The FDA has become aware of reports of vitamin D toxicity in dogs that ate dry dog food produced by a common contract manufacturer and marketed under several different brand names. This is a developing situation, and the FDA will provide updates as they become available.

After receiving complaints from pet owners about dogs with vitamin D toxicity, one of the firms reported to the FDA that it was recalling dry pet food due to potentially toxic levels of vitamin D. Many other brands with a common contract manufacturer have also been recalled. The FDA is working with the contract manufacturer to provide a comprehensive list of affected brands.

The recalled products were sold nationwide. To date, the recalled dry dog food products include:

Company	Product	Size	UPC	Best-By Date / Lot Code
Natural Life Pet Products	Chicken & Potato Dry Dog Food	17.5 LB	0-12344-08175-1	12/04/2019 – 08/10/2020
Nutrisca	Chicken and Chickpea Dry Dog Food	4 LB	8-84244-12495-7	02/25/2020 – 09/13/2020
		15 LB	8-84244-12795-8
		28 LB	8-84244-12895-5
Sunshine Mills, Inc.	Evolve Chicken & Rice Puppy Dry Dog Food	14 LB	0-73657-00862-0	11/01/2018 – 11/08/2019
	Sportsman’s Pride Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food	40 LB	0-70155-10566-0
		40 LB	0-70155-10564-0
	Triumph Chicken & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food	3.5 LB	0-73657-00873-6
		16 LB	0-73657-00874-3
		30 LB	0-73657-00875-0
ANF, Inc.	ANF Lamb and Rice Dry Dog Food	3 KG	9097231622	11/23/2019
		7.5 KG	9097203300	11/20/2019
Lidl (Orlando Brand)	Orlando Grain-Free Chicken & Chickpea Superfood Recipe Dog Food		215662	TI1 03/03/2019 TB2 03/21/2019 TB3 03/21/2019 TA2 04/19/2019 TB1 05/15/2019 TB2 05/15/2019
Kroger	Abound Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dog Food	4 LB	11110-83556	All Lot Codes
		14 LB	11110-83573
		24 LB	11110-89076
Elm Pet Foods, Inc.	Elm Chicken and Chickpea Recipe	3 LB	0-70155-22507-8	D2 02/26/2019 TE1 04/30/2019 TD1 09/05/2019 TD2 09/05/2019
	Elm Chicken and Chickpea Recipe	28 LB	0-70155-22513-9	TB3 04/06/2019 TA1 07/02/2019 TI1 07/02/2019
	Elm K9 Naturals Chicken Recipe	40 LB	0-70155-22522-9	TB3 09/14/2019 TA2 09/22/2019 TB2 10/11/2019
Ahold Delhaize	Nature’s Promise Chicken & Brown Rice Dog Food	4 LB	068826718473	All Lot Codes
		14 LB	068826718472
		28 LB	068826718471
	Nature’s Place Real Country Chicken and Brown Rice Dog Food	5 LB	72543998959
		15 LB	72543998960

FDA scientists are analyzing reports and information currently available to determine whether the illnesses are definitively connected to diet. They have evaluated samples of some of these products, and State and private lab test results indicate the food tested contained as much as 70 times the intended amount of vitamin D.

Excess vitamin D in a dog’s diet can cause vomiting, loss of appetite, increased thirst, increased urination, excessive drooling and weight loss. Vitamin D at toxic levels can cause kidney failure and death.

Next steps for pet owners: If your pet has been eating any of the recalled products and is showing symptoms of vitamin D toxicity, contact a veterinarian immediately. Provide a full diet history. Don’t feed the recalled products to your pet or any other animal. Contact the company listed on the package for further instructions or throw the products away in a manner that prevents children, pets and wildlife from accessing them.

Next steps for retailers: Don’t sell the recalled foods. Contact the manufacturer for further instructions. The FDA also encourages retailers to contact consumers who have purchased recalled products, if they have the means to do so, to alert them about the recall.

Next steps for veterinarians: Be aware that vitamin D toxicity may present as hypercalcemia, similar to dogs that have consumed rodenticide. In these cases, the FDA suggests you confirm diet history to verify whether the dog has been eating any of the recalled products. Case reports, especially those confirmed through diagnostics, can be submitted to the FDA electronically through the Safety Reporting Portal or by calling your state’s FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinators. For an explanation of the information and level of detail that would be helpful to include in a complaint to the FDA, please see How to Report a Pet Food Complaint.

Click here to see the full FDA alert with links to individual product recall press releases.