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RECENT testing by the United States Food and Drug Administration has found a very low level of melamine in a batch of Bio-Oregon brand fish feed shipped to the United States.
Although, melamine is not thought to be toxic to fish and does not bio-accumulate, Skretting has announced that it is taking the precautionary step of voluntarily recalling all feed related to the batch in question.
Customers who have received product from the related batch are being contacted by Skretting and offered replacement feed. To date, Skretting has received no complaints related to unusual fish
health issues.
Skretting says it is working in close cooperation with the USFDA and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on this issue.
"Please be assured that Skretting takes any food safety issue very seriously and that our tracking and tracing ability ensures that any emerging problems can be evaluated and dealt with quickly and efficiently," the company said in a statement.
The USFDA is currently carrying out a risk assessment on melamine contamination as it relates to both livestock and human health. Updates can be accessed through the FDA website at www.fda.gov
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