We’ve received notification from the FDA that Advanced Animal Nutrition has issued a voluntary recall of its Dog Power dry dog foods due to above-acceptable aflatoxin levels.

The products involved in the recall are Dog Power Adult Maintenance Formula 21-12, Dog Power Hunters Formula 27-14 and Dog Power Hi-Pro Performance Formula 26-18, all in 50-lb bags. They were manufactured between January 4 and November 18, 2011. The affected lot numbers/Packaging Date Codes are K0004 through K1322. The products were distributed in Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois.

Kansas, Missouri, Northeast Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Western Kentucky, Southeast Indiana, Southern Illinois, Hawaii, and limited areas of Florida, California Guam, and the Virgin Islands. The products may contain higher-than-acceptable levels of aflatoxin, a substance found widely in nature as a result of mold. We are not aware of any dogs getting sick, but are recalling the dry dog food as a precaution.

 

CINCINNATI, OH December 6, 2011 – The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has voluntarily retrieved a single production lot of dry dog food due to aflatoxin levels that were detected above the acceptable limit. This product has already been retrieved from store shelves. No illnesses have been reported in association with this production lot to date, and no other Iams pet food products are involved.