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Dangerous Levels of Vitamin D Discovered in Several Dog Food BrandsCAUTION — ONGOING SITUATIONLast Updated December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 — The FDA is alerting pet owners and veterinary professionals about recalls of several dry dog foods after receiving complaints that dogs eating the food experienced vitamin D toxicity.Testing found that samples of the affected foods contained as much as 70 times the intended amount of vitamin D.Very high levels of vitamin D can cause serious health problems in dogs like kidney failure or death.Veterinarians should be aware that vitamin D toxicity may present as hypercalcemia, similar to dogs that have consumed a rodent killer. At this time, the only pet products that are affected by this recall are foods made for dogs.About Vitamin D ToxicityExcess vitamin D in the diet can cause vomiting, loss of appetite, increased thirst, increased urination, excessive drooling and weight loss. Vitamin D at toxic levels can cause kidney failure and death. Pet owners whose dogs have been eating the recalled brands and are showing these symptoms should contact their veterinarians.What Caused the Recalls?The FDA has become aware of reports of vitamin D toxicity in dogs that ate dry dog food produced by the same manufacturer and marketed under several different brand names.The FDA is working with the manufacturer to provide a comprehensive list of affected brands.Important WarningThis is a developing situation. Additional recalls may be announced.The Dog Food Advisor will update this page as the FDA makes further information available.What Brands Are Recalled?This is a developing situation and this list may not be complete.The list of recalled dry dog food products provided to the FDA include:Ahold Delhaize (company has not issued press release)Ahold Delhaize (company has not issued recall bulletin) Nature’s Promise Chicken & Brown Rice Dog FoodSize: 14-lb bagUPC: 068826718472All lot codesNature’s Promise Chicken & Brown Rice Dog FoodSize: 28-lb bagUPC: 068826718471 – 28 lb. bagAll lot codesNature’s Promise Chicken & Brown Rice Dog FoodSize: 4-lb bagUPC: 068826718473All lot codesNature’s Place Real Country Chicken and Brown Rice Dog FoodSize: 5-lb bagUPC: 72543998959All lot codesNature’s Place Real Country Chicken and Brown Rice Dog FoodSize: 15-lb bagUPC: 72543998960All lot codesKroger (12/5/18) Abound Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dog FoodSize: 4-lb bagUPC: 11110-83556All lot codesKing Soopers (12/5/18) Abound Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dog FoodSize: 4-lb bagUPC 11110-83556All lot codesAbound Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dog FoodSize: 14-lb bagUPC 11110-83573All lot codesAbound Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dog FoodSize: 24-lb bagUPC 11110-89076All lot codesELM Pet Foods, Inc. (11/29/18) ELM Chicken and Chickpea RecipeSize: 3-lb bagUPC 0-70155-22507-8D2 26 FEB 2019TE1 30 APR 2019TD1 5 SEP 2019TD2 5 SEP 2019ELM Chicken and Chickpea RecipeSize: 28-lb bagUPC 0-70155-22513-9TB3 6 APR 2019TA1 2 JULY 2019TI1 2 JULY 2019ELM K9 Naturals Chicken RecipeSize: 40-lb bagUPC 0-70155-22522-9TB3 14 Sep 2019TA2 22 Sep 2019TB2 11 Oct 2019ANF, Inc. (11/28/18) ANF Lamb and Rice Dry Dog FoodSize: 3-kg bagUPC 9097231622Best by Nov 23 2019ANF Lamb and Rice Dry Dog FoodSize: 7.5 kg bagUPC 9097203300 – 7.5 kg bagBest by Nov 20 2019Sunshine Mills, Inc. (11/27/18) Evolve Chicken & Rice Puppy Dry Dog FoodSize: 14-lb bagUPC 0-73657-00862-0Evolve Chicken & Rice Puppy Dry Dog FoodSize: 28-lb bagUPC 0-73657-00863-7Sportsman’s Pride Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog FoodSize: 40-lb bagUPC 0-70155-10566-0Sportsman’s Pride Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog FoodSize: 40-lb bagUPC 0-70155-10564-0Triumph Chicken & Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodSize: 3.5 lb bagUPC 0-73657-00873-6Triumph Chicken & Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodSize: 16-lb bagUPC 0-73657-00874-3Triumph Chicken & Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodSize: 30-lb bagUPC 0-73657-00875-0Lidl (Orlando brand) (11/6/18) Orlando Grain-Free Chicken & Chickpea Superfood Recipe Dog FoodLidl product number 215662TI1 3 Mar 2019TB2 21 Mar 2019TB3 21 Mar 2019TA2 19 Apr 2019TB1 15 May 2019TB2 15 May 2019Natural Life Pet Products (11/2/18 expanded 11/9/18) Chicken & Potato Dry Dog FoodSize: 17.5-lb bagUPC 0-12344-08175-1Best by dates: December 4, 2019 thru August 10, 2020Nutrisca (11/2/18) Chicken and Chickpea Dry Dog FoodSize: 4-lb bagUPC 8-84244-12495-7Best by dates: February 25, 2020 thru September 13, 2020Chicken and Chickpea Dry Dog FoodSize: 15-lb bagUPC 8-84244-12795-8Best by dates: February 25, 2020 thru September 13, 2020Chicken and Chickpea Dry Dog FoodSize:UPC 8-84244-12895-5 – 28 lb. bagBest by dates: February 25, 2020 thru September 13, 2020What to Do?Pet owners should stop feeding the recalled products.The FDA is asking veterinarians who suspect vitamin D toxicity in their patients to report them through the Safety Reporting Portal or by calling their local FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinators. Pet owners can also report suspected cases to the FDA.U.S. citizens can report complaints about FDA-regulated pet food products by calling the consumer complaint coordinator in your area.Or go to can report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form. ................
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