Toxic snack: government orders more crops to be collected; see list

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Procurement (Mapa) determined on Friday (16) that, in addition to Bassar Pet Food, three more dog food manufacturers have assembled their product lines for animal feed across Brazil. According to the ministry, this is an injunction that is part of ongoing investigations. on the use of pure propylene glycol in the manufacture of products.

Although the use of the above-mentioned organic diol alcohol compound in animal feed is not prohibited, the product can only be purchased from companies registered with MAPA. Ongoing investigations, about the deaths of at least 54 dogsrelate events to possible contamination of propylene glycol by monoethylene glycol, an antifreeze manufactured in an informal company.

In a press release, the government agency said, “To date, there has been no directive from the Ministry to suspend the use of products containing propylene glycol in their formulations, in addition to those already mentioned.”

Which collections of products were determined by the Map?

beside Bassar Pet FoodContinuing to recall all products of the Bassar brand or its own brand with batch number 3329, the government has decided to recall the products of the following manufacturers:

FVO Alimentos Ltda.

Steak Bomguyto 65g of chicken (lot 103-01) and barbecue (lots 221-01, 228-01, 234-01 and 248-01) flavors; quality steak barbecue flavor (lot 237-01) and dudogs (lots 237-01 and 242-01).

The company said in a statement that it has “preventively and proactively decided to remove all batches from shelves. Dudogs, Pate Bomguy and Bomguytos Bifinho (in BBQ and Chicken & Vegetable flavors)”, the Brasília-based company said.

Şevkli Pet Food Industry and Trade

Peppy Dog Steak 60g grilled chicken (lots 5026 and 5738); Stick 50g Peppy Dog sweet potato meat (lots 5280, 5283, 5758 and 5759); Stick 50g Peppy Dog chicken with peas (batches 5282 and 5746); Steak 500g Peppy Dog roast beef (lots 5274 and 5734); Peppy Dog Steak 60g chicks – milk and oats (lot 5736); Stick 50g Peppy Dog beef with carrots (lot 5760).

Upper Dog Comercial Ltd.

Dogfy injected size PP (lot PP size injected Dogfy (lot 0009, 0012. 0023/202201; 0013/202203; 0003/202204; 0015, 0016, 0017, 0027/202205; 0004, 0006, 0.00026/202206; 0023, 0024, 0025/ 2020207 ; P size injected dog (0001 – 0008, 0013 – 0017, 0024; 0007, 0010 – 0018/202202; 0001 – 0009/202203; 0001 – 0009/202204; 0019 – 0025, 0030 – 0033/202206; 0009 – 0011, 0016, 0019, 0020 , 0026 to 0030/202207; 0012 to 0021/202208); and M size injected dog (Lots 0010, 0011, 0018 – 0022/202201; 0001 – 0009, 0019 – 0023/202202; 0010 – 0012, 0014/202203; 0004, 0005/202204; 0012 – 0014/202205; 0021 and 0022/202207).