By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A recall for certain types of dog and cat food is increasing.
Midwestern Pet Foods is expanding its recall to include more than 1,000 lots of sports mixes and two more food brands.
(Courtesy photo of FDA.gov)
The company says the foods contain potentially lethal amounts of aflatoxin, a toxin produced by a certain type of mold that can grow on grains.
Pet Food in the Midwest Voluntarily Extends Pet Food Recall for Aflatoxin Health Risk https://t.co/UnH8f6vMJE pic.twitter.com/xZBQ0oEzLF
– US FDA recall (@FDArecalls) January 12, 2021
The recalled products include:
- Pro Pac Adult Mini Chunk
- Pro Pac Performance Puppy
- Splash Fat Cat 32%
- Now better maintenance
- Sports trail 50
- Sportmix Original Cat 15
- Sportmix Original Cat 31
- Sportmix maintenance 44
- Sportmix maintenance 50
- Sportmix High Protein 50
- Sportmix Energy Plus 44
- Sportmix Energy Plus 50
- Endurance sports mix 44
- Sports mix endurance 50
- Sportmix Bite size 40
- Sportmix Bite size 44
- Sports mix High Energy 44
- Sports mix High Energy 50
- Sportmix Premium Puppy 16.5
- Sportmix Premium Puppy 33
The FDA is aware of more than 70 deaths and 80 diseases in pets that ate the affected products.
The symptoms of aflatoxin poisoning are sluggishness, loss of appetite, vomiting, jaundice, and diarrhea. If your pet experiences any of these symptoms after consuming the recalled food, take them to the veterinarian immediately.
More information, including a full list of lot numbers, is available on the FDA website here.
No diseases have been reported in humans.
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