Recall of Certain Poultry Feeds
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To date, there have been no reported animal illnesses involving the products below being recalled.
Land O'Lakes Purina Feed LLC has initiated a voluntary recall of certain varieties of poultry feed products with the specific lot codes listed below due to the lack of added vitamin D in these products. Inadequate levels of vitamin D in a bird’s diet for greater than 2-3 weeks may cause bone weakness, fractures or joint problems, and potentially death if birds are not exposed to direct sunlight daily. Birds living outdoors may not experience symptoms due to the formation of natural vitamin D that occurs within the bird’s body with exposure to a minimum of 30 minutes of direct sunlight daily.
To date, there have been no reported animal illnesses involving the products below being recalled. The absence of added vitamin D in these products occurred as a result of a formulation software conversion.
The affected products were manufactured between May 23 and July 20, 2012, at the Milford, Indiana; Nashville, Tennessee; and St. Joseph, Missouri, feed plants and distributed nationwide under the Purina and DuMOR brand names listed below. All products manufactured after July 20 include added vitamin D in their formulation.
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PURINA HONOR SHOW CHOW® |
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Formula No. |
Item |
Description |
Size |
Lot Code |
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781B |
0016637 |
PURINA HONOR SHOW CHOW BROILER COMP AMP 0.0125% BMD50 MEDICATED |
50 LB |
2MAY23MFI1 |
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801R |
0017095 |
PURINA HONOR SHOW CHOW TURKEY GROW/FINISH BMD50 PELLET MEDICATED |
50 LB |
2MAY23MFI1 |
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801T |
0017096 |
PURINA HONOR SHOW CHOW TURKEY STARTER AMP .0125% BMD50 MEDICATED |
50 LB. |
2MAY31MFI1 |
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DUMOR® SHOW POULTRY |
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Formula No. |
Item |
Description |
Size |
Lot Code |
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60VA |
0045400 |
DUMOR SHOW POULTRY AMP .0125% BMD 50 MEDICATED |
40 LB |
2JUN11MFI3 |
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60Y7 |
0046444 |
DUMOR POULTRY GROWER/FINISHER 15% |
50 LB |
2MAY23MFI1 |
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60X7 |
0046443 |
DUMOR CHICK STARTER 24% |
50 LB |
2MAY30MFI1 |
Lot numbers are printed on the sewing strip of each paper bag. Lot numbers are interpreted as follows: 2=Year / JUN=Month / 11=Day of Month / MFI=Plant Code (varies by manufacturing plant) / 3=Production Shift (varies by manufacturing plant).
Customers should return remaining products to their local dealer or retailer to receive a refund. For more information on the product recall, contact Customer Service between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (CT), Monday through Friday, or from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (CT) on Saturday and Sunday. For questions about Purina® Honor® Show Chow® products, call 1-800-227-8941. For questions about DuMOR® products, call 1-888-719-8066.
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The Monterey County Health Department releases notices of recalls and market withdrawal from the firms involved as a service to Monterey County residents, the media and other interested parties. The Health Department does not endorse either the product or the company.
