He The FDA has issued a statement confirming that 130 pets have died and hundreds more have fallen ill after eating food produced by Midwestern Pet Foods.
In January, the company issued a withdrawal of dog food Sportmix, Pro Pac and Nunn and Splash Fat Cat Fish Food after an FDA inspection at its Chickasha production plant in Oklahoma found levels of aflatoxin (a life-threatening toxin that can grow with common pet food ingredients) up to 558 parts per billion; the legal threshold for aflatoxin is no more than 20 parts per billion.
Midwestern Pet Foods issued another a voluntary withdrawal in March after samples of their dog food CanineX, Earthborn Holistic, Venture, Unrefined, Sportmix Wholesomes, Pro Pac, Pro Pac Ultimates, Sportstrail, Sportmix and Meridian produced at the Monmouth, Illinois plant, tested positive for salmonella .
A recent FDA inspection of four Midwestern Pet Foods plants found significant violations by the government Current good manufacturing practices, Hazard Analysis and Risk-based preventive controls for animal feed regulations.
Inspections of Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc.’s manufacturing plants revealed evidence of violations, which were shared at several plants and associated with the illness or death of hundreds of pets that had eaten dry food. for company dogs, “Steven M. Solomon said in a statement.
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The FDA has also reported that its inspectors found that Midwestern’s food safety programs to prevent or minimize contamination are totally inadequate and the agency has granted the company 15 days to respond with a specific action plan to correct violations immediately or face legal action. .
Midwestern Pet Foods has not yet released a statement in response to the FDA’s warning letter, but information from the Gener i March can be found on the company’s website. In these warnings, Midwestern wrote that people who have bought contaminated pet food should “destroy food so that children, pets and wildlife cannot access it” and that they wash and disinfect their pets properly. bowls or surfaces that have come in contact with food. The company also wrote that interested customers should email their Consumer Affairs department at [email protected] or call 800-474-4163, ext 455 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Central Time, Monday through Friday, for additional information.