Sol Mills, Inc. is the issuance of a voluntary withdrawal of multiple products dog food due to high levels of aflatoxin are potentially above the acceptable limit.
Aflatoxin is a mold naturally occurring byproduct of the growth of Aspergillus flavus and can be harmful to pets if consumed in significant amounts.
What is being withdrawn from the market?
Here are the pictures of the products affected by this recall:
What caused the withdrawal?
The potential for aflatoxin levels above the acceptable limit in these products was discovered by routine sampling conducted by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry Louisiana showing a sample of a single bag 4 pounds of a lot of content product levels aflatoxin high.
No illnesses have been reported in association with these products to date, and no other Sunshine Mills, Inc. pet food products are affected by this announcement.
Although there are no reported adverse health effects related to these products, Sunshine Mills, Inc. has chosen to issue a voluntary recall of these products as a precautionary measure in compliance with its commitment to safety and quality of their products.
About Aflatoxin
Pets that have consumed any of the products withdrawn from the market and show symptoms of illness, including sluggishness or lethargy combined with a reluctance to eat, vomiting, dye yellowing of the eyes or gums, or diarrhea should be seen by a veterinarian .
The affected products were distributed in retail stores nationwide.
Retailers who received the recalled lots have been contacted and asked to pull these lots in your inventory and shelves.
No other family pet, Heartland Farms, or the legs of happy life products or other batch codes of these products affected by this precautionary recall.
This is a voluntary recall carried out in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration US ..
What to do?
Consumers who have purchased products withdrawn from the market should stop using the product and may return the unused portion to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Consumers can contact Sunshine Mills, Inc. Customer Service at 800-705-2111 07 a.m. on-4 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday ... or by email at customer.service@sunshinemills.com for additional information.