AnimalVoicesNews&AlertS VERY UNUSUAL: PURINA RECALLS ARE RARE
<http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=156704> Low Levels of Vitamin B Result in Recall of Purina Cat Food EMSL Analytical offers testing for vitamin profiles, including vitamin B1 (thiamine) in food products. WEBWIRE Friday, May 18, 2012 http://www.webwire.com/ Nestlé Purina Petcare has issued a voluntary recall of one lot of its Purina Veterinary Diets OM Overweight Management canned cat food in response to a customer complaint received by the FDA. This specific brand of cat food is only available for purchase through veterinarians in the United States and Canada. Analytical testing of the product by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed low levels of thiamine (vitamin B1). Cats eating this specific lot of the food for several weeks are at risk for developing thiamine deficiency. Thiamine is essential for cats. Early signs of thiamine deficiency in cats include decreased appetite, salvation, vomiting, and weight loss. Advanced symptoms may include signs of the neck bending towards the floor, wobbly walking, falling, circling, and seizures. However, if treated promptly by a veterinarian, thiamine deficiency is usually reversible. Only cans with the following information are affected by the voluntary recall: Can Size: 5.5oz, ³Best By² Date: June 2013, Production Code: 11721159, Can UPC code: 38100-13810. No other Purina pet food products are included in this recall. ³EMSL Analytical tests for numerous vitamins, including all forms of vitamin B,² states Shannon Kauffman, Food Chemistry Lab Manager. ³Our vitamin analysis is compliant with FDA regulations, and RDI and DV percentages can be provided when applicable.² For more information about EMSL¹s food testing division, please contact EMSL at 800-220-3675, email [email protected], or visit www.EMSL.com or www.foodtestinglab.com. About EMSL Analytical, Inc. EMSL Analytical is a full service testing company providing quality lab services under the same private ownership since 1981. Including the corporate lab facility in Cinnaminson, NJ, EMSL Analytical operates over thirty laboratories nationwide in the US and Canada. We provide analytical services for environmental, indoor air quality (IAQ), industrial hygiene, forensics and materials science, consumer products, food safety, PCR, pharmaceutical, asbestos, lead, and radiological samples. The company has an extensive list of accreditations from leading organizations, as well as state and federal regulating bodies. Please see our website for a complete listing of accreditations. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <http://www.examiner.com/article/fda-says-purina-cat-food-recalled> FDA: Purina cat food recalled Valerie Heimerich Sacramento Pet Rescue Examiner Yesterday the FDA announced a voluntary recall of a specific production lot of canned Purina OM cat food. The 5.5 ounce cans have a ³Best By² date of June 2013 stamped on the bottom. According to Suzi Springsteen-Marks of the City of Sacramento Front Street Shelter, it is³ a prescription food, available only through veterinarians, for management of feline obesity². The City shelter uses Science Diet pet foods, so they are not impacted by the recall. The food is not available in any local retail stores or pet food outlets. Purina reports that they are voluntarily recalling the food as a precautionary measure, made in response to an FDA complaint from a consumer. When analyzed by the Food and Drug Administration, the food involved in the recall reportedly had too low a level of thiamine, an essential nutrient for cats.. Thiamine, also known as vitamin B1, is used by a cat¹s system to metabolize carbohydrates.Eating a thiamine-deficient diet for several weeks can cause significant health risks for cats. Symptoms include vomiting, drooling, decreased appetite, walking in circles, a lack of coordination or seizures. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> This is distibuted for nonprofit research and educational purposes only. [Ref.http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html] AnimalVoicesNews&Alerts Web address (read posts, subscribe, or I'll add you on request): <http://groups.google.com/group/AnimalVoicesNews-Alerts> To unsubscribe, send email to <[email protected]> YesWeCanNews&Alerts Web address (read posts, subscribe): <http://groups.google.com/group/OBAMAWatcherNews-Alerts> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to <[email protected]> OPT TO ADOPT! KEEP WILDLIFE IN THE WILD, Alive and Free
