Update to Cat dry food recall

[IlonaM]

Check foods affected at source: https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-36-2021-update-1

And article on Independent from 2nd July 2021: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cat-illness-pancytopenia-food-recall-b1876727.html

See this tweet also:

'Fold Hill Foods is taking the precautionary action of recalling several hypoallergenic cat food products because of safety concerns. This product recall information notice has been updated to include all best before dates for Applaws products with the site code GB218E5009. This is not due to the identification of further safety concerns, but is a voluntary action by the manufacturer to make things easier for consumers to understand which products have been affected.

Risk statement

There is concern on the safety of the products listed above. There has been an increase in cases of pancytopenia in cats and there is a possible link to the cat food products listed above. Pancytopenia is a very rare condition wherein the number of blood cells (red, white and platelets) rapidly decreases, causing serious illness.

Action taken by the company

Fold Hill Foods is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product.' [source: https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-36-2021-update-1]

[IlonaM]

Toxic cat food fear as UK vets struggle with mysterious illness

As cases of blood condition pancytopenia persist, investigators suggest food fungi could be to blame

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/aug/05/toxic-cat-food-fear-as-vets-struggle-with-mysterious-illness

[intexasatthe moment]

Thanks Ilona ,I wasn't aware of this .As said in linked article you might only find out when reordering a large package i.e. in a few weeks time and after your cat has been exposed for sometime .