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Midwestern Pet Food was cited for manufacturing pet food products under insanitary conditions and failing to maintain Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP), resulting in adulterated animal feed containing aflatoxin at dangerous levels up to 558 ppb—far exceeding the FDA's 20 ppb safety threshold. The violations were discovered following a voluntary Class I recall initiated in December 2020 after the company received consumer complaints of suspected mycotoxin poisoning that led to pet illness and death, with multiple SPORTMiX branded products across different lot codes confirmed to contain the toxic substance. FDA inspections at three facilities (Oklahoma, New York, and Indiana) identified systemic manufacturing control failures that allowed the poisonous contamination to reach consumers, rendering the products injurious to animal health under section 402(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.