Category: Recalls

RECALL ALERT: 17 Varieties of Blue Buffalo Wet Dog Food

Blue Buffalo Company is voluntarily recalling 17 varieties of its Blue Divine Delights and Blue Wilderness Trail Trays wet dog food due to a quality issue with the foil seals on the top of the cups.

The recall was announced in a PetSmart news release Feb. 28. There’s currently no mention of it on the Blue Buffalo website or its social media accounts.

Just last month, Blue Buffalo voluntarily recalled some 12.5-ounce cans of Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Healthy Weight, Chicken Dinner with Garden Vegetables due to the possible presence of aluminum in one of its production runs. In May 2016, it recalled some Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Fish and Sweet Potato Recipe dry dog food because of high moisture levels and the potential for mold.

The following Blue Divine Delights and Blue Wilderness Trail Trays products are included in the current recall. All are 3.5-ounce cups.

  • BLUE Divine Delights Filet Mignon Flavor in Gravy — UPC 84024312035
  • BLUE Divine Delights New York Strip Flavor in Gravy — UPC 84024312037
  • BLUE Divine Delights Prime Rib Flavor in Gravy — UPC 84024312039
  • BLUE Divine Delights Rotisserie Chicken Flavor in Gravy — UPC 84024312041
  • BLUE Divine Delights Pate Filet Mignon Flavor — UPC 84024312043
  • BLUE Divine Delights Pate Porterhouse Flavor –UPC 84024312045
  • BLUE Divine Delights Pate Grilled Chicken Flavor — UPC 84024312047
  • BLUE Divine Delights Pate Top Sirloin Flavor — UPC 84024312049
  • BLUE Divine Delights Pate Angus Beef Flavor — UPC 84024312051
  • BLUE Divine Delights Pate Roasted Turkey Flavor — UPC 84024312053
  • BLUE Divine Delights Pate with Bacon, Egg & Cheese — UPC 84024312057
  • BLUE Divine Delights Pate Sausage, Egg & Cheese Flavor — UPC 84024312059
  • BLUE Divine Delights Pate Steak & Egg Flavor — UPC 84024312061
  • BLUE Wilderness Trail Trays Duck Grill — UPC 84024312071
  • BLUE Wilderness Trail Trays Beef Grill — UPC 84024312073
  • BLUE Wilderness Trail Trays Chicken Grill — UPC 84024312075
  • BLUE Wilderness Trail Trays Turkey Grill — UPC 84024312077

There are no reports of any dogs being sickened by these products. No other Blue Buffalo products are affected.

If you purchased any of these products, stop feeding them to your dog. You can bring the products to your nearest PetSmart for a full refund. For more information, call Blue Buffalo at 877-870-7363.

Photo: PetSmart

Euthanasia Drug Also Discovered in Against the Grain Dog Food

 

IMPORTANT UPDATE — MARCH 3, 2017

Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food is expanding its recall of Hunk of Beef Au Jus dog food and announced it is now also recalling Evanger’s Braised Beef dog food due to “potential adulteration with pentobarbital.”

The latest recall includes these 12-ounce cans of these products (the numbers are the second half of the barcode, found on the back of the product label):

  • Evanger’s: Hunk of Beef — 20109
  • Evanger’s: Braised Beef — 20107

The products have expiration dates of December 2019 through January 2021. They were distributed online and through independent boutique pet stores nationwide. According to Evanger’s, this voluntary recall affects only Hand Packed Beef Products, in which the meat is placed in the can by hand, not machine.

How the heck did a euthanasia drug end up in dog food?!

Traces of pentobarbital, a drug used to euthanize dogs, have been discovered in one lot of Against the Grain Pulled Beef with Gravy Dinner for Dogs canned dog food that was manufactured two years ago.

“Against the Grain takes full responsibility of its products, and despite having no affected products on the market and no reported illnesses in the lifetime of the brand, has decided to proactively initiate a voluntary recall out of an extreme overabundance of caution,” the company stated on its website.

