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Lake Country® and LAND O LAKES® Lamb Feed Voluntary RecallDate: 6/12/2008
Reason: The recall was initiated after receiving a customer complaint regarding lamb mortalities. The presence of copper above acceptable levels can cause serious health issues, and at high levels, mortality in sheep.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the following information:
Contact: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- (St. Paul, Minn.) June 11, 2008 – The Land O'Lakes Purina Feed plant in Fremont, Neb., has initiated a limited voluntary recall of four lamb feed products, packaged in 50-pound bags, due to the potential for higher than acceptable levels of copper. The products and lot numbers involved in the recall were produced at the Fremont, Neb., feed plant only, and are described as:
Lot numbers range from Jan. 1, 2008, to May 30, 2008, and are listed on the bag as 8JAN01FRE1 to 8MAY30FRE1 inclusive. On bagged products, the lot numbers are printed on both the tag and sewing strip of each bag. Lot numbers are formatted as follows: Example 8MAY30FRE1 – 8=Year / MAY= Month / 30=Day of Month / FRE1=Plant Code. The first two products included in this recall (Honor Lamb Show Grower DX Pellet and Honor Lamb Show Grower Starter DX Pellet) were previously announced in a June 6, 2008, news release and retailer contacts – and were distributed only in the following areas: Nebraska, north central Kansas, northwest Colorado, southern Minnesota, and western and south central Iowa. The latter two products (Honor Show Lamb Grower B30 Pellet and Lamb Grower-Finisher B30) were distributed only in eastern Nebraska, northeast Kansas and western Iowa. The recall was initiated after receiving a customer complaint regarding lamb mortalities. The presence of copper above acceptable levels can cause serious health issues, and at high levels, mortality in sheep. Retailers have been contacted to quarantine these products and notify customers who purchased the product. The affected product should not continue to be stored or used. Customers who purchased these products will receive replacement product. For more information on the product recall, contact Customer Service at 1-877-585-2365. Type of Recall:Class I - This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. Other Food Contamination Recalls and Alerts of InterestDate: 9/22/2008 Reason: FDA issued a Health Information Advisory to proactively reassure the American public that there is no known threat of contamination in infant formula manufactured by companies that have met the requirements to sell such products in the United States. Distribution: Nationwide Date: 9/15/2008 Reason: It has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Distribution: Nationwide. Date: 10/21/2008 Reason: Colorado Foods Products, a Greenwood Village, Co., establishment, is recalling approximately 2,340 pounds of frozen beef trim that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Distribution: Nationwide Date: 9/26/2008 Reason: King Car Food Industrial Co. used a non-dairy creamer manufactured by Shandong Duqing Inc., China, which was found to be contaminated with melamine. Distribution: Nationwide Date: 9/16/2008 Reason: The pet food is being voluntarily recalled because of potential contamination with Salmonella serotypeSchwarzengrund. Distribution: Within the United States Date: 9/29/2008 Reason: QFCO, Inc. of Burlingame, California is recalling White Rabbit Candy because it may be contaminated with Melamine. Distribution: States of CA, GA, HI, IL, MN, NY, OR, TX, WA through wholesale distributors to retail stores. |
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