Out of an abundance of caution, Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food is voluntarily expanding its recall of Hunk of Beef and is also recalling Evanger’s Braised Beef and Against the Grain’s Pulled Beef Products due to potential adulteration with pentobarbital.
Official recall notice from the FDA website:
Out of an abundance of caution, Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food is voluntarily expanding its recall of Hunk of Beef and is also recalling Evanger’s Braised Beef and Against the Grain’s Pulled Beef Products due to potential adulteration with pentobarbital. Oral exposure to pentobarbital can cause drowsiness, dizziness, excitement, loss of balance, nausea, nystagmus (eyes moving back and forth in a jerky manner), inability to stand, coma and death. Consumers who notice these symptoms in their pets should consult their veterinarian.
Evanger’s wants 100% of its products to be 100% safe 100% of the time prompting removal of the products.
The 12 oz. cans of dog foods that are being voluntarily recalled have the following barcodes. The numbers listed below are the second half of the barcode, which can be found on the back of the product label:
- Evanger’s: Hunk of Beef: 20109
- Evanger’s: Braised Beef: 20107
- Against the Grain: Pulled Beef: 80001
The three products being voluntarily recalled were manufactured between December 2015 and January 2017, and have expiration dates of December 2019 through January 2021. These products were distributed online and through independent boutique pet stores nationwide.
This voluntary recall affects only Hand Packed Beef Products, which is a unique method in which large chunks of meat are manually placed into the can by hand, not machine.
Consumers may return any can of the aforementioned products to their place of purchase for a full refund for the inconvenience. For any questions, customers may contact the company at 1-847-537-0102 between 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Central Time, Monday – Friday.
Distributors and online retailers were previously notified of this voluntary recall on February 27th.
Batzion
March 6, 2017 at 8:56 am
Oh, this is rich. “Abundance of caution” and “Evanger’s” do NOT belong in the same sentence.
Jeri
March 6, 2017 at 12:30 pm
LOL. I thought the exact same thing. That ship left a long time ago!
Jeanette Owen
March 6, 2017 at 11:06 am
This is terrible!
Jeanette Owen
March 6, 2017 at 11:08 am
What about Dr Fosters???http://www.drsfostersmith.com/general.cfm?gid=1461
Dog Lover
March 6, 2017 at 7:17 pm
Wow another one?? This is getting ridiculous… Thankfully I’ve never fed anything manufactured by this company but now I’ll make sure I never do. Poor little Talula had to die because of this careless company but at least her family can rest assured that she is making a difference in the lives of other dogs.
Jerry
March 6, 2017 at 8:20 pm
I’m new here…. why would there be pentobarbital in dog food? Isn’t that stuff used for executions?
Amanda Garcia
March 8, 2017 at 11:25 pm
Hi. I’m new here. Stumbled on your website while googling some info on my puppy’s food.
I wanted to see if it was really ” the best”
He’s been eating Blue Buffalo grain free since I’ve had him at 8 weeks. He’s now 4 months old. I tried to find my state (oklahoma city ) on your post about where to buy “safe” pet food, but it’s not on there 🙁
Do you have any recommendations ?
Batzion
March 9, 2017 at 8:46 am
Welcome Amanda, and welcome to the corrupt world of pet food. Please read this latest article: https://truthaboutpetfood.com/pet-food-ingredient-giant-wilbur-ellis-facing-criminal-charges/
Jeri
March 9, 2017 at 3:51 pm
Get the 2017 Truth About Pet Food List of Recommended Foods. Susan Thixton can help you with locating it on the site. It’s well worth the $10 because, unlike most ‘lists” available online, it actually goes into the sourcing of ingredients, types of factories used, type of ingredients used (humane or not, human grade or not), etc…