Contaminated food leads to death, illness in dozens of dogs

Contaminated food leads to death, illness in dozens of dogs
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Dozens of dogs have died or become ill after eating products from Diamond Pet Foods contaminated with aflatoxin, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

As of Jan. 5, the agency’s Center for Veterinary Medicine had received unconfirmed reports of 76 dogs dying and 21 more becoming ill. The FDA was investigating the situation.

The Mendon Village Animal Hospital in New York first found the link between dog deaths and contaminated products, according to veterinarians at Cornell University. The hospital sent the bodies of three dogs to Cornell’s Animal Health Diagnostic Center, which determined liver damage to be the cause of death. Tests on food that the dogs had eaten revealed the presence of aflatoxin.

Diamond Pet Foods has recalled products that could contain the toxic chemical. The company also created a toll-free Customer Information Center at (866) 214-6945, available seven days a week from 8 a.m. to midnight EST.