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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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Deadly Horse Feed Blamed in Killing Dozens of Horses; Lawsuit Filed Against Feed Company for Selling Toxic Feed
Toxic horse feed that left more than 50 show horses either dead or severely sickened in California filed a complaint on Friday against Western Milling for selling horse feed containing monensin – a common food additive for beef and dairy cattle – that is lethal to horses. The owner of Black Fence Farms, Katie Flanigan, explained, “The main impact of…
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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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ADM Alliance Nutrition horse feed tests positive for deadly contaminate; horses in Georgia affected
Another case involving ADM Alliance Nutrition horse feed is suspected in damaging the health of at least eleven horses after feed tested positive for monensin contamination — this time in Georgia. Following the tragedy of the deaths of three horses in South Carolina earlier this month from ADM horse feed, Roslyn Johnson, an eventer from Grantville, Georgia, panicked because multiple horses…
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Deadly horse feed still for sale; ADM Alliance refuses to pull the feed
Another brand of horse feed is suspected in the death of three horses on an equestrian farm in South Carolina. Despite testing that showed the feed to be contaminated with a deadly additive, ADM Alliance Nutrition has yet to issue a recall and the feed that likely killed them remains on the shelf. The deadly feed — ADM Alliance 12%…
