FDA Update: 2019 animal product recalls

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled 28 animal products from January through September of 2019, the agency reported.

The FDA allows three types of recalls to remove such products from the market. The company involved can remove a product based on its own initiative, or the FDA has the option to make a recall request to a company or use its statutory authority to order a recall.

Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, animal foods are required to be safe to consume, be accurately labeled and be manufactured in sanitary conditions. They must also be free of potentially harmful microorganisms.

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2019 FDA Animal Product Recalls

Date	Brand Name(s)	Product Description	Recall Reason Description	Company Name
Sept. 24, 2019	TDBBS	Pig ear pet treat	Salmonella contamination	TDBBS LLC
Spet. 23, 2019	Gramco	Hog Grower Pellets	Contains levels of vomitoxin (a mycotoxin)	Gramco Inc.
Sept. 23, 2019	Ultralyx	Ultralyx 24-16-5	Elevated levels of non-protein nitrogen (NPN).	Ridley Block Operations
Sept. 12, 2019	KRS Global Biotechnology	Animal Sterile Drug Products	Lack of sterility assurance	KRS Global Biotechnology
Sept. 6, 2019	Hospira Inc.	Bacteriostatic Water for Injection	Potential Lack of Sterility Assurance	Hospira Inc.
Sept. 3, 2019	Berkley & Jensen	Pig ears	Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella	Dog Goods USA LLC
Aug. 27, 2019	Brutus & Barnaby	Pig ears	Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella	Brutus & Barnaby
Aug. 22, 2019	Dechra Veterinary Products	Veterinary ophthalmic drug products	Due to concerns of QA controls in the manufacturing facility	Altaire Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Aug. 16, 2019	Chef Toby	Pig ears	Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella	Dog Goods USA LLC
Aug. 15, 2019	Texas Tripe	Raw frozen pet food	Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes	Texas Tripe Inc.
July 30, 2019	Lennox	Pet treat-Pig ears	Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella	Lennox Intl
July 26, 2019	Lennox	Pig ears	Potential Salmonella contamination	Lennox Intl
July 3, 2019	PSP	Pig ears	Potential Salmonella contamination	Pet Supplies Plus
June 26, 2019	Aqueon	Aqueon Betta Food	Potential Salmonella contamination	Central Aquatics
June 18, 2019	Premier Pharmacy Labs	All Products Intended to be Sterile	Lack of Sterility Assurance	Premier Pharmacy Labs Inc
June 18, 2019	RXQ Compounding LLC	All sterile human and animal products within expiry.	Lack of Sterility Process Assurance	RXQ Compounding LLC
May 26, 2019	Southern States	Various animal feed	Elevated Aflatoxin Levels	Cargill Inc.
May 24, 2019	Norbrook	Veterinary injectable drug products	Product sterility cannot be assured	Norbrook Laboratories Limited
May 21, 2019	Hill’s	Canned Dog Food	Potentially Elevated Levels of Vitamin D	Hill’s Pet Nutrition
May 6, 2019	Southern States	Various animal feed	Elevated Aflatoxin Levels	Cargill Inc.
April 29, 2019	Norbrook Laboratories Limited	Subcutaneous injectable drug products	Lack of Sterility	Norbrook Laboratories Limited
April 24, 2019	Jurox	Alfaxan unpreserved, an intravenous injectable anaesthetic for cats and dogs	Presence of the aluminum phosphate precipitate	Jurox Incorporated
April 5, 2019	Thogersen Family Farm	raw frozen ground pet food	Potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes	Thogersen Family Farm
April 4, 2019	Muse	Wet Cat Food	Potential Presence of Rubber Pieces	Nestle Purina PetCare Company
March 20, 2019	Hill’s	Canned Dog Food	Due to Elevated Levels of Vitamin D	Hill’s Pet Nutrition
March 7, 2019	Norbrook	Enroflox® 100 Injection, Noromectin® Injection, Ivermax® 1% Injection	Lack of sterility assurance	Norbrook Laboratories Limited
Feb. 15, 2019	Evolve, Sportsman's Pride, and Triumph	Dry Dog Food	Potentially Elevated Levels of Vitamin D	Sunshine Mills Inc.
Jan. 31, 2019	Hill's Science Diet	Canned Dog Food	Potentially Elevated Levels of Vitamin D	Hill's Pet Nutrition

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration