According to The Independent, Years had received reports of 57 suspected cases of dry eye by Sunday, 16 August. The company said the issue had affected 0.1 per cent of its customers and advised owners to stop feeding Years products to their pets or any other animals while its investigation continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Years said it began receiving multiple reports in late July of dogs developing sudden dry eye in both eyes. The company launched an investigation on 1 August and later told customers that buckwheat<\/strong>, which it described as a common and approved ingredient, had emerged as a possible factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Years, symptoms reported in affected dogs may include redness, cloudiness or dullness of the eyes, excessive blinking or squinting, pawing at the eyes and thick discharge. Dogs may also show general discomfort around their eyes. The company has asked owners who notice these symptoms to contact their vet promptly and mention the Years product recall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The business, which has around 40,000 customers<\/strong>, said subscriptions would be paused for an initial six-week period. During that time, it plans to prepare new meals using quinoa <\/strong>instead of buckwheat. Years apologised to customers for the \u201cworry and disruption\u201d and said it would publish the results of its investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its range includes meals such as pork shoulder and apple stew, turkey thigh and cranberry fricassee, and steak and kidney hotpot. The company <\/a>markets its food as fresh meals tailored to individual dogs and prepared by chefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n