"A Silent Recall" Iams Food

posted by Food bug lady

Price Chopper posted and then pulled posting regarding "elevated aflatoxin levels". Per Iams it is not a food recall but a product pull, that some of the bags do not meet our standards. It is a "silent recall" that the manufacturers do not want consumers to know about.

Products Pulled:
Iams Original with Chicken Cat Food
UPC 1901403915
Lot Number 12794177D3
Size 6.8 lbs.

Iams Original with Chicken Cat Food
UPC 1901410504
Lot Number 12794177I5
Size 4 lbs.

Iams Lamb Meal with Rice Dog Food
UPC 1901403735
Lot Number 12794177J4
Size 15 lbs.

Reason for Recall:
The product is being recalled due to elevated aflotoxin levels."

Aflatoxin is found in corn, peanuts, cottonseeds, milk & tree nuts. After absorbtion they are carried to the liver via the circulatory system. Where they are converted to toxins where they bind to covalently to intracellular macromolecules such as DNA, RNA & protein enzymes, resulting in damage to liver cells.


see articles: Truth about Pet Food.com by Susan Thixton
The Food Bug Lady (aka Phyllis Entis/ http://efoodalert.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/recalls-and-alerts-november-25-2011-2/),
http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/more-than-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-mycotoxins.html