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Cargill Expands Recall of Animal, Equine Feed Due to High Levels of Aflatoxin; Eighty-Four Southern States Brands Affected
Cargill Inc. announced the recall of an astounding number of additional brands of animal feed this week, including horse feed, due to elevated aflatoxin levels. Aflatoxin is a toxin found on moldy crops that if ingested can kill animals. Cargill’s is expanding its recall to include an additional eighty-four Southern States feed brands, including eleven equine horse feed formulas, due…
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Cargill Recalls Southern States Horse, Livestock Feed for Excess Level of Aflatoxin
Cargill Inc. pulled nearly 300,000 pounds of animal feed from the market over the past three months due to elevated aflatoxin levels; a toxin found on moldy crops that if ingested can kill animals. The recall, announced Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, includes chicken and cattle feed, as well as some sheep and goat feed, including the…
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Consumers Sue ADM Over Deadly Horse Feed; ADM Denies Any Responsibility
Two consumers whose horses were poisoned by monensin contaminated horse feed made by ADM Animal Nutrition filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday accusing the company of fraud, negligence, product liability and false advertising. Plaintiffs Beth Berarov, of Michigan, and Annelisa Bindra, of South Carolina, filed a putative class action lawsuit in federal court in Chicago on July 19, accusing Illinois-based…
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Purina Recalls Sheep Feed due to Deadly Level of Elevated Copper
OK, so not many of you probably have sheep, but I still like you to be informed of animal feed recalls – no matter what type of animal it’s for. With that disclaimer, just posted to the FDA’s Recalls, Market Withdrawals + Safety Alerts page is the Purina Animal Nutrition LLC is recalling one lot of Purina Lamb Grower B30…
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Company warned to stop using revolting feed additives: Industrial grease, sludge and pesticides don’t go in animal feed
Hardy Animal Nutrition, a subsidiary of the Magnus International Group, a company known for re-purposing raw materials such as vegetable oils, cooking greases, animal fats into animal feed and pet food ingredients, was sent Warning Letter last week, informing them to stop using toxic, inedible ingredients in their production of animal feed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).…
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Settlement sought after lethal horse feed kills 13 horses, 36 more have permanent damage
UPDATE: Both federal and state officials are investigating Western Milling, the feed manufacturer accused of producing horse feed that killed and sickened horses. A lawyer for the ranch said FDA officials confirmed the horses’ feed had monensin in it. “No specific findings, as of yet, are being made public,” Janet McDonald, a spokeswoman for the FDA’s Los Angeles office, said.…
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WARNING: Deadly horse feed recall by Lakeland Animal Nutrition
Lakeland Animal Nutrition Issues Horse Feed Recall Lakeland Animal Nutrition has been informed that certain horse feeds manufactured by the company in Lakeland, Florida and distributed within the state of Florida may contain monensin and lasalocid. Serious injury or death can occur in horses consuming feeds containing monensin and/or lasalocid. Three horses reported to have consumed the feed being recalled…
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WARNING: Horse feed contaminated with lethal additive recalled
This is a particularly distressing recall. It involves horse feed that was distributed to four states that could “possibly” be contaminated with a feed additive that is deadly to horses. The worst part? There is no antidote. First, the recall: Bartlett Milling Company Issues Recall of Horse Food FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 31, 2014 – Bartlett Milling Company has…
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Purina recalls poultry feed due to health risk
Purina Animal Nutrition feed plant in Portland, Ore., has initiated a recall of poultry feeds due to the inadequate vitamin and trace mineral levels. Inadequate vitamin and trace mineral levels can result in health problems, including mortality, in poultry. The problem was discovered during the investigation of an “ingredient inventory discrepancy”. The products and lot numbers involved in the recall…
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Cargill Animal Nutrition vitamin supplement recalled for missing vitamins
For over a year Cargill manufactured several vitamin-mineral supplements without the required vitamins. The discovery led to today’s recall of multiple brands of Cargill animal feed supplements for ruminants manufactured at not one, but two Cargill plants for over a year that were missing vitamins A, D, and E. The affected products were manufactured at Cargill’s facilities in McPherson, Kansas,…
