RECALL: Specific Lots of SPECIAL KITTY Wet Canned Cat Food - Dec 5 2019

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From the US FDA website:

"The J. M. Smucker Company today announced a voluntary recall of specific lots of Special Kitty® wet, canned cat food due to health concerns potentially associated with ingredients believed to not meet the Company’s quality and safety standards.

The specific product is Special Kitty® Mixed Grill Dinner Pate. In addition to being sold individually this product is also sold as part of variety packs. If pet parents have any of the products below in their possession, they should stop feeding it to their cats and dispose of the product.

Product Name	Retail UPC Code	Lot Code	Best If Used By Date
Special Kitty® Mixed Grill Dinner Pate 5.5 oz. metal can	681131078962	9263803	9/19/2021

Product Name	Retail UPC Code	Lot Code	Best If Used By Date
Special Kitty® Surf & Turf Variety Pack of Pate Cat Food in 5.5 oz metal cans	681131079235	9266803	7/17/2021 8/29/2021 9/11/2021 9/12/2021
Special Kitty® Surf & Turf Variety Pack of Pate Cat Food in 5.5 oz metal cans	681131079235	9267803	7/17/2021 8/29/2021 9/11/2021 9/12/2021
Special Kitty® Surf & Turf Variety Pack of Pate Cat Food in 5.5 oz metal cans	681131079235	9287803	9/12/2021 9/19/2021 10/7/2021

Ingesting impacted product may cause nausea with excessive salivation, diarrhea or vomiting to more severe symptoms including difficulty walking, seizures and, in extreme situations, death.Pet parents are encouraged to contact their cat’s veterinarian immediately if their cat is displaying any of these symptoms.

These products are sold in grocery stores nationwide and online. No other Special Kitty® products are impacted by this recall. The investigation thus far indicates that the impacted product appears to have been manufactured during a single day. The Company is continuing to investigate the situation to minimize the chance of future concerns.Pet parents are encouraged to contact their cat’s veterinarian immediately if their cat is displaying any of these symptoms. ...."


FDA LINK: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/j-m-smucker-company-issues-voluntary-recall-specific-lots-special-kittyr-wet-canned-cat-food-due

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I received notice of this via the popular newsletter "TRUTH about pet food". That notice plus free subscription info is here: https://truthaboutpetfood.com/the-j-m-smucker-company-issues-voluntary-recall-of-specific-lots-of-special-kitty-wet-canned-cat-food/
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[Jcatbird]

Thank you for posting this. I know of stores that sell these products and everyone needs to be aware of any cat food recalls. Some very toxic things have managed to work into pet foods in the past few years. I’m glad this was made public and hope no kitties are exposed.

 

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MORE disturbing information.........

• Previous Smucker’s recall notices provided consumers specific causes for the recall… this time, 'not so much', it's "due to health concerns potentially associated with ingredients believed to not meet the Company’s quality and safety standards.” Very vague, and non-specific
• The symptoms provided by Smucker’s appear to be VERY similar to the ones described in a previous Smucker's pentobarbital contamination recall.
• This recall states the product was all manufactured on a single day.......but, the best-before dates span a period of four months (that would indicate a marked departure from usual best-before date determination)

Those would appear to be the key points from today's TRUTH about pet food newsletter: https://truthaboutpetfood.com/suspicious-and-irresponsible/
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[mwallace056]

Oof I just got some 22oz cans of the mixed grill few weeks ago. I've been feeding them here and there, and haven't had any issues. I know that it says only the 5.5oz cans are affected from a specific batch but should I hold off from feeding any more for awhile?

 

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M mwallace056 - this recall is for what Smucker calls a "Lot Code" which has a specific best before date and is restricted to 5.5oz cans.

I'd probably call them if I still had worries.
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