Food Recall from Nutro Products 

Franklin, Tennessee (May 21, 2009) -- Today, Nutro Products announced a voluntary recall of select varieties of NUTRO(R) NATURAL CHOICE(R) COMPLETE CARE(R) Dry Cat Foods and NUTRO(R) MAX(R) Cat Dry Foods with "Best If Used By Dates" between May 12, 2010 and August 22, 2010. The cat food is being voluntarily recalled in the United States and ten additional countries. This recall is due to incorrect levels of zinc and potassium in our finished product resulting from a production error by a US-based premix supplier.

Two mineral premixes were affected. One premix contained excessive levels of zinc and under-supplemented potassium. The second premix under-supplemented potassium. Both zinc and potassium are essential nutrients for cats and are added as nutritional supplements to NUTRO(R) dry cat food.

This issue was identified during an audit of our documentation from the supplier. An extensive review confirmed that only these two premixes were affected. This recall does not affect any NUTRO(R) dog food products, wet dog or cat food, or dog and cat treats.

Affected product was distributed to retail customers in all 50 states, as well as to customers in Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Israel. We are working with all of our distributors and retail customers, in both the US and internationally, to ensure that the recalled products are not on store shelves. These products should not be sold or distributed further.

Consumers who have purchased affected product should immediately discontinue feeding the product to their cats, and switch to another product with a balanced nutritional profile. While we have received no consumer complaints related to this issue, cat owners should monitor their cat for symptoms, including a reduction in appetite or refusal of food, weight loss, vomiting or diarrhea. If your cat is experiencing health issues or is pregnant, please contact your veterinarian.

Consumers who have purchased product affected by this voluntary recall should return it to their retailer for a full refund or exchange for another NUTRO(R) dry cat food product. Cat owners who have more questions about the recall should call 1-800-833-5330 between the hours 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST.

Kroger Community Rewards for Non-Profit Organizations 

The Healing Barn Rescue and Rehabilitation Center has recently become eligible for donations from the Kroger Community Rewards Program for Non-Profit Organizations. 

Here’s how you can help; if you shop at Kroger and have a Kroger Plus Card, every time you use your plus card a percentage of your sales will be donated to your organization of choice.  You can go online and register your card to The Healing Barn in less than 5 minutes.   

The website is www.krogercommunityrewards.com or you can call 1-877-576-7587 to register your card.  All you have to do is follow the steps to fill in your information and type in 83769 to search for our organization and when The Healing Barn comes up select us as your organization.  That’s it your done and now we will receive a percentage of your sales to help with the rescues. 

Our facility is working hard to help our Equine Friends in need and every little bit helps.  We greatly appreciate your support to The Healing Barn and our Rescues.

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