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Yesterday, Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food announced that it is expanding its recall of both Evanger’s and Against the Grain dog foods because the canned foods may be tainted with pentobarbital.
The company said the affected lots were sent to distributors and retailers nationwide.
Pentobarbital can affect animals that ingest it, and possibly cause side effects such as drowsiness, dizziness, excitement, loss of balance, or nausea, or in extreme cases, possibly death.
Yesterday’s announcement about the expanded recall was for these products:
Evanger’s Hunk of Beef 12 ounce can – Item #776155
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Evanger’s: Braised Beef 12 ounce can- Item #776150
Against the Grain Pulled Beef – 12 ounce can – Item #776107
The three recalled products were made between December 2015 and January 2017, and have expiration dates of December 2019 through January 2021, according to Evanger’s. The products were distributed online and through independent pet stores nationwide.
Evanger’s said its supplier is “solely responsible” for the pentobarbital-tainted meat. However, this allegation has not been confirmed, and Evanger’s hasn’t supplied any evidence yet to support its claim.
Evanger’s has been under increased scrutiny since last January when a pug in Washougal, WA died soon after eating Evanger’s Hunk of Beef with au jus.
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On February 3 it announced a voluntary recall of specific lots of its Hunk of Beef product because pentobarbital was detected in one lot of Hunk of Beef Au Jus.
And on February 14 Against the Grain Pet Food said it would voluntarily recall one lot of Against the Grain Pulled Beef with Gravy Dinner for Dogs that was manufactured and distributed in 2015 due to the potential presence of pentobarbital.
In its announcement yesterday Evanger’s didn’t say how customers who bought any of the affected lots can get a refund. On the February recall announcement, it said they should return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-847-537-0102 between 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Central Time, Monday – Friday.
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