Safety Report: Purina Animal Supplement feed - recalled due to potential of elevated urea levels, Texas, USA

Texas, United States

Purina Animal Nutrition is voluntarily recalling one lot of the following products for cattle livestock and for wildlife such as deer, antelope, and wild sheep due to the potential of elevated urea levels. The affected products include:

- Formula No. 376C . Description: Purina® PRECON Cattle Starter. Item No.: 3006237-206. Package Info.: 50# Bag. Lot No. 1OCT18GOZ1. Intended Species: Cattle.

- Formula No. 30PR . Description: Purina® 4- SQUARE Stocker/Grower 14. Item No.: 46877. Package Info.: 50# Bag. Lot No. 1OCT15GOZ1. Intended Species: Cattle.

- Formula No. 30PF . Description: PURINA® 4- SQUARE® Breeder 20. Item No.: 47449. Package Info.: 50# Bag. Lot No. 1OCT15GOZ1. Intended Species: Cattle.

- Formula No. 528P . Description: PURINA® Antler Advantage Wildlife 16 ARS. Item No.: 3005417-201. Package Info.: Bulk Only. Lot No. OCTOBER 18,2021. Intended Species: Deer, Antelope, and Wild.

These products were distributed in Texas only.

Elevated urea levels can cause serious health issues and death in ruminant animals including cattle, deer, antelope, and wild sheep. Symptoms can include uneasiness, tremors, excess salivation, rapid breathing, incoordination, bloat, vomiting, twitching of ears and facial muscles, grinding of the teeth, abdominal pain, frequent urination, weakness, staggering, violent struggling and bellowing, and terminal spasms.

The elevated urea was discovered through internal plant review. Purina has not received any complaints or reports of illness or death to date. Should customers have any remaining feed from these lots, immediately discontinue feeding.

Customers can find the lot number on the sewing strip of each bag. Retailers are being contacted and told to immediately quarantine any remaining recalled product and notify customers who purchased the product. Customers who purchased this product should return remaining bags to their retailer

Company name: Purina Animal Nutrition
Brand name: Purina
Product recalled: Supplement feed for cattle livestock and for wildlife such as deer, antelope, and wild sheep
Reason of the recall: potential of elevated urea levels
FDA Recall date: October 27, 2021

Check the full recall details on www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/purinar-animal-nutrition-voluntarily-recalling-limited-lots-purina-cattle-and-wildlife-feed-due

Source: FDA