Freshpet Inc. issued a voluntary recall of a single lot of Freshpet Select Fresh From the Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe due to potential contamination with salmonella.
The affected lot is a 4.5-pound bag with a sell by date of Oct. 29 and a retail UPC code of 627975011673.
Freshpet Inc. issued a voluntary recall of a single lot of Freshpet Select Fresh From the Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe. The affected lot is a 4.5-pound bag with a sell by date of Oct. 29 and a retail UPC code of 627975011673. – U.S. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Salmonella is a bacterial disease that leads to symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever in humans; it can also result in more serious ailments — such as arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Dogs infected with salmonella may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting. Other dogs will experience only decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy dogs can be carriers and infect other animals or humans.
Pet owners who possess the affected product should stop feeding it to their dogs and dispose of it immediately.
To date, Freshpet has received no reports of illness, injury or adverse reaction. Items from the lot may have sold at limited Walmart stores in Alabama and Georgia; and limited Target stores and other select retailers in New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia.
Pet owners who have questions or would like to report adverse reactions should call 1 (800) 285-0563, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or visit Freshpet’s website.
