Pet owners nationwide are being urged to check their freezers after a popular U.S. dog food brand issued a recall for one of its chicken products due to possible salmonella contamination.
Indiana-based dog food company, Albright’s Raw Pet Food, is recalling its Chicken Recipe for Dogs Complete and Balanced with an expiration date of April 28, 2027.
The product could be contaminated with salmonella, a bacterium that causes food poisoning, with symptoms in pets including vomiting and a decreased appetite.
The recalled pouches were distributed to consumers nationwide and to a small number of retailers in Massachusetts, California, South Carolina, North Carolina, Wisconsin and New York.
The company is asking pet owners to throw away any contaminated batches and destroy them in a way that children, pets and wildlife can’t consume them.
While there have been no reported illnesses from this recall, Albright’s reassured customers that they remain “committed to producing safe, high-quality, biologically appropriate pet food.”
“We will continue to update our customers and partners as more information becomes available,” the company added.
Affected items have the product number of 20855404008367 and the lot code C001730. The product is sold in 1lb pouches with clear vacuum packaging.
The FDA states that pets infected with salmonella may show lethargy, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, vomiting, decreased appetite and abdominal pain. Some pets infected with salmonella may show no symptoms at all, but can still shed salmonella in their saliva and spread it to other pets or even humans.
The raw product already comes with strict handling instructions for pet owners. Packaging warns buyers that the food may carry bacteria if it isn’t frozen, then thawed in a refrigerator. It also advises that the food should be discarded or refrigerated up to 14 hours if the pet does not eat all the food provided within 30 minutes.
Last week, the FDA recalled frozen pizzas that contained a dry milk powder thought to be contaminated with salmonella.
Pizza products sold at Aldi stores nationwide were included in the recall, named Mama Cozzi’s Biscuit Crust Sausage & Cheese Breakfast Pizza and another called Biscuit Crust Cooked Pork Belly Crumbles, Cooked Bacon Topping, Pepper & Onion Breakfast Pizza.
The recall also included three Great Value frozen pizzas sold at Walmart: Thin Crust Chicken Bacon Ranch, Ultra Thin Crust Chicken Bacon Ranch and Stuffed Crust Chicken Bacon Ranch.