More bad news for pet owners

2007-04-16 14:29

Johannesburg - Top dog and cat food manufacturer Royal Canin has announced that it is recalling specific batches of all dog and cat dry food products manufactured under their labels.

The company released a statement on Monday morning after tests showed that a batch of raw material received by Royal Canin South Africa from a third party supplier may have been contaminated.

The company said it could not yet be sure what the contaminant was but that the public would be informed as soon as it had received more information.

Although all its products had not been contaminated, the company decided to organise a voluntary recall of all dog and cat dry food products manufactured under the Vets Choice and Royal Canin brands in South Africa manufactured between the period from 8th March 2007 to 11th April 2007.

The recall did not include products manufactured in South Africa before 8 March 2007 and products manufactured outside South Africa.

Pet owners were requested to check the date of manufacture and country of origin on the packs of all Royal Canin products in their possession and return recalled product to the vet from which it was purchased.

If owners had thrown away the bag and were unsure when their food was manufactured, they should rather not feed the food to their pets.

"Royal Canin want to prevent any further illness to pets, " said Barbara Bester on behalf of the company. She added that further tests were being carried out around the clock.

Concerned pet owners may contact dedicated consumer lines at 011 801 5002/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/63 or email [e-mail]

- News24