Dog food recalled for excess vitamin D
Blue Buffalo Co. has recalled certain dog foods that may contain excess vitamin D, which can cause hypercalcemia. On Oct. 8, a team at Michigan State University announced it had found that 16 dogs with hypercalcemia also had high concentrations of vitamin D in their blood and ate a diet of Blue Buffalo's Wilderness Chicken dog food. The dogs seemed to recover with a change in diet. Blue Buffalo recalled certain product runs of Wilderness Chicken, Basics Salmon, and Large Breed Adult Chicken dog foods. A letter states that the company believes the products may contain excess vitamin D because an ingredient supplier made a vitamin D supplement before making ingredients for the products. A company press release on the website of the Food and Drug Administration reports a total of 36 cases of dogs displaying signs consistent with high serum vitamin D concentrations after consuming food from the product runs in question. The signs subsided with a change in diet. The Blue Buffalo letter states that the recall applies to the following:
Blue Buffalo will reimburse veterinary expenses related to illness resulting from consumption of these products. Consumers may contact the company at (877) 523-9114. Additional information is available at www.avma.org/petfoodsafety/recalls. | ||