Two dog foods, Nutrisca and Natural Life, are recalling one flavor of dry dog food because it has elevated vitamin D levels. Dogs can experience symptoms including vomiting, increased urination, loss of appetite, and weight loss. When vitamin D is consumed at very high levels, it can cause kidney issues in dogs. Consumer complaints of vitamin D toxicity in their pets prompted the recall. A formulation error led to the elevated vitamin D in the product. Nutrisca is recalling three sizes of Nutrisca Chicken and Chickpea Dry Dog Food. The 4 pound bag has a UPC number 8-84244-12495-7; the 15 pound bag has UPC number 8-84244-12795-8, and the 28 pound bag has UPC number 8-84244-12895-5. The bags have a Best By Date code of February 25, 2020 through September 13, 2020. Those codes are on the … [Read more...]
G & C Raw Recalls Pet Food For Possible Listeria Contamination
G & C Raw is expanding their recall issued earlier this year to include all product lots from certain dates of their raw pet food products for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses are reported. These recalled products were manufactured from February 27, 2018 through July 20, 2018 and were sold under the brand names G & C Raw Dog Food and G & C Raw Cat food. The recalled products are Beef Veggie Mix Dog Food, Ground Beef Dog Food, Sliced Beef Heart Dog Food, Ground Beef Heart Dog Food P, Kim's Special Beef Organ Dog Food, Ground Chicken Dog Food, Chicken Veggie Mix Dog Food, Chicken Mix Patties Dog Food, Duck Veggie Mix Dog Food, Ground Duck Dog Food Ground Rabbit Dog Food, Rabbit Veggie Mix Dog Food, Ground Lamb Dog Food, Lamb Veggie Mix Dog … [Read more...]
Performance Dog Raw Pet Food Recalled For Possible Salmonella
Bravo Packing of Carneys Point, New Jersey, is recalling all Performance Dog food products for possible Salmonella contamination. This pathogen clang cause illness in animals who are fed the products and people who touch pets carrying the bacteria or who handle the product. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this recall. A sample of the dog food tested positive for Salmonella bacteria by FDA officials who collected it during an inspection. Performance Dog works with the distributor Tefco, in Brooklyn, New York, that fills orders either direct to consumer or through retail purchases. Performance Dog raw frozen pet food comes in 2 pound and 5 pound plastic sleeves. The recalled food has the manufacture date code 071418. These codes are printed on the boxes that … [Read more...]
Steve’s Real Food Frozen Pet Food Recalled For Possible Salmonella and Listeria
Steve's Real Food of Salt Lake City, Utah is recalling one lot of 5 pound Turducken Recipe, one lot of 2 pound Quest Emu Diet, and one lot of 2 pound Quest Beef Diet for possible Salmonella and/or Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No pet or human illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this recall. The recalled products are Steve's Real Food Turducken Recipe/5#, with lot number J155, UPC number 6-91730-15304-5, and best by date 6/4/19; Quest Emu Diet/2# with lot number B138, UPC number 6-91730-17103-2, and best by date 5/18/19; and Quest Beef Diet/2# with lot number A138, UPC number 6-91730-17101-8, and best by date 5/18/19. You can see pictures of the recalled food packages at the FDA web site. The firm was told by the Washington Department of Agriculture that … [Read more...]
Rad Cat Raw Diet Products Recall for Possible Listeria Updated
Radagast Pet Food is expanding its voluntary recall of Rad Cat Raw Diet products for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. All varieties of the product with Best By dates of 10/19/18 through 12/3/19 are now being recalled. No illnesses, either in pets or people, have been reported as of August 21, 2018. These products were sold in the U.S. and in Canada; they were shipped between 5/10/17 and 8/9/18.. The recall includes products that have this low number sequential range: Starting with and including Lot Number 62763, through and including Lot Number 63101. The recalled products are: Rad Cat Raw Diet Grass-Fed Beef Recipe (1 oz sample, 8 oz, 16 oz, 24 oz); Rad Cat Raw Diet Free-Range Chicken Recipe (1 oz sample, 8 oz, 16 oz, 24 oz); Rad Cat Raw Diet Pasture-Raised Lamb Recipe … [Read more...]