Earlier this month, Evanger’s recalled one lot of Evanger’s Hunk of Beef Au Jus canned dog food for the same reason. In late December, a Pug named Talula died after eating the Evanger’s food. Five other dogs were sickened.

According to Food Safety News, members of the same family may own both companies.

When ingested, pentobarbital can cause side effects like “drowsiness, dizziness, excitement, loss of balance, nausea nystagmus (eyes moving back and forth in a jerky manner), inability to stand and coma,” according to the voluntary recall announcement from Against the Grain Pet Food Inc. No illnesses have been reported to date.

The following product has been voluntarily recalled. It was distributed to independent pet retail stores in Washington and Maryland in 2015, and is no longer on any store shelves.

Against the Grain Pulled Beef with Gravy Dinner for Dogs
12-ounce cans
Lot number: 2415E01ATB12
Second half of UPC code (located on the back of the product label): 80001
Expiration date: December 2019

If you bought one of the recalled products, return it to the place of purchase to receive a full case of Against the Grain food. For more information about the recall, call 708-566-4410 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday.

Photo credit: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Recall Alert! 3 Dog Food Brands Due to Possible Metal Contamination

Note: This post was originally published Feb. 9, 2017. It’s been updated with information about the latest voluntary recall of yet another canned dog food product — Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Healthy Weight — because it too may contain foreign materials.

Some lots of canned products from two three dog food brands — Grreat Choice Adult Dog Food sold at PetSmart stores, Companion Dog Food sold at Giant supermarkets and, most recently, Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Healthy Weight — have been voluntarily recalled due to the possibility of metal contamination.

If you have a cat, be aware that WellPet has also voluntarily recalled some lots of Wellness 12.5-ounce canned cat food only because it was manufactured in the same unnamed facility as the recalled dog food products. The company stated it’s “taking this conservative step to ensure the well-being of cats and to put our consumers’ minds at ease.”

This has been a disturbingly busy month for canned dog food recalls. On Feb. 3, one lot of Evanger’s Hunk of Beef Au Jus canned food was voluntarily recalled because it contained traces of pentobarbital, a drug used to euthanize dogs. One dog died and five were sickened after eating the food.

Here’s what you need to know about the dog food products voluntarily recalled because of possible metal contamination.

Grreat Choice Adult Dog Food with Chicken and Rice Classic Ground

13.2 oz. cans
UPC: 7-3725726116-7
Best By date (on the bottom of the can): 8/5/19
Lot code: 1759338

According to the PetSmart website, this voluntary recall is “a precautionary action due to metal contamination found in the single lot.” No other Grreat Choice products are impacted. There have been no reports of dogs being sickened or injured by this product.

If you purchased the recalled product, stop feeding it to your dog and bring any cans to your nearest PetSmart store for a full refund. For more information, call PetSmart Customer Service at 888-839-9638.

Companion Dog Food

Giant Food announced it is voluntarily recalling some 13.2-ounce cans of the following three dog food products because they may contain “foreign material.”

Companion Dog Food with Chicken and Rice
UPC: 68826707501
Best By date: 08/05/2019

Companion Dog Food with Chicken, Lamb and Rice
UPC: 68826700360
Best By date: 08/05/2019

Companion Dog Food with Turkey and Bacon
UPC: 68826700356
Best By date: 08/05/2019

If you purchased one of these products, stop feeding it to your dog and return it to the store for a full refund. For more information about the recall, call 479-935-6145.

Blue Buffalo Dog Food

The Blue Buffalo Co. announced Feb. 13 it is voluntarily recalling some 12.5-ounce cans of the following product. “Last week, we were notified by one of our suppliers of the possible presence of aluminum in one of our production runs,” the company stated.

Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Healthy Weight, Chicken Dinner with Garden Vegetables
UPC: 8-40243-10017-0
Best By date (on the bottom of the can): August 3, 2019

If you purchased this product, return it to your local retailer for a full refund. For more information about the recall, call 866-800-2917.

