Dog food shipments have been withdrawn by the Smucker Co, amid reports that they could be tainted with traces of a drug used to euthanize animals.
The company said Thursday it is pulling back shipments of several varieties of wet canned brands:
- Gravy Train
- Kibble 'N Bits
- Skippy
- Ol' Roy
It said it is investigating how the euthanasia drug pentobarbital got into its supply chain and is focusing on a single supplier of a minor ingredient used at one manufacturing facility.
Nine out of 15 tested cans, or 60 percent of the sample, tested positive for pentobarbital.
Smucker cited experts noting that the low levels of the drug cited in the report do not pose a threat to pets.