Pat’s Cat Turkey and Ground Lamb Pet Food Recalled for Listeria
G & C Raw of Ohio is recalling 30 1-pound containers of Pat's Cat Turkey Cat Food and 40 2-pound containers of Ground Lamb Dog Food because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. This is a frozen pet food. The recalled products were distributed in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Georgia. They were sold through direct delivery. The Pat's Cat Turkey comes in 1 pound clear plastic containers with lot number WWPKTF051618. The Ground Lamb is sold in 2 pound plastic containers with the lot number MFF022718. The lot numbers are on the bottom right corner of the label. Routine sampling by the Ohio Department of Agriculture found the pathogenic bacteria in … [Read more...]
Rad Cat Raw Diet Pet Foods Lots Recalled for Possible Listeria and E. coli O121 Contamination
Radagast Pet Food of Portland, Oregon is recalling three lots of Rad Cat Raw Diet Free-Range Chicken Recipe pet food because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Also recalled is one lot of Rad Cat Raw Diet Pasture-Raised Venison Recipe because it may be contaminated with E coli O121. The risk to humans is that people handing these products could ingest these pathogenic bacteria if they don't wash their hands after handling these products. And animals eating these pet foods could get sick or become carriers, and pass the bacteria on to people. Listeria monocytogenes can sicken pets, with symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, fever, weight loss and muscular or respiratory problems. E. coli O121 is not known to cause illness in cats, but there is zero tolerance for … [Read more...]
Good Buddy and Backcountry Dog Treats Recalled for Elevated Thyroid Hormone
Merrick Pet Care of Amarillo, Texas, is voluntarily recalling some of their beef dog treat varieties because they may have elevated levels of a naturally occurring beef thyroid hormone. There has been one consumer complaint to the FDA of a dog's health that was temporarily affected while eating Merrick Backcountry Great Plains Real Beef Jerky. The dog's health improved and full yrecovered after its owners stopped giving it the treat. No similar reports have been received to date. The recalled products are Castor & Pollux Good Buddy Prime Patties Real Beef Recipe in 4 ounce packages, with UPC number 780872510806 and best before dates from 5/1/2017 - 9/1/2019. Also recalled is Castor & Pollux Good Buddy Sausage Cuts Real Beef Recipe in 5 ounce packages, with UPC … [Read more...]
OC Raw Dog Food Recalls Two Products; One for Listeria Monocytogenes, Another for Clostridium Botulinum
OC Raw Dog Food or Rancho Santa Margarita, California, is recalling several products. One recall is for possible Clostridium botulinum contamination; the other is for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with either recall. The first recall is for OC Raw Dog Food Freeze Dried Sardines. These sardines are larger than 5 inches long. that is a risk factor for botulism poisoning, since the FDA has found that salt-cured, dried, or fermented un-eviserated fish have been linked to outbreaks of botulism poisoning. Dogs can get sick if they eat this product, and people who handle it can also get sick. The Freeze Dried Sardines are packaged in a 3.2 ounce bag with UPC number 095225853043. It was sold in independent pet specialty … [Read more...]
More Raw Dog Food Recalled for Possible Salmonella Contamination
More raw dog food has been recalled for possible Salmonella contamination. The products were produced by Carnivore Meat Company and TruPet LLC. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with either recall. The first recall is for products made by TruPet LLC of Milford, Ohio. It is for 400 cases of "Boost Me" Mighty Meaty Beef Topper Meal Enhancer. These products were distributed via the online retailers Chewy.com and TruDog.com. The TruDog Boost Me Mighty Meaty Beef Topper Meal Enhancer has the lot number 20190531 13815. The recall was issued after the FDA's collection of a retail sample from a single batch tested positive for Salmonella bacteria. The second recall is for Vital Essentials Freeze Dried Beef Toppers, and Vital Essentials Frozen Beef Chub Entree for Dogs. … [Read more...]
