Pet Food Recall: Red Flannel Cat Food

Recall of Pet Food Sold in Ohio

As always, Seville Wadsworth Veterinary Clinic is passionate about you and your pets.  As a result, we try to update you as much as possible about potential problems that may exist.  There have been multiple food recalls in the past several years.  The most recent is in regard to Red Flannel Cat Formula, made by PMI Nutrition.

Pet food maker PMI Nutrition on Saturday voluntarily recalled selected  20-pound bags  of Red Flannel Cat Formula cat food because of possible salmonella contamination.

The recall involves food manufactured for PMI by another company and distributed in 23 states. The affected states are Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and West Virginia.

The recalled food has a best-buy date and lot number of  05 06 14 096 13 SM L2 1A . The code is printed on the lower back side of the bag in a white box on the right-hand side. The product’s UPC code is  7 42869 00058 5 .

No pet illnesses have been linked to the Red Flannel food, which the company reported was recalled "out of an abundance of caution” after routine testing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revealed possible salmonella contamination.

Symptoms of salmonella poisoning in pets include lethargy, diarrhea, fever and vomiting. People who handle contaminated pet products may exhibit similar symptoms.

PMI Nutrition, which is based in Arden Hills, Minnesota, urged customers to stop using the recalled food and to return it to the place of purchase for a refund or replacement.

The company is answering customers’ questions at 800-332-4738 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST Monday through Friday.

Click  Here  for the company's website:  http://www.pminutrition.com/rf_cat.html

Released on January 30th, 2014

By Jeffrey R. FInk D.V.M.