Warning to cat owners over food contamination issue
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Fold Hill Foods is taking the precautionary action of recalling several hypoallergenic cat food products because of safety concerns.
There is concern over the safety of the products listed below.
There has been an increase in cases of pancytopenia in cats and there is a possible link to the cat food products named.
Pancytopenia is a very rare condition wherein the number of blood cells (red, white and platelets) rapidly decreases, causing serious illness.
Accordingly Fold Hill Foods is recalling the above products.
Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products.
These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notices.
If you have bought any of the above products you should stop feeding them to your cat.
If you have bought an AVA product contact www.petsathome.com and fill out the contact form on the help page or livechat.
If you have bought an Applaws product contact www.applaws.com/uk/contact-us.
If you have bought a Sainsbury’s product contact www.sainsburys.co.uk/help or their Customer Careline on 0800 636262.
If cat owners are concerned about the health of their pet then they should seek immediate advice from their vet.
A spokesperson for the Royal Veterinary College said: "The disease causes a cat's blood cell count to fall rapidly, leading to serious illness and sometimes death.
"Typically, we may see one case of this per year, but we have seen now 10 cats with severe pancytopenia in the last four weeks
"Given the rarity of this condition, the clustering of these cases is concerning."
The RVC is running a surveyof owners who think their cats may been affected.
The products are as follows -
Pets at Home:
Ava Kitten Chicken 300g and 2kg
Ava Adult Chicken 300g, 2kg and 4kg
Ava Adult Fish 2kg
Ava Mature Chicken 7+ 2kg and 4kg
Ava Senior Chicken 12+ 2kg
Ava Sensitive Skin & Stomach 1.5kg
Ava Weight Management 1.5kg
Ava Hairball 1.5kg
Ava Oral Care 1.5kg
Ava British Shorthair 1.5kg
Ava Persian 1.5kg
Ava Maine Coon 1.5kg
Applaws products (best before date between December 2022 to June 2023 with a site reference code of GB218E5009):
Applaws Cat Dry Chicken 400g, 2kg and 7.5kg
Applaws Cat Dry Senior Chicken 400g, 2kg and 7.5kg
Applaws Cat Dry Chicken & Salmon 400g, 2kg and 7.5kg
Applaws Kitten Dry Chicken 400g, 2kg and 7.5kg
Applaws Cat Dry Chicken & Lamb 400g, 2kg and 7.5kg
Applaws Cat Dry Chicken & Duck 400g, 2kg and 7.5kg
Applaws Cat Dry Ocean Fish 350g, 1.8kg and 6kg.
Sainsbury's:
Sainsburys Hypoallergenic Recipe complete dry cat food with salmon 1+years 800g
Sainsburys Hypoallergenic Recipe complete dry cat food with chicken 1+years 800g
