July 2008

Feed Recall

Purina recalled thousands of tons of feed due to a possible aflatoxin contamination.

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD

Early in May, Internet horse groups began circulating reports about an extensive recall of Purina-manufactured feeds. The feeds were being retrieved due to suspected contamination with aflatoxin above the FDA-recommended ceiling of 20 ppb (see p. 2, p. 24 June 2008 issue). If you’re like most horse owners, you were totally unaware that thousands of tons of horse feed potentially contaminated with aflatoxin had been manufactured and were in circulation. Alfatoxins are produced by certain fungi/molds, and they can be deadly to horses (see sidebar). …