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Recall of 9Lives, EverPet, and Special Kitty Canned Cat Food Due to Lack of Vitamin B1
The J.M. Smucker Company announced a recall on certain lots of 9Lives, EverPet, and Special Kitty canned cat food due to possible low levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1). The issue was discovered by the company during review of production records at the manufacturing facility. According to the manufacturer no illnesses related to this issue have been reported to date and…
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Rad Cat Raw Food Recalled for Dangerous Bacteria; False + Misleading Human-Grade Claims Revisited
Three varieties of Rad Cat Raw Diet cat foods are being recalled from 48 U.S. states and Western Canada because they might be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, posing a health hazard to humans and pets. Lab tests confirmed Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes in samples of the cat food from Radagast Pet Food Inc. of Portland, OR, according to…
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Hill’s Recalls Cat Food Due to High Levels of Iron – Again
Hill’s Pet Nutrition has updated its earlier recall on May 11, 2016 from across the pond of affected products in all countries where they have been placed on the market. The company recalled certain packs of cat food pouches in May 2016 because there were high levels of iron present in the pet food as a result of an “error…
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Halo recalls Spot’s Stew dry cat food for toxic mold
A recall notice dated October 26, 2015 was finally released today on the FDA’s website of a recall for Halo, Purely for Pets brand Spot’s Stew Sensitive Cat Turkey kibble due to reports of mycotoxins. Halo reports that at this time no other products are affected. Halo is instructing consumers who have Spot’s Stew Sensitive Cat Turkey kibble to discontinue…
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Bravo issues limited recall for pet foods due to possible Salmonella contamination
Bravo Pet Foods issued a recall this afternoon for select lots of Bravo Chicken pet foods for dogs and cats due to concerns of the possible presence of Salmonella. The recall was initiated after routine testing by the New York State Department of Agriculture revealed the presence of Salmonella contamination. The following product is being voluntarily recalled because of the…
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Huge Stella & Chewy’s recall: 20 pet foods suspected of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
Stella & Chewy’s announced the recall of a staggering 20 different cat and dog food formulas following the stop-sale order issued by the Maryland Department of Agriculture that a brand of their dog food tested positive for Lysteria monocytogenes. Late last night, Stella & Chewy’s issued a press release, explaining that although the 20 pet foods have not tested positive…
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Dangerous levels of Vitamin D in Rachael Ray Nutrish cat food prompt nationwide recall
The FDA is announcing a Class I Recall of Rachael Ray Nutrish wet cat food due to dangerous levels of vtamin D. After conducting a number of product tests, Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, the company that manufactures Rachael Ray’s Nutrish pet food, confirmed that the affected products have elevated levels of Vitamin D. To date, there have been 11 reports of…
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Primal Recalls Raw Cat Food for Insufficient Thiamine
Primal Pet Foods is recalling a single batch production code of Feline Turkey Raw Frozen Formula 3-pound bag. Remarkably, the FDA tested product in response to a single consumer complaint (which is why I cannot stress enough the importance of making an adverse event report with the FDA). Primal Pet Foods was alerted by FDA that the testing of two…
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Natura Pet recalls EVO cat and ferret food due to vitamin insufficiency
Natura Pet is recalling two of its EVO pet foods due to insufficient vitamin levels. The recalled brands are: EVO Grain Free Turkey and Chicken Formula Cat & Kitten dry cat food and EVO Grain Free Ferret Food. The product has been distributed to eight states in the U.S. and Canada. The recalled foods were distributed to retailers in California,…
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Nationwide recall for Bravo! pet food for Salmonella contamination
Several of Bravo!’s raw poultry pet foods for cats and dogs are being recalled following testing by the state of Nebraska for contaminates and they found – surprise! – Salmonella. Surprising, considering tests conducted by an independent third-party lab for Bravo! found the products were negative for Salmonella. In fact, Bravo! tests all outgoing product for pathogens before they ship…
