FDA Pet Food Recall ·
J.M. Smucker / Nutrish / Natural Balance — montelukast
Class IIdogscats
J.M. Smucker voluntarily recalled certain lots of Natural Balance L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken cat food and Rachael Ray Nutrish Dish with Real Beef & Brown Rice dog food after detecting montelukast — a pharmaceutical used for asthma in humans — above acceptable levels. Traced to a feed-mill cross-contamination upstream.
At a glance
- Announcement date
- June 14, 2018
- Cause
- Elevated montelukast (asthma drug)
- FDA classification
- Class II
- Pet type(s)
- dog, cat
Brands affected
FDA enforcement report
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/j-m-smucker-company-announces-voluntary-recall-specific-lots-natural-balance-meijer-nutrish-8-in-1 →Other recalls affecting the same brand(s)
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