Friday, January 29th 2021, 3:54 am
By: News 9, CBS News
Pet owners and veterinarians are being warned about recalled Sportmix pet food products now linked to the deaths of more than 110 animals and the illnesses of 210 others.
Midwestern Pet Food is expanding its recall of dog and cat food sold online by retailers nationwide as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigates potentially fatal levels of aflatoxins. Retailers that sold the recalled products include Tractor Supply Co., which operates more than 1,900 stores in 49 states.
Midwestern, based in Evansville, Indiana, is broadening a prior recall to include all pet foods manufactured in the company s Oklahoma plant containing corn and having an expiration date on or before July 9, 2022.
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More than 110 dogs have now died and more than 210 are reported as sick after eating recalled Sportmix pet food products, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The agency s update on Wednesday came less than two weeks after Midwestern Pet Food expanded its recall of dog and cat food sold online by retailers nationwide, as the FDA investigates potentially fatal levels of aflatoxins. Retailers that sold the recalled products include Tractor Supply Co., which operates more than 1,900 stores in 49 states.
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At least 70 dogs have died after consuming poisonous pet food that is now being urgently recalled by regulators.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recalling additional of brands manufactured by Midwestern Pet Foods following the discovery of potentially fatal levels of aflatoxin in some batches.
The company had already recalled three varieties of Sportmix dog foods and cat foods in December after 28 dog deaths wee linked to the food.
Another 42 dogs have died after eating the products in the past two weeks.
A recall has been announced by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture involving Sportmix cat and dog food products containing unacceptable levels of Aflatoxin.
Aflatoxin is a toxin produced by the mold Aspergillus flavus, which can grow on corn and other grains used as ingredients in pet food. At high levels, aflatoxin can cause illness and death in pets.
Lot code information may be found on the back of bag and will appear in a three-line code, with the top line in format “EXP 03/03/22/05/L#/B###/HH:MM”. Recalled lot codes are as follows:
50# Sportmix Energy Plus Lots Exp 03/02/22/05/L2, 03/02/22/05/L3, 03/03/22/05/L2
44# Sportmix Energy Plus Lots 03/02/22/05/L3
50# Sportmix Premium High Energy Lots 03/03/22/05/L3
44# Sportmix Premium High Energy Lots 03/03/22/05/L3
31# Sportmix Original Cat Lots 03/03/22/05/L3