Recalls Roo Bites (Cubes) Pet Treats Because of Possible Salmonella Contamination Barkworthies® Issues Nationwide Recall of Chicken Vittles…

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Recall Alert! Make sure you don’t feed your dogs these foods and treats

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2/21/2013 – CO Department of Agriculture tested retail sample of Kasel pet treat product – found it to be positive for Salmonella 2/22/2013 – Hy-Vee dog food recall due to elevated levels of a toxic compound commonly found in contaminated corn 3/6/2013 – Jones Natural Chews Company recalls chews for potential contamination of Salmonella. 3/7/2013 – Diggin’ Your Dog announced voluntarily withdrawing of its Strippin’ Chicks Pet Treats potentially contaminated with Salmonella 3/12/2013 – Bravo! Raw Food Diet 2 lb. Chicken Blend for Dogs and Cats for salmonella 3/7/2013 –…

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Recalls: The Honest Kitchen “Verve”, Nutri-Vet and NutriPet Chicken Jerky treats, Instinct Raw Organic Chicken Formula

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2/21/2013 – The Honest Kitchen – recalling five lots that may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm340669.htm 2/20/2013 – Nutri-Vet, LLC.is recalling its Nutri-Vet and NutriPet Chicken Jerky treats, they may be contaminated with Salmonella. http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm340468.htm 2/15/2013 – Nature’s Variety – Instinct Raw Organic Chicken Formula with a “Best if Used By” date of 10/04/13. http://www.naturesvariety.com/news/60

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