The NY State Dept. of Agriculture and Markets would like to alert you a recent pet food recall concerning thiamine deficient cat food manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods and sold under the Premium Edge brand name. Cats consuming the thiamine deficient food may experience neurological signs requiring evaluation and treatment by a veterinarian. Consumers are asked to return cat food from the affected lots to the point of retail purchase. Premium Edge Pet Food can be reached at 800-977-8797. Additional information is available on the attachment and the manufacturer's website.  Below is the announcement they have listed on their website. 

ANNOUNCEMENT

Diamond Pet Foods has withdrawn from distribution the following date codes of Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball cat: RAF0501A22X 18lb., RAF0501A2X 6 lb., RAH0501A22X 18 lb., RAH0501A2X 6lb. The calls from pet owners or veterinarians regarding this issue have been centered in the Rochester, NY area. All retail outlets shipped the above lots were contacted, asking them to pull the product from the store shelves. The retailers were also asked to contact their customers via email or telephone requesting them to check the date code of the food. However, if you or anyone you know has these date codes of Premium Edge cat food, please return them to your retailer.

Symptoms displayed by an affected cat will be neurological in nature. Any cats fed these date codes that display these symptoms should be immediately taken to a veterinarian.

Product testing proved no contaminants were discovered in the cat food; however the cat foods were deficient in thiamine. Diamond tracked the vitamin premix lot number that was utilized in these particular cat foods and have performed testing on another lot of Premium Edge cat food that used the same vitamin premix, and it was not deficient in thiamine. No other neurological signs have been reported on any other product manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods.

Posted 10/7/09