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The FDA reported that Nestlé Purina PetCare Company expanded its voluntary recall of Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL) prescription dry dog food. The recall is due to a supplier error resulting in potentially elevated levels of vitamin D in two additional product lots, which precede the production dates of the previously recalled lots. The expansion results from an investigation prompted by Purina that uncovered new information about a production error from a U.S. supplier. Only this specific formula resulted in potentially elevated levels of vitamin D. The recalled lots are Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL)8 lb and 20 lb bags. The affected dry dog food was distributed throughout the United States by prescription only through veterinary clinics, Purina Vet Direct, Purina for Professionals, and other select retailers with the ability to validate a prescription.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/nestle-purina-petcare-company-expands-voluntary-recall-purina-pro-plan-veterinary-diets-el-elemental?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

In response to consumer complaints about cat food causing illness in the customer’s kittens, the FDA collected samples of Arrow reliance Darwin’s Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain-Free Chicken Recipe for Cats and Darwin’s Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain-Free Turkey Recipe for Cats. The FDA laboratory analysis revealed these products to be contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella kentucky. Follow up inspection also yielded samples contaminated with Salmonella. The FDA accused the company of using unapproved/ unsafe animal food additive peroxyacetic acid (PPA). There is no food additive regulation in 21 CFR Part 573 for using PAA in animal food, and PAA is not listed in 21 CFR Part 582 or 584 as a substance that is GRAS for the intended use. @ https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/arrow-reliance-inc-644947-02162023

The CORE list of outbreaks and adverse events includes 2 cases. A new outbreak of Salmonella Hartford (ref # 1144) linked to a not yet identified product has been added to the table. FDA has initiated traceback. The hepatitis A virus (ref #1143) cases have been adjusted from nine to five cases following the CDC’s exclusion of suspect cases from the case count. FDA has initiated sample collection and analysis. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/investigations-foodborne-illness-outbreaks?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

According to the CFIA, Maple Dale Cheese Co (Plainfield, Ontario) brand cheese products were recalled from the Canadian marketplace due to Listeria monocytogenes. The products include (i) Maple Dale Cheese Co. branded Repress Aged Heat Treated White Cheddar Cheese, sold in 40-pound foodservice portions, and (ii) Maple Dale Cheese Co. branded Shredded Two (2) Year Old Aged Cheese, sold in 10-pound foodservice portions. The recalled products were sold in Alberta and Ontario.@ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/maple-dale-cheese-co-brand-cheese-products-recalled-due-listeria-monocytogenes