Purina PetCare recalls pet food made in Venezuela. - St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) | HighBeam Research

Byline: Mary Jo Feldstein

Feb. 20--Nestle Purina PetCare Co. of St. Louis voluntarily has recalled all of the pet-food products made at its plant in Venezuela after discovering toxins in the food, a spokesman said Friday.

The problem is limited to Purina's La Encrucijada plant, its only facility in Venezuela. None of the food was sold in the United States. The recall includes about 10 brands; all the products are dry pet foods.

"All of us at Purina are deeply saddened by the situation in Venezuela," the company said in a statement. "We are taking aggressive action, working with the appropriate Venezuelan government agencies, and are doing everything in our power to correct the problem and respond appropriately to consumers in Venezuela whose pets have been affected. …