(KUTV) A canned dog food company is issuing its first recall in 82 years after the death of a Washington pug was traced to tainted product.

Nikki Mael of Washougal, Washington, said she fed four of her dogs Evanger's Hunk of Beef with Au Jus wet food on New Year's Eve. Fifteen minutes later, Mael said all four dogs started to behave strangely so she took them to an animal hospital, where one later died.

One still suffers seizures, Mael said, but she is unsure of any long-term effects on the other two.

According to its website, Evanger's learned about the incident on Jan. 2 and "started action immediately." The company fully paid the amount listed on Mael's YouCare page and promised to investigate the incident.

On Jan. 29, Evanger's announced it had found traces of a drug used to euthanize animals pentobarbital in cans of its Hunk of Beef Au Jus. The company believes the drug came from animals used in the dog food.

Evanger announced an official recall of all beef products manufactured in June 2016.

The recall affects products sold in Washington, California, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Products labeled 1816E03HB, 1816E04HB, 1816E06HB, 1816E07HB and 1816E13HB that expire in June 2020 may contain traces of pentobarbital and should not be fed to pets.

The company has said Hunk of Beef is its top-selling product and that pets likely consume more than one million cans of Hunk of Beef each year.

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