Dog Food Recalls

You may already know about the recall this month of Wysong and Nutro dog foods. In case you haven't heard - Wysong dog food was recalled for mold, and Nutro for small pieces of plastic contamination in the dog food. The UPC of dog foods involved are as follows:

Wysong Maintenance™: lot #: 090617
Wysong Maintenance™: lot #: 090624
Wysong Maintenance™: lot #: 090706
Wysong Maintenance™: lot #: 090720
Wysong Senior™: lot #: 090623

Nutro® Ultra™ Puppy food for dogs: 79105 51313
Nutro® Natural Choice® Chicken Meal, Rice and Oatmeal Formula Small Bites Puppy: 79105 23050
Nutro® Ultra™ Puppy food for dogs: 79105 51315

If you have these listed dog foods at home, return them to the store for a full refund.

Here are statements made by Wysong and Nutro:
Nutro Products Voluntary Retrieval of Select Puppy Foods
Wysong Mold in Past Extruded Dog Foods

These are not the only pet food company's that may have issues, if you visit the Consumer Affairs pet product section, you can find many complaints that allege commercial dog food is causing illness. Dog food companies with recent complaints on Consumer Affairs include Alpo, Beneful, Canidae, Del Monte, Evanger's, Hill's Science Diet, Nutro, Ol'Roy, Pedigree, Prestige Pet Products, Purina, Red Flannel, Royal Canin, and Waggin Train Treats. If you click on the corresponding link for each company, you'll find many stories from concerned dog owners.