Nestlé Purina PetCare Firm is increasing its voluntary recall of their product ‘Purina Professional Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL)’ prescription dry pet food to 2 further product tons on March 10, 2023.
These product tons precede the manufacturing dates of the initially recalled tons again in February 08, 2023.
The expanded voluntary recall was introduced after Purina prompted investigation. And this revealed a manufacturing error from a U.S. provider that was made particularly to PPVD EL and resulted in doubtlessly elevated ranges of Vitamin D.
Whereas it’s true that Vitamin D is important for canines, ingesting an excessive amount of of it might probably result in well being points. In accordance with the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration, canines with extra quantities of Vitamin D might vomit, drool excessively, shed some pounds and lose urge for food. And an excessive amount of of it might probably result in kidney failure or worse, dying.
In accordance with Purina’s newest announcement, the affected dry pet food was distributed all through the U.S. however solely “by means of veterinary clinics, Purina Vet Direct, Purina for Professionals, and different choose retailers with the power to validate a prescription.”
If yo have baggage of PPVD EL with the UPC and Manufacturing Codes under, please instantly discard them:
| Product | UPC Code | Manufacturing Code (*First 8 characters equal to) |
| Purina Professional Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL) 8 lb and 20 lb baggage | 38100 19190 – 8 lb | 2213 1082 (NEW) |
| 38100 19192 – 20 lb | 2214 1082 (NEW) |
Moreover, in case you missed the unique recall, please additionally notice that you simply additionally must discard your baggage of PPVD EL if they’ve the next UPC and Manufacturing codes:
| Product | UPC Code | Manufacturing Code (*First 8 characters equal to) |
| Purina Professional Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL) 8 lb and 20 lb baggage | 38100 19190 – 8 lb 38100 19192 – 20 lb |
2249 1082 2250 1082 2276 1082 2277 1082 2290 1082 2360 1082 2361 1082 |
Canine homeowners who’ve bought baggage listed above are requested to instantly cease feeding it to their canines. They need to additionally throw away the baggage in a container the place no animals can get to it.
If you wish to double examine in case your PPVD EL is affected, please click on right here.
And when you’ve got any issues, be happy to contact the crew at Purina instantly Monday – Saturday, 8am – 5pm CST at 1-800-345-5678 or by way of e-mail at https://www.purina.com/contact-us for questions or help in getting a refund.
