Hill’s Pet Nutrition extends its recall of selected canned dog food because it may contain high levels of vitamin D

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What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

1. (pet owners): If you have bought any of the above dog food, you should stop feeding your dog with these products and return the dog food to where you bought it for a full refund. If you have concerns that your pet may be showing symptoms of illness after eating one of the affected products, please contact a veterinarian or the Hill’s Pet Nutrition consumer careline.

Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

High levels of vitamin D fed to a pet over a short period (weeks/months) should not cause concern. Over a longer period of feeding, ingestion of elevated levels can lead to potential health issues depending on the level of vitamin D and the length of exposure, and dogs may exhibit symptoms such as vomiting, loss of appetite, increased thirst, increased urination, excessive drooling, and weight loss. Vitamin D, when consumed at very high levels, can lead to serious health issues in dogs including renal dysfunction.

Details from the notice

Hill’s Pet Nutrition Ltd is extending its recall of selected canned dog food because they may contain high levels of vitamin D which exceed the maximum recommended intake.

A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.

What the business is doing

Hill’s Pet Nutrition Ltd is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought any of the products. Please see the attached notice. The company will also be contacting customers who have bought the affected products wherever possible.

Updates to this recall

1. 1 February 2019 · FSA-PRIN-03-2019
   Original alert: Hill’s Pet Nutrition recalls a range of its selected dog food because it may contain high levels of Vitamin D
2. 22 March 2019 · FSA-PRIN-03-2019-update-1
   Update 1: Hill’s Pet Nutrition extends its recall of selected canned dog food because it may contain high levels of vitamin D
   • Added 5 products: Prescription Diet Canine Recovery Pack; Prescription Diet Canine k/d; Prescription Diet Canine k/d; Prescription Diet Canine r/d; Science Plan Canine Mature Adult Chicken
   • New batch or date details: batch 092020; best before September 2020; batch 092020T27 092020T28; batch 102020T26; batch 092020T28; batch 092020T27; batch 112020T25; best before November 2020

How this recall compares

• Chemical risk has caused 44 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in dairy and cheese, followed by ready meals, sandwiches and salads. All chemical risk recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.

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