Nutro pet food recall

May 22, 12:54 AMPet Health ExaminerLorie Huston

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Pet food recall involves several Nutro brand dry cat foods.

Nutro pet foods is recalling some of its pet foods due to a production mistake which led to incorrect levels of certain nutritional elements in the foods.

Nutro recalls several dry cat foods

The recall involves several of the dry cat food formulations marketed by Nutro. The cat food products being recalled include the Max Cat and Natural Choice Complete Care dry cat formulations.

The following dry cat formulations have been voluntarily recalled by Nutro:

• Max Cat  - Adult Roasted Chicken, Indoor Adult Roasted Chicken, Indoor Adult Salmon and Indoor Weight Control
• Natural Choice Complete Care - Adult Chicken, Kitten, Adult Ocean Fish

Additionally, the products affected by this pet food recall have a "Best by" or "Best if Used By" date between May 12, 2010 and August 22, 2010.

Pet food recall does not include dog foods

Unlike the massive pet food recall in 2007, this pet food recall does not include dog foods. Only the cat food products listed above are involved in the pet food recall. No other Nutro products are being recalled. Nutro stresses that Nutro brand dry and wet dog food formulations, Nutro brand wet cat food formulations and all Nutro brand dog and cat food treats are safe.

Nutro recalled these dry cat foods due to a pre-mix error which resulted in incorrect levels of zinc and potassium in the affected cat foods.

Cat food recall includes United States and ten other countries

The affected Nutro dry cat foods being recalled were distributed within all 50 states. Retailers in Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Isreal are also affected.

Cats affected by pet food recall

These pet foods are being recalled by Nutro because they are not nutritionally balanced. Consumers who have been feeding these diets to their cats are urged to contact their veterinarian if the cat is:

• not eating,
• losing weight.
• vomiting, or
• experiencing diarrhea.

Cat owners should also consult their veterinarians if their cat is pregnant.

Cat owners feeding these diets should discontinue the diets immediately and replace the diet with another nutritionally balanced cat food diet.

What to do with recalled pet foods

Cat owners who purchased these recalled cat foods may return the foods to the retailer for a full refund or an exchange for another Nutro brand dry cat food product.

For further information, consumers are urged to contact Nutro Consumer Services at 1-800-833-5330.

 Additional information: Nutro cat food recall: Symptoms to watch for in cats fed these diets

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