New alert on pet food

[calicokitty]

Three brands of Sportmix products for dogs and cats made by Midwestern Pet Foods may contain potentially fatal levels of the toxin aflatoxin, according to the FDA.

The FDA said it is aware of at least 28 deaths and eight illnesses in dogs that ate the recalled pet food.

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinar...vels-aflatoxin

[DianeP]

Never heard of the product, guess we don’t have it put here.

[calicokitty]

Never heard of the product, guess we don’t have it put here.

In a surprise to me, it even got mentioned on the local news programs. I hadn't heard of it either.

[calicokitty]

The recall has been expanded, and the number of dogs dead is now at 70, and an additional 80 dogs are sick. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in cooperation with the state departments of agriculture for Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Washington.

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinar...vels-aflatoxin

[calicokitty]

As of January 21, 2021, FDA is aware of more than 110 pets that have died and more than 210 pets that are sick after eating certain pet food manufactured by Midwestern Pet Foods. Not all of these cases have been officially confirmed as aflatoxin poisoning through laboratory testing or veterinary record review. This count is approximate and may not reflect the total number of pets affected.