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Raw Pet Food Maker Refuses to Issue Recall for Contaminated Cat and Dog Food, FDA Warns
A frantic pet parent contacted me recently, worried that the raw pet food they fed their cats made her cats violently ill. The pet food brand? Darwin’s Natural Pet Products. Based on Darwin’s long and sordid track record, I told the consumer to immediately report the matter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Today, the FDA is issuing…
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J.M. Smucker’s Special Kitty Cat Food Recalled Over Serious Health Concerns, Including Death
UPDATE: December 10, 2019. After calling the JM Smuckers inquiring about the unnamed ingredient(s), they told me, “we do not have that information at this time.” Asked if I had a cat that was dying, would JM Smuckers be willing to give the information to my vet and the company’s consumer representative said, “not at this time.” …
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Another Raw Pet Food Co Recall; Go Raw Brand Cat Food Found Contaminated with Salmonella
Another raw pet food was found to be contaminated with a pathogenic bacteria this week, this time from a company called Go Raw, LLC, of Cottonwood Utah. Go Raw is recalling some of its Quest Beef Cat Food after the company was notified by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture when a sample the state collected tested positive for Salmonella. However,…
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Nestle Purina Recalls Cat Food for Foreign Material; Rubber Pieces Found in Canned Food
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company is recalling Muse wet cat food Natural Chicken Recipe in Gravy in three-ounce cans because the cat food could contain rubber pieces in it which may present a potential choking hazard. They became aware of the issue after receiving complaints from pet owners who found the rubber pieces in the product. The company claims to have…
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9Lives canned cat food is being recalled for thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency, pet parents cautioned
Today, Smucker’s announced a recall for specific lots of 9Lives Protein Plus canned cat food due to a vitamin deficiency, specifically thiamine (Vitamin B1). The 9Lives cat foods being recalled are as follows: Product Name UPC Code Product Size Best if Used By Date 9Lives® Protein Plus®With Tuna & Chicken 7910021549 4 pack of cans,5.5 oz each Mar. 27,…
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Blue Ridge Beef Recalls Raw Pet Food Following Kitten Deaths
Another raw pet food is being recalled. This time it’s for a raw kitten food made by Blue Ridge Beef because of its contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes after the FDA received a complaint of two kitten deaths, including one death which was confirmed to be caused by Salmonella septicemia. Subsequent testing by the FDA of Kitten Grind Lot…
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Pets at Home Recalls Food After Cats Collapse Due to Severe Thiamine Deficiency, AVA Varieties Affected
Pets at Home is recalling four lines of its AVA dry cat food products because there are lower levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1) present than specified in the recipe. Pets at Home, a company located in the United Kingdom, is recalling lots of their Indoor, Senior, Mature AVA dry cat food varieties due to the vitamin deficiency. An investigation revealed…
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Triumph Cat Food Recalled for Metal Contamination, Choking Hazard to Cats
After Susan Thixton of Truth About Pet Food posted a notice about a possible Triumph pet food recall, I got confirmation today from Triumph Pet Food that yes, indeed, there is an actual recall for a Triumph canned cat food for possible contamination with metal pieces which could pose a serious choking risk to cats. Unfortunately, because this is what’s known…
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Wellness Cat Food Recalled for Metal Fragments, Choking Hazard
Wellness announced a recall for select lots of canned cat food due to the possibility of metal fragment contamination, posing a choking risk to pets. Wellness clarified what was an unusually vague recall announcement, which only said it was recalling the food due to the “remote possibility” that their “product may not have been manufactured to our high-quality standards”. They…
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Recall of 9Lives, EverPet, and Special Kitty cat food expands due low levels of Vitamin B1
The J.M. Smucker Company is expanding their recall of certain lots of 9Lives, EverPet, and Special Kitty canned cat food due to low levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1). Cats fed diets low in thiamine for several weeks may be at risk for developing a thiamine deficiency. Thiamine is essential for cats. Symptoms of deficiency displayed by an affected cat can…
