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The pet food recall has now expanded to a dry pet food. The food being recalled is Prescription Diet m/d Feline Dry. View the press release below for the specific products that are being recalled.
For more information, consumers can contact the company at 1-800-445-5777 or visit www.HillsPet.com for details.
FDA Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Topeka, KS -- March 30, 2007 --
In accordance with its over-riding commitment to pet health and well-being,
Hill's
Pet Nutrition, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry
food from the market. Hill's is taking this precautionary action
because during a two-month period in early 2007, wheat gluten for this product
was provided by a company that also supplied wheat gluten to Menu Foods. U.S.
Food and Drug Administration tests of wheat gluten samples from this period
show the presence of a small amount of melamine. Prescription Diet m/d
Feline Dry represents less than one half of one percent of all Hill's
products.
This is the only product Hill's currently sells in the United
States that contains wheat gluten from any supplier. No other Hill's
Prescription Diet® or Science Diet® products are affected by this
voluntary recall. Hill's Science Diet Savory Cuts Feline canned
cat foods, manufactured by Menu Foods, were previously withdrawn from the
market as a precaution. Together with this earlier withdrawal, less than
1% of all Hill's products have been affected.
The voluntary recall of Hill's Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry food
involves discontinuation of all retail sales and product retrieval from sellers. This
recall does not include Prescription Diet m/d Feline canned food which contains
no wheat gluten.
Consumers should stop using this product and return it for a refund. All
Hill's products carry a 100 percent guarantee, and consumers can receive
a refund for recalled product.
Hill's expects to resume shipment shortly of a reformulated version
of this highly beneficial product that will not contain wheat gluten. Please
check with your veterinarian for an alternative Prescription Diet until m/d
Feline dry is reformulated and made available again.
Following is a list of Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry products included
in this recall:
Recalled product |
U.S. & Canada
UPC |
Size |
Prescription Diet™ m/d™ Feline
dry food |
52742 42770
(all lot numbers) |
4 lb. bag |
Prescription Diet™ m/d™ Feline
dry food |
52742 42790
(all lot numbers) |
10 lb. bag |
Hill's has been fully cooperating with the FDA since the outset of
its investigation and made the decision to voluntarily recall these products
in consultation with the FDA. We deeply regret any concern that this has
caused our valued customers.
For more information, consumers can contact the company at 1-800-445-5777 or visit www.HillsPet.com for details.
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