The Raaw Energy Raw Dog Food recall from 2025 for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination is being expanded. The company’s Beef and Turkey Medley, batch date 3/31/26, may be part of the problem. The New Jersey Department of Agriculture tested some of the products. Some were positive for the pathogen and some were negative. And some … Read more
Albright’s Chicken Recipe For Dogs is being recalled for possible Salmonella contamination. No reports of human or animal illness have been received by the company to date in connection with this issue. The recalling firm is Albright’s Pet Food of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Tis product is sold frozen in one pound bricks that are packaged … Read more
The FDA is warning consumers about eight lots of Raaw Energy Dog Food which may be contaminated with pathogenic bacteria. Samples tested positive for one or more of the following: Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and E. coli O157. A consumer complaint submitted to the Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CDTA) about a dog illness prompted the … Read more
The FDA is telling the public do not feed two lots of Darwin’s Natural BioLogics dog food for possible Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The notice did not state whether or not any human or pet illnesses have been reported in connection with this problem, although a consumer complaint triggered testing. The recalling firm is … Read more
A study by Cornell researchers, published in the journal Nature, finds that there is deadly bacteria in raw cat food brands. The brands were not named. The researchers say that this is an issue because, “American consumers lack adequate education on the proper handling of foods, especially those intended to be served raw.” The BARF … Read more
Wild Coast Raw chicken pet food is being recalled for possible bird flu contamination. Cats have been diagnosed with the same strain of H5N1 after eating this product. Sampling by the Washington State Department of Agriculture and the Oregon State Department of Agriculture found the virus in the product. The recalling firm is West Coast … Read more
The FDA is warning consumers to not feed some lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Food to their pets because of possible Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The FDA issued a similar warning about Darwin’s Naturals for possible Salmonella contamination last August, and in October 2023, August 2022, and March 2019. This food is raw pet … Read more
Blue Ridge Beef Raw Kitten and Puppy Food is being recalled because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella bacteria. No illnesses, either human or animal, have been reported to the company to date in connection with this issue. The recalling firm is Blue Ridge Beef of Statesville, North Carolina. These raw pet … Read more
A raw pet food Salmonella outbreak in Canada has sickened at least 40 people. Public Health Canada describes the pathogen as “extensively drug-resistant,” which means it is much more difficult to treat illnesses caused by this bacteria. The outbreak is also linked to contact with cattle. Cattle and other ruminant animals can harbor pathogens in … Read more
Raw feeding in dogs is associated with excretion of “cattle-like” antibiotic resistant E. coli in their feces, which poses a “significant zoonotic threat,” according to a study conducted at the University of Bristol and published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. The study, which was conducted on six hundred dogs in England, found that carriage of … Read more