Fold Hill Foods is taking the precautionary action of recalling several hypoallergenic cat food products because of safety concerns.

Product details

Applaws Cat Dry Chicken
Pack size400g, 2kg and 7.5kg
Batch codeNA
Best beforeDecember 2022 to June 2023
Applaws Cat Dry Chicken & Salmon
Pack size400g, 2kg and 7.5kg
Batch codeNA
Best beforeDecember 2022 to June 2023
AVA Adult Fish
Pack size2kg
Batch codeAll batch codes
Best beforeAll date codes
AVA Adult Mature Chicken 7+
Pack size2kg and 4kg
Batch codeAll batch codes
Best beforeAll date codes
AVA Senior Chicken 12+
Pack size2kg
Batch codeAll batch codes
Best beforeAll date codes
AVA Sensitive Skin & Stomach
Pack size1.5kg
Batch codeAll batch codes
Best beforeAll date codes
AVA Weight Management
Pack size1.5kg
Batch codeAll batch codes
Best beforeAll date codes
AVA Hairball
Pack size1.5kg
Batch codeAll batch codes
Best beforeAll date codes
AVA Oral Care
Pack size1.5kg
Batch codeAll batch codes
Best beforeAll date codes
AVA British Shorthair
Pack size1.5kg
Batch codeAll batch codes
Best beforeAll date codes
AVA Persian
Pack size1.5kg
Batch codeAll batch codes
Best beforeAll date codes
AVA Maine Coon
Pack size1.5kg
Batch codeAll batch codes
Best beforeAll date codes
Applaws Kitten Dry Chicken
Pack size400g, 2kg and 7.5kg
Batch codeNA
Best beforeDecember 2022 to June 2023
by Sainsbury’s Hypoallergenic Recipe complete dry cat food with Salmon 1+ Years
Pack size800g
Batch codeAll batch codes
Best beforeAll date codes
by Sainsbury’s Hypoallergenic Recipe complete dry cat food with Chicken 1+ Years
Pack size800g
Batch codeAll batch codes
Best beforeAll date codes
Applaws Cat Dry Chicken & Lamb
Pack size400g, 2kg and 7.5kg
Batch codeNA
Best beforeDecember 2022 to June 2023
Applaws Cat Dry Chicken & Duck
Pack size400g, 2kg and 7.5kg
Batch codeNA
Best beforeDecember 2022 to June 2023
Applaws Cat Dry Ocean Fish
Pack size350g, 1.8kg and 6kg
Batch codeNA
Best beforeDecember 2022 to June 2023
Applaws Cat Dry Senior Chicken
Pack size400g, 2kg and 7.5kg
Batch codeNA
Best beforeDecember 2022 to June 2023
AVA Kitten Chicken
Pack size300g and 2kg
Batch codeAll batch codes
Best beforeAll date codes
AVA Adult Chicken
Pack size300g, 2kg and 4kg
Batch codeAll batch codes
Best beforeAll date codes

There is concern on the safety of the products listed above. There has been an increase in cases of pancytopenia in cats and there is a possible link to the cat food products listed above. Pancytopenia is a very rare condition wherein the number of blood cells (red, white and platelets) rapidly decreases, causing serious illness.

Fold Hill Foods is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notices.Customer notice: Applaws dry cat food recall(Opens in a new window)Customer notice: Pets at Home AVA & Applaws dry cat food recall(Opens in a new window)Customer notice: by Sainsbury’s Hypoallergenic dry cat food recall(Opens in a new window)

More details – https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-36-2021

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