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Top of the Rockies Alfalfa Cubes Contain Deadly Bacteria

Dec 29, 2022

 

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/pDMpdOOHy7w

 

The FDA and Manzanola Feeds now recall Top of the Rockies Alfalfa Cubes.  This animal feed is contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.  This bacterium can trigger severe and fatal infections in animals.  The recalled product was sold in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.  The contaminated alfalfa cubes bear the following codes 111222, 111322, 111422, 111522 and 111622.  Do not feed these alfalfa cubes to your horses or other animals.  Avoid handling these cubes bare-handed and wear disposable gloves and a mask when disposing of the cubes and cleaning the feed bins in which they were stored.  Clean the bins with a 1:10 dilution of household bleach for 20 minutes.  For more information about this recall, call Manzanola at 1-719-462-5638 or reach the company via email at manzyfeeds@hotmail.com.

 

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/manzanola-feeds-recalling-certain-lots-top-rockies-alfalfa-cubes-due-possible-clostridium-botulinum

 

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