natura recall expanded - california natural, evo, innova

natura pet products has expanded its previous voluntary recall of certain lots of dry food after further products tested positive for salmonella. no salmonella-related illnesses have been reported to date. the salmonella-strain has been traced to one of the production machines in natura's facility.  not all product is affected.

madcat has several natura brands affected by this recall, including:
evo, california natural and innova.  we have pulled all recalled product and encourage you to check your bags  for lot codes.  

you will find lot codes located either on the top or bottom of the front of packaging - they will appear underneath the expiration date.  bring your bag(s) into the store and we will read your code for you.

a complete list of pulled product and codes is below (click "read more").

natura's press release contains a link to a pdf file of all affected product.  we found it handy to use the ctrl+F computer function to search for specific products.

note: this is a list of pulled product that we had on our shelves up until 4:30pm today, friday 29th.  please check your codes against natura's master list or bring your bag in and we will check it for you.

cat products listed first.

EVO - Turkey/Chicken - Cat 6.6#
3052A70003
3023A70003
3038A70003

EVO - Turkey/Chicken - Cat 15#
3037A70002

Innova - Adult - Cat 15#
3037A70002

Innova - Reduced Fat - Cat 15#
3023A70002

EVO - Turkey/Chicken - Small Bite - Dog 6.6#
3030A70003

EVO - Red Meat - Small Bite - Dog 6.6#
3045A70003

EVO - Turkey/Chicken - Small Bite - Dog 28.6#
3030A70001

EVO - Turkey/Chicken - Large Bite - Dog 28.6#
3044A70001

EVO - Weight Mgmt. - Dog 28.6#
3043A70002

Innova - Senior Plus - Dog 15#
3003A70002

California Natural - Reduced Fat - Dog 15#
3022A70002

California Natural - Reduced Fat - Dog 30#
3022A70001

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easter hours

we will be closing all stores at 3pm on sunday, march 31 in observance of annual dress-your-cat-up-like-a-bunny day.

egg-hunts, ham-bakes, however you celebrate, have a happy easter!

we will go back to our regularly scheduled programming monday morning at 9am.

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cat walk - friends of ferals benefit - april 13

put on your party pants because it's time to celebrate!  our pals at Friends of Ferals are throwing a party to commemorate the one-year anniversary of 100% guaranteed adoption of all healthy and treatable animals in dane county.  or, in other words, a pretty big deal.

saturday, april 13 at 6:30pm
the lussier heritage center
enjoy live music and good food with madison's coolest cat people.

for tickets and details head over to friends of ferals.  see you there!

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dog park cleanup - new date - April 6

update: the cleanup has been delayed one week due to snow.  new date is saturday, april 6.

gather up your scoop and bucket, it's poo-fightin' time.

the 18th annual volunteer park cleanup will be held on saturday morning march 30th, from 8am to noon, in a number of madison, dane county, sun prairie and middleton parks.

participants can expect fresh air, fecal fun, and a goodie bag provided by a number of local sponsors, including yours truly.

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