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Various Cat Food Products (Fold Hill Foods) recall

BrandFold Hill Foods / Applaws / AVA
Recall date21 Jun 2021
ProductVarious Cat Food Products
Pack sizeVarious
Batch codesVarious
Problemincrease in cases of pancytopenia in cats with a possible link to various cat food products.
Further information

​Fold Hill Foods is taking the precautionary action of recalling several hypoallergenic cat food products because of safety concerns. This product recall information notice has been updated to include all best before dates for Applaws products with the site code GB218E5009 and GB218E5009. This is not due to the identification of further safety concerns, but is a voluntary action by the manufacturer to make things easier for consumers to understand which products have been affected.

There is concern on the safety of the affected products. There has been an increase in cases of pancytopenia in cats and there is a possible link to the cat food affected products. Pancytopenia is a very rare condition wherein the number of blood cells (red, white and platelets) rapidly decreases, causing serious illness.

If you have bought any of the above products you should stop feeding them to your cat. If you have bought an AVA product contact www.petsathome.com and fill out the contact form on the help page or livechat. If you have bought an Applaws product contact www.applaws.com/uk/contact-us. If you have bought a Sainsbury’s product contact www.sainsburys.co.uk/help or their Customer Careline on 0800 636262.

Whilst Jersey does not have a Pets at Home or Sainsburys the Applwas product may be available at independent retailers.  

If cat owners are concerned about the health of their pet then they should seek immediate advice from their vet.

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