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Pet food recall · FDA · Published March 30, 2024

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ADM Animal Nutrition is recalling specific lots of chicken, swine, cattle and horse feed that may contain harmful levels of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium or chloride. Affected products could harm animals and require immediate return for refund.

🇺🇸 FDA recall pet food announcement (Mar 2024)Pet foodADM Animal Nutrition ›
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What happened, in plain English

ADM Animal Nutrition is recalling specific lots of chicken, swine, beef cattle, and horse feed that may contain elevated levels of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, or chloride. These levels could cause leg deformities, trouble standing, fatal health issues, or other serious harm to animals. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1274741-recall-adm-animal-nutrition-chicken-swine-cattle-and-horse-feed.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1274741-recall-adm-animal-nutrition-chicken-swine-cattle-and-horse-feed · Updated October 6, 2026 · Official notice: FDA pet food announcement (Mar 2024)

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“Recall: ADM Animal Nutrition Chicken, Swine, Cattle and Horse Feed with Elevated Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Sodium or Chloride.” GovInfoNow, updated October 6, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1274741-recall-adm-animal-nutrition-chicken-swine-cattle-and-horse-feed. Based on FDA recall pet food announcement (Mar 2024) (https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/adm-animal-nutrition-recalls-select-pen-palsr-chicken-feed-moormans-showtec-swine-feed-ampt-cattle).

Why it’s dangerous

The feed may contain harmful levels of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, or chloride that can cause leg deformities, trouble standing and walking, watery feces, reduced feed intake, and can be fatal to chickens. Swine and other animals may experience similar health issues.

Who’s affected

Animal owners who purchased the recalled feed between the specified dates in Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, California, Oregon, and other states. Chickens are most at risk due to reported deaths from consumption.

How to tell if you have this one

Check the label for the lot number at the bottom. Affected products include Pen Pals Chicken Starter-Grower bags, MoorMan's ShowTec Sale Burst bags, and other specific feed products with lot numbers starting with 506640QN, 506664QN, 506939QN, etc. The products were distributed between January 2024 and March 2024.

  • Brand
    ADM Animal Nutrition
  • Category
    Pet food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Recalled Feed Immediately

    Immediately stop using the recalled feed products that may contain harmful levels of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, or chloride.

  2. Return Product for Refund

    Return the product to your distributor or directly to ADM Animal Nutrition for a full refund.

Official remedy

What FDA says to do

Customers who have purchased the recalled feed should immediately stop using it and return it to their distributor or directly to ADM Animal Nutrition for a full refund.

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Questions people ask

Which animals are most at risk from this recall?

Chickens are most at risk due to reported deaths from consumption of the affected Pen Pals Chicken Starter-Grower feed.

How can I check if my feed is affected?

Check the label for the lot number at the bottom. Affected products have specific lot numbers starting with 506640QN, 506664QN, 506939QN, etc., distributed between January 2024 and March 2024.

Where can I get a refund if I have the recalled feed?

Return the product to your distributor or directly to ADM Animal Nutrition for a full refund.

Take action

Contact ADM Animal Nutrition

We’ve drafted a message you can send ADM Animal Nutrition to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.

Subject: Recall petfood:adm-animal-nutrition-recalls-select-pen-palsr-chicken-feed-moormans-showtec-swine-feed-ampt-cattle — ADM 

Hello,

I own a ADM Animal Nutrition that is covered by recall petfood:adm-animal-nutrition-recalls-select-pen-palsr-chicken-feed-moormans-showtec-swine-feed-ampt-cattle from ADM Animal Nutrition.

The official recall notice states: Customers who have purchased the recalled feed should immediately stop using it and return it to their distributor or directly to ADM Animal Nutrition for a full refund.

I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?

Thank you.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall pet food announcement (Mar 2024) (March 30, 2024)
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 6, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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