From the FDA press release:
The J. M. Smucker Company today announced a voluntary recall of specific lots of Special Kitty® wet, canned cat food due to health concerns potentially associated with ingredients believed to not meet the Company’s quality and safety standards.
The specific product is Special Kitty® Mixed Grill Dinner Pate. In addition to being sold individually this product is also sold as part of variety packs. If pet parents have any of the products below in their possession, they should stop feeding it to their cats and dispose of the product.
| Product Name | Retail UPC Code | Lot Code | Best If Used By Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Kitty® Mixed Grill Dinner Pate 5.5 oz. metal can | 681131078962 | 9263803 | 9/19/2021 |
| Product Name | Retail UPC Code | Lot Code | Best If Used By Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Kitty® Surf & Turf Variety Pack of Pate Cat Food in 5.5 oz metal cans | 681131079235 | 9266803 | 7/17/2021 8/29/2021 9/11/2021 9/12/2021 |
| Special Kitty® Surf & Turf Variety Pack of Pate Cat Food in 5.5 oz metal cans | 681131079235 | 9267803 | 7/17/2021 8/29/2021 9/11/2021 9/12/2021 |
| Special Kitty® Surf & Turf Variety Pack of Pate Cat Food in 5.5 oz metal cans | 681131079235 | 9287803 | 9/12/2021 9/19/2021 10/7/2021 |
Ingesting impacted product may cause nausea with excessive salivation, diarrhea or vomiting to more severe symptoms including difficulty walking, seizures and, in extreme situations, death. Pet parents are encouraged to contact their cat’s veterinarian immediately if their cat is displaying any of these symptoms.
These products are sold in grocery stores nationwide and online. No other Special Kitty® products are impacted by this recall. The investigation thus far indicates that the impacted product appears to have been manufactured during a single day. The Company is continuing to investigate the situation to minimize the chance of future concerns.
Pet parents with product questions should call 888-569-6767 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET. If pet parents would like to share information about this recall with the FDA they are encouraged to do so through the agency’s reporting portal: https://www.safetyreporting.hhs.gov/.
This recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Note: This recall notice does NOT explain the cause of the recall, very concerning that the FDA allowed a press release to go out without a cause explained to pet owners.
Tina
December 5, 2019 at 9:09 pm
Thanks for this info Susan! I feed a stray this brand & just checked the stock I have on hand against the lot numbers posted. Appreciate it.
Karin Yates
December 5, 2019 at 9:10 pm
No one should be feeding that crap to cats in the first place. Its primarily animal by-products (the garage from slaughter houses including diseased and decaying body parts, as well as yuck from rendering plants that boil down every type of dead animal including roadkill and euthanized pets. Feed your pets quality food! Better to pay now then later…
Karen
December 12, 2019 at 5:35 pm
Karin you are spot on! People don’t even have a clue that pet food companies are making selling this garbage as pet food! It’s sickening and disgusting! Why can’t our government care more about animals and put strick controls on the quality?😡
Krista J
December 6, 2019 at 3:24 am
This is ridiculous. Is this the new standard? Without knowing what the recall was for, how would your vet know how best to treat your pet? Just about the same time last year, this brand had a recall for low thiamine. Guess this year, they figure pet guardians don’t have the right to know what their pet may have been poisoned with or what vitamin/mineral is missing. Guess they figure that pet guardians can waste days paying for ever test under the sun to figure out how to save their pet. If they don’t yet know what the problem is, they should clearly state that and explain if they are still attempting to find out why pets are getting sick from their food.
T Allen
December 6, 2019 at 8:20 am
It’s appalling that the FDA isn’t providing the reason why! How are vets (and pet owners) to know how to treat sick animals? From the symptoms, excessive salivation?, it’s obviously not a disease but a toxic overdose. It used to be commonly seen when animals got into tobacco/cigarettes and had nicotine poisoning or eating some mushrooms. My guess is organophosphate pesticides. Somehow the rat poison got into the food. The vets need to know that!
Ellen
December 6, 2019 at 9:00 am
I agree with your comment about the lack of disclosure regarding the cause of the recall. If the recall was for a holistic or raw brand, the FDA would probably be glad to provide full details. But a commercial brand is another story. Musn’t rock the boat too much!
angela corbin
December 6, 2019 at 10:37 am
Yeah people but think about it—if the FDA was diligently doing the job we taxpayers are paying them to do we wound not have to have all these incessant recalls for human and animal food!!!!!!!!!
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brian smith
December 6, 2019 at 2:49 pm
can we return these for our money back??
Susan Thixton
December 6, 2019 at 4:03 pm
You’ll need to contact Walmart for that.