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Plastic In Dog Food: Recall Underway

According to an update posted on the company's website, the products are being recalled "due to a potential choking risk" in dogs.

Three varieties of Pedigree weight management canned dog food products are being voluntarily recalled because small pieces of plastic may have ended up in the feed, parent company Mars Petcare is reporting.

“Cans of this product may contain small pieces of blue plastic, which broke off a conveyor belt during the production process. The issue has been resolved at our manufacturing facility by replacing a conveyor belt with a redesigned tracking mechanism,” the company reported June 30.

According to an update posted on the company’s Pedigree website, the products are being recalled “due to a potential choking risk” in dogs.

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The voluntary recall is for the following three products: Pedigree+ Healthy Weight Premium Ground Entrée in Meaty Juices; Pedigree Weight Management Meaty Ground Dinner Beef & Liver Dinner in Meaty Juices; Pedigree Weight Management Meaty Ground Dinner Chicken & Rice Dinner in Meaty Juices. (See attached graphic to view product labeling.)

The three affected varieties will have a lot code printed on the end of cans that begins with 209, 210, 211 or 212 and a Best Before date that falls between 2/24/2014 and 3/23/2014. (To better identify which lots are being recalled, also see the attached graphic.)

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For more information, visit www.pedigree.com/update or call 1-877-720-3335 from 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. CST if you have questions.


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