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The Food and Drug Administration has expanded a recall and is alerting pet owners and veterinary professionals about high levels of aflatoxin in some pet foods after 70 dogs reportedly died and over 80 others were sickened.
The recall includes all dog and cat pet food products made with corn products because they might contain elevated levels of aflatoxin, which is produce from a mold that can grow on corn and other ingredients used in pet food.
A toxin produced by a mold that grows on corn used in pet foods is the issue. At high levels the toxin can make pets sick.
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A pet food recall has expanded after the <a href="https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/outbreaks-and-advisories/fda-alert-certain-lots-sportmix-pet-food-recalled-potentially-fatal-levels-aflatoxin" target=_blank>Food and Drug Administration</a> announced that more than two dozen dogs died after eating Sportmix brand dry kibble.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating potentially fatal levels of aflatoxins in Midwestern Pet Foods products, which officials have linked to the deaths of more than 70 dogs and the illnesses of 80 others.