SAG started research to Cat Food Business after complaint on social networks

An poisoning alert in some lots of the "Master Cat" brand food has been denounced by several users on social networks.

The reported lots are at least two: L201231 8g and L201230 8g.

Although there is still no official confirmation, from the SAG they announced that they are already collecting information and initiated a corresponding investigation.

"Before versions that circulate in networks for cat food that would be causing damage to your health, SAG is already collecting information and initiated corresponding research.Affected can send formal complaint and office history.information@sag.Gob.CL ", they said on Twitter.

From Master Cat indicate that "to date we did not have a comment registration on this product and today we have welcomed the concerns of consumers regarding some lots of the Master Cat Food Gatitus variety and we are raised all the background and case analysis".

And they assured that Master Cat "regularly tests all the nutrients of their products and to date all our analysis are within standard, certified by Southey Consultants in line with the European Fediaf standard".

Anyway, Animal Footprint Foundation informed the owners to be attentive to possible symptoms such as neck ventrofelixion (they cannot lift their heads), mydriasis (pupil dilation) or respiratory difficulty.

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To present some of these symptoms recommend suspending the use of that food and immediately go to the veterinarian, since poisoning could even cause death.

Colmevet calls for cases of pet food poisoning

The Veterinary Medical College of Chile Ag.He called for citizenship, recommending a formal complaint in the presence of these cases, attaching the background to the agricultural service (SAG), an authority that controls animal foods in Chile.

Faced with the denunciations of poisoning and death of several felines throughout the country, the executive director of Colmevet, Ana María Rosas, indicated that "if it is verified that a specific food brand is affecting the health of pets, we would be evidencing the foul againof regulation and control that exists in this matter at the national level ".

The director reported that the institution has already notified the SAG and Sernac of this delicate situation.

From Colmevet a call was called to the affected pet owners to make the relevant complaints writing directly to the office.information@sag.Gob.Cl.Additionally, they recommended entering the Internet site of the National Consumer Service (Sernac) in order to attach the background in the "Citizen Alert" option, in the following WWW link.SERNAC.Cl/portal/618/w3-propertyvalue-62727.HTML

"As a trade association we are working to ensure that official institutions make efforts to improve the safety of animal food, manufacturing controls and advertising content.For this we believe that interoperarational aspects must be refined between the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), the National Consumer Service (Sernac), the Undersecretariat of Regional Development (Subdere), the Regional Ministerial Secretariats (Seremis) and the municipalities, in a wayTo articulate a complete and integrated response in animal feed, "said Rosas.