Pet food maker Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Co. is recalling some lots of a canned dog product due to potential contamination with a medication that can cause drowsiness, dizziness or death.
Evanger’s said one lot of its “Hunk of Beef” product was contaminated with the drug pentobarbital, and that it was recalling all of the product manufactured in that one week last June.
The food was distributed in Washington, California, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
The affected cans have lot numbers that start with 1816E03HB, 1816E04HB, 1816E06HB, 1816E07HB, and 1816E13HB, and have an expiration date of June 2020.
Evanger’s said five dogs became ill and one died from from the 1816E06 lot.
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