{"id":6586,"date":"2021-01-12T09:12:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ohiovma.org\/news\/?p=6586"},"modified":"2021-01-12T09:16:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:16:56","slug":"midwestern-pet-food-expands-recall-as-illnesses-deaths-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ohiovma.org\/news\/?p=6586","title":{"rendered":"Midwestern Pet Food expands recall as illnesses, deaths mount"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. yesterday expanded its recall of pet foods that may contain deadly levels of aflatoxin<\/a> to include more than 1,000 lot codes of Sportmix, Pro Pac, Splash Fat Cat, and Nunn Better varieties. The FDA has received reports of more than 70 deaths and 80 illnesses linked to affected products and is investigating the incidents in conjunction with several state departments of agriculture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Additional Recalled Products<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lots of the following pet food products have been recalled if the date\/lot code includes an expiration date on or before \u201c07\/09\/22\u201d and includes \u201c05\u201d in the date\/lot code, which identifies products made in the Oklahoma plant:<\/p>\n\n\n\n