Bassar Pet Food has been notified by Senacon (National Consumer Secretariat) of a mandatory recall of dog snacks. Basar snack every day as well as Basar Dental Carethat have already killed at least 40 dogs across Brazil. Santa Catarina has already recorded the death of a dog in Laguna and a puppy in Itapema.

The snacks have already killed at least 40 dogs – Photo: Reproduction/ND

A recall is a procedure in which a supplier or manufacturer asks customers to return their products after discovering a manufacturing defect or need for a replacement.

The company even asked consumers to deliver snacks to the same place they were purchased. “However, an informal recall – without widespread dissemination and under conditions regulated by the competent authorities of the authorities – can be time consuming and ineffective, presenting risks to consumers and animals,” the secretary said.

According to Senacon, informalization can lead to administrative proceedings and sanctions. According to the Consumer Protection Code, suppliers who are aware of the risks associated with their products must immediately inform the authorities and consumers about this.

The company released a note saying that it has already stopped the production of snacks and that preliminary tests conducted by Mapa (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply) show that propylene glycol, a raw material used in the industrial sector in the production of food for humans and animals purchased from one of his suppliers, he would have been infected. The folder has suspended the use of some batches of the substance.

“Bassar Pet Food is most interested in finding out the facts, supports the investigations being carried out by Mapa and the police, and is cooperating with the investigation to clarify the case. In addition to official investigations, Bassar Pet Food conducts an examination of the entire production process and equipment in its own factory, as well as all raw materials that make up the final product, the preliminary analyzes of which converge in the same direction as indicated by the authorities, ”the message says. companies.

The cause of the infection, Senacon said, is still under investigation.

Anvisa investigates human infection

Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency) is investigating whether food for humans has been contaminated with the same substance that may have caused the death of dogs. The issue arose after the agency discovered that Tecno Clean sold part of two batches of contaminated propylene glycol to other plants.

The agency said that, at this time, “there is no evidence that food for human consumption has been manufactured from contaminated batches.” Buying companies are also not disclosed. “Health surveillance activities are concentrated in companies with possible activities in food for human consumption,” Anviza said.

*According to information from R7