Euthanasia Drug Discovered in Some Evanger’s Canned Dog Food

 

IMPORTANT UPDATE — MARCH 3, 2017

Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food is expanding its recall of Hunk of Beef Au Jus dog food and is now also recalling Evanger’s Braised Beef due to “potential adulteration with pentobarbital.”

The latest recall includes these 12-ounce cans of these products (the numbers are the second half of the barcode, found on the back of the product label):

  • Evanger’s: Hunk of Beef — 20109
  • Evanger’s: Braised Beef — 20107

The products have expiration dates of December 2019 through January 2021. They were distributed online and through independent boutique pet stores nationwide. According to Evanger’s, this voluntary recall affects only Hand Packed Beef Products, in which the meat is placed in the can by hand, not machine.

IMPORTANT UPDATE — FEB. 15, 2017

Another brand of dog food, Against the Grain Pulled Beef with Gravy Dinner for Dogs, has also been voluntarily recalled because it may contain traces of pentobarbital.

How the heck did a euthanasia drug end up in dog food?!

 

If you or anyone you know feeds dogs Evanger’s Hunk of Beef Au Jus canned food, be aware that traces of pentobarbital, a drug used to euthanize dogs, was discovered in one lot of these products.

In late December, a Pug named Talula died after eating the food. Five other dogs were sickened. On Feb. 3, Evanger’s announced a voluntary recall, the first in the company’s 82-year history.

When ingested, pentobarbital can cause side effects like “drowsiness, dizziness, excitement, loss of balance, nausea, or in extreme cases, possibly death,” according to the announcement.

The recalled 12-ounce cans were sold online and distributed to retail locations in Washington, California, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. They were manufactured the week of June 6 to 13, 2016.

As a precaution, Evanger’s is voluntarily recalling four additional lots of the dog food. These are the lot numbers:

  • 1816E03HB
  • 1816E04HB
  • 1816E06HB
  • 1816E07HB
  • 1816E13HB

The second half of the barcode, found on the back of the product label, is 20109.

All the recalled products have an expiration date of June 2020.

Evanger’s is currently testing its Hunk of Beef product and investigating how Pentobarbital got into the food. Its meat product suppliers are all USDA approved.

“We feel that we have been let down by our supplier, and in reference to the possible presence of pentobarbital, we have let down our customers,” the company stated in a press release. “Despite having a relationship for 40 years with the supplier of this specific beef, who also services many other pet food companies, we have terminated our relationship with them.”

The supplier’s meat isn’t used in other Evanger’s products — but it would sure be helpful to know what other pet food companies use this same supplier.

Evanger’s paid for the veterinary bills of the sickened dogs and made a donation to an animal shelter in memory of Talula.

If you bought one of the recalled products, return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. For more information, call Evanger’s at 847-537-0102 weekdays between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Central Time.

Photo credit: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

RECALL ALERT: Cesar Classics Filet Mignon Dog Food

Mars Petcare is voluntarily recalling some Cesar Classics Filet Mignon wet dog food products because small pieces of plastic that may have entered the food during the production process could be a choking hazard.

“While a small number of consumers have reported finding the plastic pieces, we have not received any reports of injury or illness associated with the affected product,” Mars Petcare said in a notice of the recall.

A limited number of both individual and variety packs of Cesar Classics Filet Mignon dog food has been recalled.

The individual products have a best before date (“BB”) between 08/04/2018 and 08/05/2018 printed on the side, and a lot code below it that begins with 631FKKC or 631GKKC.

The recalled variety packs have the following lot codes: 632D14JC, 633B24JC, 634A14JC, 634A24JC, 634B14JC, 634B24JC, 634E14JC, 635A24JC, 635B14JC, 636D24JC and 636E14JC.

If you purchased the recalled product, do not feed it to your pet. Discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund or exchange.

“At Mars Petcare, we take our responsibility to pets and their owners seriously and are working with all of our distributors and retail customers to ensure the recalled products are no longer sold and are removed from inventory,” the company stated.

For more information about this recall, call Mars Petcare customer service at 800-421-6456.

Photos via cesar.com

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