Pet food products recalled for possible Salmonella contamination
The U.S. Food Drug Administration has announced the recall of two pet food products for possible Salmonella contamination.
The U.S. Food Drug Administration has announced the recall of two pet food products for possible Salmonella contamination. The first recall comes from Smokehouse Pet Products which is recalling limited lots of Beefy Munchies sold in 4-oz bags. The recalled products have the UPC number 78565857957, lot number 449294, and a best used by date of 10/25/19 stamped on the back. They were sold in Washington, Michigan, North Carolina, and Colorado through distributors selling to various retailers. Routine sampling by the Colorado Dept. of Agriculture revealed the presence of Salmonella in two packages of the product. No illnesses have been reported to date with this recall.
The second recall has been issued from Raws for Paws for about 4,000 lb of its Ground Turkey Pet Food, which is available in 1-lb and 5-lb plastic sealed tubes, called chubs. The product was distributed through Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa directly to consumers and through online mail order. The recalled products have case codes of 9900008, 9900009, 9900014, and 9900015. The manufacture date of Turkey Pet Food cases is 10/12/2017, and the manufacture dates of Combo Pack cases are between 10/12/2017 and 2/2/2018.
The Minnesota Depts. of Health (MDH) and Agriculture (MDA) are investigating two cases of Salmonella Reading infection with the same DNA fingerprint pattern; the cases are children in the Twin Cities metro area who became ill after raw ground turkey food for pets was fed to pets in their home. One child’s infection resulted in osteomyelitis, a painful and serious bone infection. This child was hospitalized and is now recovering at home. The same strain of Salmonella Reading was found in samples of Raws for Paws Ground Turkey Pet Food tested by MDA and MDH.