Some Dog food had excess vitamin D, first dry food, then canned – Speculation

Update on Hill's May 2019

https://news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=53544|Hill’s adds lot of vitamin D-laden dog food to recall list]

25 class action suits so far

Hill' is able to put the recall costs on the as yet unamed supplier

Why so many excess Vitamin D Recalls? truth about pet food.com

• “After the first two initial dog food recalls, seven more dry dog food recalls occurred up to December 5, 2018. For 8 weeks we saw no new excess Vitamin D recalls, and then on January 31, 2019 we learned of a Hill’s Pet Nutrition recall for 25 different varieties of canned dog foods.”

• “Because the FDA has not informed pet owners, we don’t know if this concerning problem was/is a vitamin premix formulation error or if this is a pet food manufacturing error.”

  Comments by a reader

“Hill’s Pet Nutrition learned of the potential for elevated vitamin D levels in some of our canned dog foods after receiving a complaint in the United States about a dog exhibiting signs of elevated vitamin D levels. Our investigation confirmed elevated levels of vitamin D due to a supplier error .”

See also VitaminDWiki

• Half of dogs now get cancer, it used to be just 1 percent (probably low Vitamin D)

• Dogs, like humans, need vitamin D for many reasons – Jan 2018

• Overview Veterinary and vitamin D

  • Has a 1932 publication of lethal dose of vitamin D for dogs