Sportmix Pet Food Recall Expanded After 70 Dogs Die; Scores Of Others Sick

Midwestern Pet Foods out of Evansville, IN is expanding a late December 2020 voluntary recall of certain pet food products made in the Chickasha Operations facility made with corn products that may have exceeded aflatoxin levels.

Aflatoxin is a toxin produced by the mold Aspergillus flavus, which can grow on corn and other grains used as ingredients in pet food. At high levels, aflatoxin can cause illness and death in pets. -FDA

The company announced the recall in December after 28 dogs died, that number has grown to 70, with approximately 80 others sick.

When poisoned with aflatoxins, your pet can experience loss of appetite, sluggishness, vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice (yellowing of skin), and even death.

The brand being recalled is Sportmix.

Recalled products are as follows, with lot codes found in Expanded Recall Lot Numbers:

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