Hi I got this from one of the Online clubs thought I would spred the word so no one gets sick
Purina Horse/Goat/Pig Feed Recall
Purina has recalled several horse products including Senior, affecting almost their entire horse feed product line.
Purina has said there are no deaths from their horses feed that has been recalled, while some people are reporting There ARE deaths and illnesses!
The recall was not made available to the general public!!
Notices went to the dealers directly.
On 4/9 Purina recalled 27 equine products including Senior and Platform lines.
On 4/21 they recalled another 18 products.
The problem is Aflatoxins which can cause liver dysfunction, immune suppression and neurological difficulties.>>Aflatoxins are toxic and one of the most carcinogenic substances known.
Request forwarding and cross-posting to reach all horse owners who live in OH, TN, KY, MS and states east of there, including the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, etc. If you live East of the Mississippi River, you'd best check.
Permission to cross-post has been granted; if you know folks who have/keep horses, especially on the East Coast, please pass this on.
The recalled products are from 3 East Coast Plants: Guilderland, NY; Harrisburg, PA; Statesville, NC
The mfg plant codes are: GDL, HAR, STA If these codes are on your feed bags, stop feeding and contact your dealer NOW.
This is the list of products, but only if from the GDL, HAR, STA plant
Formula No. - Item No. - Description
56AT - 0049098 - Country Acres All Stock 14% Texture
56AZ - 0051858 - Country Acres All Stock 16% Texture
35EX - 0048193 - Country Acres Horse Complete 14
35DR - 0041941 - Country Acres Horse Pellet 10
35DS - 0041940 - Country Acres Horse Pellet 12
35DN - 0041937 - Country Acres Horse Sweet 10
35DP - 0041943 - Country Acres Horse Sweet 12
6514 - 0009876 - Country Acres Layer 16%
3505 - 0034202 - Complete Advantage
35G9 - 0001206 - Equine Junior
35J9 - 0001209 - Equine Senior
5501 - 0001403 - Goat Chow
3531 - 0004984 - Horse Chow 100
35CZ - 0054628 - Horsemans Edge 10:10 TXT HF
35TK - 0065331 - Horsemans Edge Complete 14
35Y5 - 0010610 - Horsemans Edge Pellet 10:6
35TG - 0065244 - Horsemans Edge PLT 12:6 + Lys
35TP - 0065356 - Horsemans Edge Sweet 14:6
35TM - 0065354 - Horsemans Edge Sweet 12:6 + Lys
3516 - 0001187 - Pure Pride 100
26WK - 0047869 - Sow & Pig Builder OTC 50
61S3 - 0057259 - Start & Gro Sunfresh Recipe
Purina site has a SMALL alert:
Eastern U.S. Feed Product Retrieval
Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC has implemented a voluntary product retrieval of certain feeds manufactured between November 3, 2007 and February 8, 2008 at our Statesville, N.C., feed plant; between January 1, 2008 and February 8, 2008 at our Harrisburg, Penn., feed plant; and between January 1, 2008 and March 10, 2008 at our Guilderland, N.Y. plant.
This voluntary retrieval was initiated due to the possible presence of aflatoxin contamination above acceptable levels.
To date, we have received no confirmed aflatoxin-related animal health complaints involving any of the retrieved products. Nevertheless, we have taken such precautionary action as our utmost priority continues to be our customers and the well-being of their animals.
All dealers who purchased any of the retrieved products directly from Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC have been notified.These dealers are located in the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and
West Virginia.
Our investigation and product testing identified one ingredient of concern, which originated from a single supplier. We have discontinued purchasing from this supplier. Other feed companies that purchased from this supplier are facing a similar situation.
For more information about specific products included in the retrieval, contact the Statesville, N.C., Feed Plant at 704-924-5100 or the Harrisburg, Penn., Feed Plant at 717-737-4581.
This message was edited May 7, 2008 1:12 PM
Purina Horse/Goat/Pig Feed Recall
man, i hate that! i used to keep all the current pet food recalls on my website. thanks for posting this urgent info!
[can you edit & make it thinner? LOL]
tf
Tf...what is thinner? I am clueless (not all the time though!!!LOL)
go into edit & try deleting those ++++++ signs, that may be what made the posting so wide...
Oh ok sorry!
Gosh, isn't 61S3 - 0057259 - Start & Gro Sunfresh Recipe for poultry?
And isn't 6514 - 0009876 "Country Acres Layer 16%" layer food for hens?
GG
I am not sure i just recieved it from another group so I thougt I should cross post in case someone feeds Purina, I found a great place not far from me that sells their own organic feed. I switched from another grain, Poulin, to them.
I'll have to ask Paul if that Senior is one we were feeding Buck :-(
MollyD
hmmmm. cheer up Molly, i dont' think you were feeding the PUrina brand, it's in a thread here somewhere...
Good news, it is made by Blue Seal, not Purina. and while i was there i noticed they have a goo dvariety of organic feeds for poultry!
so, this is a good alternative. in order to be labeled Organic feed, it cannot contain ANY [none, zippo!] GMOs, which means it is less likely to have corn, esp the kind of corn that site for months on end in the fields due to lack of storage facilites, therfore increasing the likelihood of molds growing in it...
a few years ago i spent a GREAT DEAL of time researching the causes for all this recalled feed products... and that is it in a nutshell -- excellent corn harvest in the Midwest, resulting in the need to store it outside, covered in tarps...
This message was edited May 7, 2008 5:46 PM
Well we used Vintage Gold but Paul also fed him something with the name Senior in it. I just don't know what brand it was. I'm hoping it was Dumor and not Purina.
MollyD
you sure don't need insult added to injury...
true.
i just got through searcing their site. no dealers around here, DH coudlnt' believe it, as he is familiar with them, they have been seeling feed for like 140 years! so i asked DH if i should become a dealer and re-open the feed store here. boy, did he laugh hard!
i meant to post a link to share with others who need another source of feed. there is a dealer locator at the top, but it only searches within 25 miles of you. funny, there ain't NOTHIN within 25 miles of me except a walmart...
http://www.blueseal.com/livestock/poultry/feedprg.php
that is all the poultry feed, both organic and non-organic. it sounds yummy!
tf
I just went out and checked our chicken layer feed. I just bought 2 50# bags of it today. It was different than what I had been getting. It is Country Acres 6514 0009876 layer 16%. I live in western AR I wonder if I should call someone about it. The bag has VAB on it so it's not one of those sites mentioned in this recall. I was getting Country Acres 6520 0048305 layer 17% and I don't see it on the list. I have already gone to the manager of the feed store here and told I had too many fines in my scratch food. He told me they were using this brand a/c it is shipped in 50# bags like the feed that I had been getting for a long time. The company sold it for the same price as the first one but 10# less feed. All on a/c of the cost of transportation. Now I get the same 50# bag of feed for $3.00 more than the original and my chickens do not like it. I guess my chicks and I are too spoiled. Thanks for letting me vent. Marionr
what you just typed is exactly what is listed up there... your new feed IS from the recalled batch. return it and get your money back.
those recalls listed are from April. by now i am certain it has spread to west of the mississippi. and possible more recalled products than what is currently listed here.
you are welcome to vent, and you ahve a right to raise a stink about this with your feed store. coudl be a reason your chickens don't like feed with mold and dealy toxins in it...
tf
Tf you listed Blue Seal. That's not Purina is it? Blue Seal is one we used a lot.
MollyD
marionr, I agree with TamaraFaye. You should return the feed and get your money back if you possibly can. That could be the reason the chicks don't like it.
GG
MD, Blue Seal is NOT purina...
Okay I was confused there.
So many companies these days sell under different names.
MollyD