Evanger's Dog & Cat Food has issued a voluntary recall on its 12-oz cans of Hunk of Beef wet dog food after a one dog passed away after consuming a can that had been contaminated.
The contaminant has been identified as pentobarbital, which can cause side effects such as:
- drowsiness
- dizziness
- excitement
- loss of balance
- nausea
- in extreme cases, can cause death
The effected lot numbers are as follows: 1816E03HB, 1816E04HB, 1816E06HB, 1816E07HB, and 1816E13HB with an expiration date of June 2020.
Along with Florida, the following states were distributed the batch that was contaminated: Washington, California, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Source: FDA