Wild Coast Raw Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula

Date Issued

03/01/2025

Brand

Wild Coast Raw

Lot Code/Notes

The product, 16oz and 24oz frozen Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food for cats was distributed to pet food retailers in Washington State and Oregon. The product is frozen in a small round white plastic container with a green label.

The affected lots are identified by a sticker on the lid with a number of #22660, #22653, #22641, #22639, #22672 and #22664 with a Best Buy date of 12/25.

The recall is widened to include any raw material sharing similar production dates and lot codes as #22660 and #22664. These two lot codes were included in the WSDA’s public health alert on 2/14.

Reason

Due to the potential to be contaminated with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 also known as bird flu. H5N1 can be transmitted to animals eating contaminated product.

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Blue Ridge Beef Recalls Blue Ridge Beef Kitten Mix Due to Salmonella Contamination

Company Announcement

STATESVILLE, NC - January 3, 2025- Blue Ridge Beef is recalling 1,350 lbs. of their 2 1b log Kitten Mix Lot N25-0716 UPC 8542980013436 due to a contamination of Salmonella. (Lot numbers are stamped in the clips on the end of the chubs/bags).

Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products.

Healthy people infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers.

Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have only decreased appetite, fever, and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.

Due to a customer complaint of animal illness, a sample of the product was collected on 12/12/2024 by the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Resources and tested by the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory. The sampled product tested positive for Salmonella.

On 01/03/2025 the firm was notified by the FDA that the product tested positive for Salmonella.

The products were distributed between July 18, 2024 to July 26, 2024. The product is packaged in clear plastic and sold primarily in retail stores located in the States of: Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York.

Products affected are:

Consumers who have purchased this product are urged to return to place of purchase or destroy the food in a way that children, pets, and wildlife cannot access. Do not sell or donate the recalled products. Do not feed the recalled product to pets or any other animals. Wash and sanitize pet food bowls, cups, and storage containers. Always ensure you wash and sanitize your hands after handling recalled food or any utensils that come in contact with recalled food. For more information contact blueridgebeefnc@yahoo.com or 704-873-2072.

This recall is being made with the knowledge of the Food and Drug Administration.

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The United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency has been working closely with Fold Hill Foods concerning a recall of 21 hypoallergenic cat food products sold under several brand names. The recall was previously being investigated in relation to a spike in cases of feline pancytopenia, a blood cell deficiency condition, but extensive testing has revealed there is “no causative link between pancytopenia and the recalled cat food products,” according to the Food Standards Agency.

Testing showed higher levels of mycotoxins in some samples of recalled cat food collected by the agency. The products have since been removed from the marketplace. The agency stated the presence of mycotoxins “do not, in themselves, indicate they are the cause of feline pancytopenia.” Following this announcement, Fold Hill Foods is taking steps to resume production.

“Our tests and analysis to date have not found a causative link to the pancytopenia cases, but our investigation is ongoing and we will provide an update once we have more information,” the Food Standards Agency stated.

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