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Horse, poultry food recalled

petblog — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:29:28 +0000

Purina has voluntarily recalled a couple types of horse and poultry feed today. The food isn’t distributed in Oklahoma, but go check just in case. Here’s the recipe from the FDA:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — St. Louis, Mo., April 16, 2010 — Purina Mills, LLC, is voluntarily recalling two specific lots of 50-pound bags of Strategy® Professional Formula GX horse feed and one lot of Layena® SunFresh® Recipe Pellet poultry feed. The recall is being implemented due to the discovery of metal fragments in a limited number of bags from one of the Strategy® product lots. At the time the recall was issued, five customer complaints had been received. No animal health issues had been reported.

The products being recalled were manufactured in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 24-25, 2010. They were shipped to retailers and dealers in Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri and Virginia.

Only the following specific products and lot numbers are involved in the recall:

Formula No. Item No. Description Lot Number
35SS 0066547 Strategy® Professional Formula GX 0MAR24NST1A1
35SS 0066547 Strategy® Professional Formula GX 0MAR24NST2A1
61R3 0056922 Layena® SunFresh® Recipe Pellet 0MAR25NST2A1

The lot number is found on the sewing strip of each bag and is interpreted as follows:
0=Year / MAR=Month / 24=Day of Month / NST1A1=Plant Code.

Customers with products that do not have the specified lot numbers are not affected by the recall.

Customers who have purchased the recalled products should not store or feed the products and are asked to return unused product to their dealer for replacement.

Customer questions or concerns may be directed to the company’s Nashville Customer Service Office at 800-424-5234.

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

Pets in the paper – I give up. Here’s a funny cat.

petblog — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:56:37 +0000

Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -

Plant’s beef recalled over E. coli link. (Owasso)
Wildlife group wants more outdoor activity. (nationwide)

OK, I’ll be honest. That’s not much of an animal story offering for today. So here’s this:

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

Pet Carousel recalls treats

petblog — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:01:39 +0000

Bad news from Pet Carousel. Some of their treats may be infected with salmonella. Bad news for you AND your pet. Here’s some information from the Food and Drug Administration:

Pet Carousel has initiated a recall of all Pig Ears and all varieties of Beef Hoof pet treats because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The problem was discovered after FDA testing found positive results for Salmonella in pig ears and beef hoof products.

These products were recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect both humans and animals. People handling dry pet food and/or pet treats can become infected with Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the treats or any surfaces exposed to these products.

Check out the full list of products here.

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

Pets in the paper – alpaca your bags for OSU!

petblog — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:47:47 +0000

Wow! We have lots to catch up since I left for a mini-vacation. Here are the animal stories in The Oklahoman since Friday -

Growing alpaca population spurs more training at OSU. (Stillwater, video below)
Smelly penguins, research await OSU team in Antarctica. (Stillwater)
Facial surgeris let dog flourish. (Tulsa)
Watching Wildlife in the Wichitas. (Lawton, blog)
As the wild boar population increases, the chase to bag them is getting more popular. (statewide)
Horse show gallops to close. (Oklahoma City, page 17a, Sunday)
Exterminator warns fo bee-killing ants. (Texas)
At least 27 reported ill in ground beef recall. (California)
Trotting on the “old Hollywood trail.” (California)
Rescuers unable to save whales. (Florida, page 4d, Tuesday)
Are you a bird watcher? (nationwide, page 1d, Sunday)

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

Bi-County farm food recalled

petblog — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:50:29 +0000

U.S. marshals raided Bi-County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association in Kentucky because of filthy storage conditions. Yes, officials used the word filth. Yikes. Here’s a list of the products that are part of the recall. The Food and Drug Administration recommends people throw away any of these products and then thoroughly wash their hands.

15% Hog Grower & Finisher Feed
Agriflex Betonite
AIM Magnesium Oxide 56%
Barley Flakes
Beef, Land O’Lakes Steak Maker Grower
Bi-County 17% Layer Mash
Bi-County Coop Farm Ration
Bi-County Coop Ground Shell Corn
Bi-County Feed Oats
Bi-County Shell Corn
Bi-County Super 12 Plus
Bio-Cube Alfalfa Cubes
Calf Manna, Manna Pro
Cattle Mineral Triple Trust
Champions Choice Mix-N-Fine Salt
Champions Choice Trace Mineral Salt
Coastal Brand Poultry Shell
Country Acres Horse Feed
Crimped Oats
Diamond Crystal Pellets, water softener
Diamond Yeast Culture
Equine Merit Horse Balancer
Farmer’s Friend Vitamin A, D & E
Feed Grade Sodium Bicarbonate
Gran-I-Grit, Mt. Airy insoluble
Herd Maker Supreme
High Calcium Hydrated Lime
HomeGrown Game Bird & Poultry
Horsemans’s Edge Pelleted
Kemin Calcium Proprionate
Land O’ Lakes Calf Primer
Layena
Legends Grow & Perform
Legends Racing Textured
Legends Show & Pleasure
Limestone Calcium Carbonate
Merry Mixer Dehydrated Alfala
Pork Supreme LG Premix 100/75
Purina Chow Turkey Starter
Purina Omalene 100
Purina Pig Startena
Purina Start & Grow Sunfresh
Rabbit Pellets 25 lbs.
Reliance Pleasure 11T
Reliance Pleasure HP
S.S. Dairy 18% Supreme Dairy
Scratch Feed
Solvent Extracted Soybean Meal
Tizwhiz Train N Maintain
Triple Crown Complete
Triple Crown Growth
Triple Crown Senior Formula
Triple Trust 20-15 Red Calf Manna Milk Replacer
Triple Trust Dried Molasses
Triple Trust Feed Dicalium Phosphate
Triple Trust Horse Feed
Triple Trust Rabbit Pellets
Triple Trust Textured Goat Feed
Ultralyx Dried Distillers Grains