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For the past couple of hours there have been several media reports (see here, and here) indicating that South Korea's MAFRA had detected H5 antigens in a sample of cat food collected at one of the animal shelters in Gyeonggi-do where cats have recently died.
So far, I haven't found any official statement posted on the MAFRA site (but it is 2 am in Seoul), but I have tracked down a recall notice posted on the cat food manufacturer's (Tosil Tosil Restaurant) website (see below).
The Translated notice follows:
Product] Balanced Duck Product Sales Suspension and Recall Notice
Date Created 2023.08.01 05:04 Views 239
-Urgent Notice-
hello. This is Blackett, the chubby manager.
As this cat avian flu infection occurred, in Gyeonggi-do, where our manufacturing plant is located,
An epidemiological investigation is underway.
Although accurate results have not yet been obtained,
Investigating Our Balanced Duck
The product of the supplier who supplied raw meat (breast meat) for manufacturing
Concerns about infection have been raised
June 16th ~ July 5th Manufacture date Balanced duck products are being recalled urgently .
The product will be contacted and collected by each local government.
Among customers who purchased Balanced Duck products with manufacturing dates from June 16th to July 5th
Housekeepers who have stock
Please stop the payment immediately and process the recall according to the instructions. .
All recalled products will be refunded.
*Refund-related information will be provided individually.
In addition, Balanced Duck products are suspended until safety is confirmed .
In case you do not see this notice
Customers who purchased the product on that date are provided with additional information over the phone.
If there are any updates in the future, we will notify you further.
Sorry for the confusion.
Hopefully we'll get more details from MAFRA once the business day begins.
