Allen and Page Fast Fibre recall

The linseed isn't soaking as well as it should, leaving the soaked mixture slightly grainy.

It's of no consequence to the horse, but the texture is different.

I fed some last night before checking the batch. Horse ate it all and is absolutely fine - 29yr old tb.

They have to recall it as it is without the standards set by QC, therefore legally they must remove it.
 
This has been handled in a very weird fashion, causing a lot of confusion and anxiety for owners. I’ve no idea how linseed affects soaking properties - I mix dry Charnwoods micronised linseed into pre soaked meadow cobs. Looking at the ingredients list I’d never have fed Fast Fibre anyway.

Latest update below.

“For clarity and transparency, and following recent discussion on social media, we would like to provide a further update regarding the recall of Fast Fibre batch number 14/01/26 (best before 04/05/26) and batch number 15/01/26 (best before 05/05/26).

As previously advised, customers should not feed Fast Fibre from these specific batches. This instruction remains unchanged.

Our initial communication focused solely on asking customers to stop feeding the affected batches straight away. This was done deliberately, so that action would be taken immediately, without delay or confusion, while we completed further checks. Now that customers and stockists have responded and the feed is no longer being used, we are able to provide additional detail.

We identified that linseed levels in some bags from these batches were higher than intended. While this does not affect the combined starch and sugar content, which remains below 10% in all cases, it led us to take the precautionary decision to recall the affected batches.

To reiterate clearly: please do not feed Fast Fibre from batch number 14/01/26 (best before 04/05/26) or batch number 15/01/26 (best before 05/05/26). Please dispose of the feed and retain the label, if available, as proof of purchase. A full refund is available through your stockist.

We recognise that recalls can cause inconvenience and concern for horse owners and stockists. However, the care of horses and ponies is always our highest priority, and this recall has been issued as a precautionary measure. We thank customers and retailers for their cooperation and understanding.

As always for further information or advice, please contact Allen & Page:
• Phone: 01362 822902
• Email: helpline@allenandpage.co.uk
• Website: www.allenandpage.com”
 
Identityincrisis said:
Well a local horse has just been hospitalised after being fed this, displaying colic symptoms and high temperature
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This may be pure coincidence, if it was the feed I'd have expected there to be reports of other cases since it's a popular product. Either way I hope the horse makes a full and quick recovery.
 
Nari said:
This may be pure coincidence, if it was the feed I'd have expected there to be reports of other cases since it's a popular product. Either way I hope the horse makes a full and quick recovery.
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There have been several people on their FB post mentioning their horses have become ill and a couple have lost theirs to sudden colic too who believe were being fed the bad batch. Obviously there are so many people that use it that it could be coincidence but I suppose we won't know.
 
To be fair, there has also been comments on their Facebook from people who's horses have become ill before the affected batches were produced. I'm more surprised the number of people who claimed to have fed the affected product and didn't stop and think hmm this looks weird, maybe best not feed it.
 
This has been handled exceptionally poorly imo even if I do think a lot of the sick horse claims are likely coincidence.

Even just saying, "our advice is to stop feeding all affected batches whilst we investigate to ascertain the exact issue and more info will be released later." Would be better than the very panicked "stop feeding immediately!!!!!!!" With no info as to why
 
ester said:
How have you got to incorrectly processed poisonous linseed from ‘linseed levels are higher than intended’? Especially given they are only adding the post processing byproduct version no actual Linseed?
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Well if horses are getting ill from it something is amiss.
 
To be fair horses get ill a lot just randomly and the amount of horses fed this feed the odds are that horses on this feed will get ill during any time period for a variety of reasons. Correlation doesn’t always mean causation but once you’re aware there’s an issue it’s easy to assume confirmation bias when in reality there are likely lots of other variables involved too.
 
I think A&P handled it well. Basically don't feed it. Can't get a simpler instruction than that.

If people choose to tip feed into bins then it's a good reminder to ALWAYS retain the batch labels. Common sense husbandry which isn't terribly common unfortunately.

Social media can be a curse and they shouldn't have allowed comments as that often stirs up a lot of angst.
 
