Posted on 03/31/2007 4:51:03 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
Topeka, KS (March 30, 2007) - In accordance with its over-riding commitment to pet health and well-being, Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry food from the market.
Hill's is taking this precautionary action because during a two-month period in early 2007, WHEAT GLUTEN for this product was provided by a company that also supplied wheat gluten to MENU FOODS.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration tests of wheat gluten samples from this period show the presence of a small amount of MELAMINE. Prescription Diet m/d Feline Dry represents less than one half of one percent of all Hill's products.
This is the only product Hill's currently sells in the United States and Canada that contains wheat gluten from any supplier.
No other Hill's Prescription Diet® or Science Diet® products are affected by this voluntary recall. Hill's Science Diet Savory Cuts Feline canned cat foods, manufactured by Menu Foods, were previously withdrawn from the market as a precaution. Together with this earlier withdrawal, less than 1% of all Hill's products have been affected.
The voluntary recall of Hill's Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry food involves discontinuation of all retail sales and product retrieval from sellers. This recall does not include Prescription Diet m/d Feline canned food which contains no wheat gluten.
Consumers should stop using this product and return it for a refund. All Hill's products carry a 100 percent guarantee, and consumers can receive a refund for recalled product.
Hill's expects to resume shipment shortly of a reformulated version of this highly beneficial product that will not contain wheat gluten. Please check with your veterinarian for an alternative Prescription Diet until m/d Feline dry is reformulated and made available again.
(Excerpt) Read more at hillspet.com ...
Thanks for pinging your list!
Exactly right!
I noticed on Hill's website that they have so many different prescription cat foods. I called my daughter this morning to tell her about the recall, but she uses x/d™ Feline.
Extremely!
You're welcome!
:-) I hope that it helps
I'm sure it will!
Thanks for the update.
Purina Kit N Kaboodle better stay safe or there will be
a mutiny by my big boy cat.
Thanks for posting.
This is what my cats eat. Went to the vet today, with the press release from Hills and the remainer of the M/D, and they refunded my money and gave me an alternate food instead- at Hills expense. The vet's office has been trying since yesterday to contact Hills but they are not available and their VM box is full.
And, too many carbs can be very bad for a cats liver. My 14 year old girl has triad disease, and the vet said too many carbs are bad for her. I suggested the catkins diet. He laughed.
My cat is overweight, and we just happen to have the specific item they're recalling. Oh, well - just a minor nuisance.
You're welcome!
Sending this post on to pet owners I know.
Hope everything works out...My kitty eats Hill's, but not one of the prescription foods.
Good idea...
You've heard about PURNIA RECALLING ALPO RIGHT?
Yikes, we always fed our dogs ALPO.
She's acting like she has a bladder infection, but it can't be because of the Hill's food, because we didn't give her any! Off to the vet first thing Monday ...
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