Elanco stands behind safety of its flea and tick collars

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[March 19, 2021]  (Reuters) - Elanco Animal Health Inc said on Friday it was backing the safety of its Seresto collars for flea and ticks after a Congressional subcommittee asked for the product to be recalled following reports linking it to hundreds of pet deaths.

No market action such as a recall is warranted, based on safety data, nor has it been suggested by any regulatory agency, the company said in a statement.

The chair of the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy sent a letter to Elanco on Thursday, asking for the company to temporarily recall all the collars.

A number of media reports, including an investigation by the USA Today, linked Seresto collars to hundreds of pet deaths and tens of thousands of injured animals.

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Elanco called the reports "misleading" and said the reported rate of adverse events in the United States was 0.3%.

(Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri and Anil D'Silva)

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