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Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-65-2018

Natural Instinct recalls Wild Venison (Natural Cat Food) as some of the ingredients were not inspected in line with EU requirements

This recall applies to everyone who bought the product

The FSA has said the product may be unsafe to eat. Check the details below against your pack.

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Natural Instinct Wild Venison (Natural Cat Food)

Pack size: All pack sizes
Best before
All dates from March 2019 until August 2019

The latest affected best-before date was August 2019, which has passed. Recalled products can still be in cupboards and freezers, so check any you have at home.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. (pet-owners): If you have bought the above product, do not feed it to any pets. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Some of the ingredients were not inspected in line with EU requirements. The absence of inspection means the safety of the product cannot be confirmed and may therefore carry a potential risk.

Details from the notice

Natural Instinct is recalling its Wild Venison (Natural Cat Food) because some of the ingredients were not inspected in line with EU requirements. The absence of inspection means the safety of the product cannot be confirmed and may therefore carry a potential risk.

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

What the business is doing

Natural Instinct is recalling the above product. Point-of-sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 1st recall or allergy alert naming Natural Instinct since 2018 (2 in total).
  • Unsafe production has caused 35 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in meat and poultry, followed by fruit and vegetables. All unsafe production recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.