Merit Bird Company, LLC has recalled a number of bird feed products distributed through retailers in Southern California due to potential Salmonella risk. These products with the accompanying lot codes are subject to recall: Vitae Cockatiel with Sunflower 2lbs (#2840081) Vitae Cockatiel with Sunflower 4lbs (#2840090) Vitae Small Hookbill 4lbs (#2840225) Vitae Small Hookbill 20lbs… Continue Reading
Kaytee, a Central Garden & Pet brand, is recalling two products, Kaytee exact® Hand Feeding Formula Baby Birds and Kaytee exact® Hand Feeding Formula Baby Macaw, due to high levels of vitamin D. The recalled products are used primarily by bird breeders for feeding baby birds. Baby birds being fed the formula may run the… Continue Reading
Because its top-selling bird seed came with a little poison, a guilty plea has been entered for the $3 billion Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. In pleading guilty to breaking federal pesticide laws, Ohio-based Scotts offered to pay a $4 million fine and expressed its willingness to make a $500,000 contribution to wildlife conservation. All to settle… Continue Reading