RECALL ALERT! 4 Different Brands of Purina Rabbit, Turkey, and Chick Feed Story Date: 3/3/2020
FDA Bulletin 2/28/20
Purina Animal Nutrition Voluntarily Recalling Select Lot Codes of Purina®Rabbit Feed, Purina® Turkey Feed, Country Acres® Rabbit Feed and DuMOR® Chick Starter/Grower Feed
Summary
Company Announcement Date:
FDA Publish Date:
Product Type:
Animal & Veterinary Pet Food
Reason for Announcement:
Elevated calcium levels
Company Name:
Purina Animal Nutrition
Brand Name:
Purina, Country Acres, DuMOR
Product Description:
Purina® Rabbit Feed, Purina® Turkey Feed, Country Acres® Rabbit Feed and DuMOR® Chick Starter/Grower Feed
Company Announcement
Purina Animal Nutrition is initiating a voluntary recall of multiple lots of Purina® Rabbit Feed, Purina® Turkey Feed, Country Acres® Rabbit Feed and DuMOR® Chick Starter/Grower Feed due to elevated calcium levels in the product.
Purina Animal Nutrition received reports from customers claiming the rabbit products may have resulted in poor health and/or mortality. No reports have been received for the chicken or turkey products listed below.
Elevated calcium carbonate levels can cause health issues and potential mortality in rabbits. Continued feeding of these products may result in death as a result of feed refusal. Elevated calcium carbonate levels in young chickens and turkeys can lead to leg abnormalities and kidney calcification.
Symptoms of excess calcium carbonate in rabbits may include pinkish urine and lethargy due to decreased feed intake. Chicken and turkeys up to 6 weeks of age may show leg abnormalities associated with excessive dietary calcium carbonate.
The affected product and lot numbers are:
Formula No.
Item No..
Description
Lot Number
532D
3004902-206
Purina® Rabbit Complete (50#)
0JAN06MFI3
532D
3004902-203
Purina® Rabbit Complete (25#)
0FEB03MFI3
532D
3004902-206
Purina® Rabbit Complete (50#)
0FEB03MFI3
532F
3004918-206
Purina® Rabbit Show (50#)
0JAN09MFI1
532F
3004918-206
Purina® Rabbit Show (50#)
0JAN24MFI3
532E
3004903-206
Purina® Rabbit Professional (50#)
9DEC17MFI3
532E
3004903-206
Purina® Rabbit Professional (50#)
0JAN09MFI1
532E
3004903-206
Purina® Rabbit Professional (50#)
0FEB03MFI3
8382
0009906
Purina® Turkey Starter AMP 0.0125% (50#)
0JAN24MFI3
56AW
0049200
Country Acres® Rabbit Pellet 18 (50#)
0JAN09MFI1
56AW
0049200
Country Acres® Rabbit Pellet 18 (50#)
0JAN23MFI1
60V7
0046487
DuMOR® Chick Starter/Grower 20% (50#)
9DEC18MFI1
60W7
0046488
DuMOR® Chick Starter/Grower 20% (20#)
0JAN08MFI1
60W7
0046488
DuMOR® Chick Starter/Grower 20% (20#)
0JAN23MFI1
60W7
0046488
DuMOR® Chick Starter/Grower 20% (20#)
0JAN28MFI3
The affected feed was manufactured by Purina Animal Nutrition between December 16, 2019 and February 3, 2020.
The affected Purina® feeds and affected DuMOR® feed (sold through Tractor Supply Company) were sold in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Nebraska, South Dakota, Florida, Virginia, North Dakota, North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, California, West Virginia, Texas, Hawaii and Arizona.
Customers can find the lot number on the sewing strip of each bag. Lot numbers are interpreted s follows: 0=Year / JAN=Month / 06=Day of Month / MF13= Plant Code.
Customers who purchased this product are instructed to discard it or return it to their local animal feed store to exchange the product for a like item or refund.
Customers may contact Purina Animal Nutrition's Customer Service at 800-227-8941 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST.
NC Veterinary Medical Association
1611 Jones Franklin Road, Suite 108
Raleigh, NC 27606-3376
Tel: (919) 851-5850
Fax: (919) 851-5859
Email: ncvma96@ncvma.org