I don’t think it’s really any different to recalls in the human food chain, supermarkets and food manufacturers recall products all the time due to undeclared allergens, if you’re not allergic to egg for example you can consume it perfectly fine, but they have to recall everything because of the risk to those who are sensitive to an ingredient.
 
My friend fed her horses the entire bag before realising she had an affected bag and they've been fine x

She phoned Allen and Page directly about 15 minutes ago and was told that more linseed than normal was used in that particular batch and that there was no risk to the horses x
 
AppyLover1996 said:
My friend fed her horses the entire bag before realising she had an affected bag and they've been fine x

She phoned Allen and Page directly about 15 minutes ago and was told that more linseed than normal was used in that particular batch and that there was no risk to the horses x
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Ive never known linseed to be harmful to horses.
 
Barklands said:
It needs to be balanced properly with vit e otherwise it can be detrimental
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You have to be feeding a significant amount before this becomes a problem, even if the Fast Fibre had a higher amount than normal in it it was still only part of the feed and it feels unlikely that people would be feeding it in such a quantity that extra vit e would be needed. Also a few feeds aren't going to make a difference and I believe FF contains linseed expeller rather than linseed.
 
Nari said:
You have to be feeding a significant amount before this becomes a problem, even if the Fast Fibre had a higher amount than normal in it it was still only part of the feed and it feels unlikely that people would be feeding it in such a quantity that extra vit e would be needed. Also a few feeds aren't going to make a difference and I believe FF contains linseed expeller rather than linseed.
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Actually that is not quite true, if a horse is being fed around a cup full of linseed, extra vit e is required. If their formula has been compromised who is to say how much linseed is in the feed, particularly if the mixture has become sticky. A whole sack of feed is clearly much more than a few feeds, not to mention those who buy feed in bulk. Linseed is not high in sugar or starch which is why their feed will remain under 10% in those aspects, despite the possibility that their could be an awful lot of linseed in the recalled batches.
 
@Barklands to me a cup full of linseed is a fairly significant amount of something that's normally fed at low volume.

From A&P's site the ingredients of FF are:
Nutritionally Improved Straw Pellets, Oat Feed, Molasses Free Beet Pulp, Linseed Expeller (8.1%), Di-calcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Mint, Organic Soya Oil, Vitamin and Mineral Premix, Fenugreek, Fructo-oligosaccharides (0.02%), Yeast Products (0.02%)
Even if there's a lot more linseed expeller in these batches they will still include the other ingredients too so it's not like horses are getting pure linseed expeller and so it's probably safe to say most horses fed it would be getting below the amount of linseed where vit E should be added and even if there are cases where that isn't so they won't have been getting it for long since the manufacture date was 14/1 and then there will be a time lag while it's distributed, bought and fed. I would suspect any horse that has been affected by the change in proportions probably already has significant problems - been there, done that - and if it was one of mine and the feed looked and felt different I'd have stopped feeding it straight away anyway. Maybe if it can be shown the feed has caused major issues in some cases then A&P will help out, but if they do I'd call that a gesture of goodwill rather than admitting liability.

There is now a widespread recall and it's up to people who bought it to deal with it, A&P have done all they can and have a refund system in place.
 
onemoretime said:
Ive never known linseed to be harmful to horses.
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?not really followed this saga (which I’m sure the manufacturers will be on to by now), but linseed per se is definitely harmful, unless cooked and the seeds split into jelly.
think it was Prussic acid had to be obviated by the cooking, but have spent countless hours gumming up my mother’s saucepans and pressure cooker in the process. Horses loved it!
Used to be standard groom’s practice, altho rarely heard today.
Need to pay attention to Vit E when feeding linseed.
 
Exasperated said:
?not really followed this saga (which I’m sure the manufacturers will be on to by now), but linseed per se is definitely harmful, unless cooked and the seeds split into jelly.
think it was Prussic acid had to be obviated by the cooking, but have spent countless hours gumming up my mother’s saucepans and pressure cooker in the process. Horses loved it!
Used to be standard groom’s practice, altho rarely heard today.
Need to pay attention to Vit E when feeding linseed.
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Oh yes of course it has to be cooked or micronised, I wasnt meaning feeding the raw seeds.
 
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