WARNING: steel wool pieces are being found in oyster shell products

[GinaNew York]

this weekend I found steel wool pieces in manna pro's 50 lb bag, I also found some, but much less in a 50lb bag of coastal - and now another member is finding it in 5 lb bags - I called the companies and Manna Pro was helpful - it seems , and I may be wrong, so I'm looking for input here and asking everyone to check their oyster shell bags and filter the nuggets between their fingers looking for steel wool BEFORE you feed. What can this do to a bird's digestive system? What IS it doing? and is anyone's bird dying from this and they don't know it????? my post with pictures is in the feeding section, but I think this is an emergency industry-wide problem and we need ALL EYES checking out their oyster shell bags, regardless of size.

 

[WhiteWyan]

I got these in a bad of flock party "fly fiesta" dried soldier fly larvae. Gross. Definitely returning it.

 

[GinaNew York]

I got these in a bad of flock party "fly fiesta" dried soldier fly larvae. Gross. Definitely returning it.

don't return it before calling your dept of agriculture with the bag and lot info - very important so they can investigate - I called the CT dept just now - here is there info

Agricultural Commodities



Agricultural Commodities Division is responsible for the regulation, inspection and sampling of feed, including large animal and pet foods; agricultural seeds including crop, lawn and vegetable seeds; fertilizers; liming materials; and soil amendments. Samples are collected at retailer, wholesaler and milling operations and delivered to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station for testing. The test results are published by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

This Division also is responsible for monitoring product
labels for compliance with state and federal law. The sale of fraudulent or contaminated materials may also be stopped or suspended by the Agricultural Commodities Division.


Division staff are also responsible for inspection and regulation of additional agricultural commodities such as fruit contained in controlled atmosphere (CA) facilities. Commodity inspections are also conducted for frozen USDA poultry products utilized in school lunch programs.

The Agricultural Commodities Division is frequently asked if dog biscuits are considered pet food, and if so, must the producer of the product or products register these products with the State of Connecticut. The answer to this question is "yes", in order be sold legally within the state's borders each feed product formulation must be registered. Please see the "Commercial Feed Registration" form: Commercial Feed Registration Application

For further information or guidance, please contact Wayne Nelson at [email protected] or call (860)713-2565.

 

[GinaNew York]

so far members from CT, SC NY, and Ohio have had this - please be careful and check carefully