Maker: Royal Canin
Cause: Product is mislabeled and some bags may contain a different product
Announcement: FDA Enforcement Report updated Feb. 6, 2023
What was recalled: Royal Canin Veterinary Feline Renal Support F dry cat food in 6.6 lb (3 kg) bags with Lot #242B4RCR04, time stamps: 00:00-07:06 and best by date 04/17/2024
Royal Canin has quietly recalled certain bags of one of its cat foods due to mislabeling.
The product in question, Royal Canin Veterinary Feline Renal Support F, is a dry food designed for adult cats to support kidney health.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the recall affects specific 6.6 lb. bags of the product with the following identifying information: Lot #242B4RCR04, time stamps between 00:00 and 07:06, and a best by date of April 17, 2024.
Consumers who have purchased this product are advised to check the packaging. If the information matches the details listed above, do not feed this food to your cat. Instead, dispose of it properly.
Although Royal Canin has not released an official statement regarding the recall, the FDA lists the recall on its Enforcement Reports section of its website. More than 3,000 bags of food are affected, according to the FDA.
Petful reached out to Royal Canin for additional information, but our emails went unanswered.
Mislabeling of pet food products could potentially be a serious issue — but unfortunately, we don’t know the exact details. If you have any concerns or questions about the recall, try reaching out to Royal Canin directly.
Petful’s research team did find a comment from October 2022 from a consumer on Chewy.com that seems to be related to this issue.
Someone named Mike complained that 6.6 lb. bags of Royal Canin Veterinary Feline Renal Support F he had purchased for his cats were clearly mislabeled because the food was “visually different” from the 3 lb. bags he had bought previously.
Here’s his comment on Chewy.com:
We will update this post when we learn more information about this recall. To our knowledge, though, no other Royal Canin products are affected.
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