The two affected mixes are: Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Dry Cat Foods and Nutro Max Cat Dry Foods. -- PHOTO: AFP
CAT food under the Nutro brand of products has been recalled by the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority here.
Mars Petcare, the parent company, had earlier this week announced a voluntary recall of the products in the United States, due to excessive zinc levels and under-supplements of potassium.
It said there had been a production error by one of its US-based premix suppliers.
The two affected mixes are: Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Dry Cat Foods and Nutro Max Cat Dry Foods.
The two mixes come in 28 different product varieties, and have 'best before' dates of between May 12, 2010 and August 22, 2010.
Pet owners who have bought the products are advised to stop giving their cats the food immediately, and should monitor their cats for symptoms such as lack of appetite, weight loss, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Should their cats show such symptoms, the owners are advised to take them to a veterinarian for medical treatment.
The AVA is also working with supermarkets and pet stores to pull the products from shelves, a spokesman said.
