Freshpet Inc. Issues Pet Food Recall Due to Salmonella Risks to Dogs and Owners

Salmonella contamination poses a risk to dogs who consume the four-and-a-half-pound bag of Freshpet Select Fresh From The Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe as well as to anyone who handles the product. This has prompted the company concerned to issue a pet food recall.

Company Announcement

A single lot of Freshpet Select Fresh From The Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe is being voluntarily recalled, according to Freshpet Inc. The particular pet food item is the 4.5 lb bag with an expiration date of October 29, 2022. According to the company, possible salmonella contamination is what prompted the recall.

Salmonella and Symptoms

When handling contaminated products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after coming into contact with the products or surfaces exposed to these products, humans, particularly children, the elderly, and the immunocompromised, are at risk of contracting salmonella.

Healthy individuals who have contracted Salmonella should keep an eye out for symptoms such as nausea, cramping in the abdomen, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, and fever. Eye irritation, arterial infections, arthritis, endocarditis, muscle pain, and symptoms of the urinary tract are just a few of the more severe conditions that salmonella can cause.

After coming into contact with this product, customers who exhibit these symptoms should speak with their doctor.

Salmonella infections in dogs can cause fatigue, fever, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and diarrhea. Only a fever, a loss of appetite, and abdominal pain may be present in some dogs. Dogs that are sick but are otherwise healthy can spread the infection to other animals or people. Please contact your veterinarian if your dog has consumed the recalled product and exhibits these symptoms.

Pet owners should stop feeding their dogs any products that fit the following description and sell-by date, and they should throw them away right away.

Dog owners who have the recalled product are urged to get in touch with Freshpet Inc. On the bottom and back of each bag, pet owners will find the sell date and UPC.

Mistaken Dispatch

A small amount of the lot was accidentally shipped to retailers in a few select geographic markets in the past two weeks, according to the company, even though their Freshpet Team had designated this particular lot for destruction.

According to Freshpet, there have been no reports of illness, harm, or negative reactions to date. In Georgia and Alabama, there may have been a few Walmart locations that sold the lot. There may also have been a few Target locations and other niche retailers in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, Vermont, and West Virginia.

Assistance from Freshpet Inc.

Freshpet Inc. affirms that they value the faith that has been placed in them and that the safety of pets and pet parents, as well as the quality of their products, are of the utmost importance.

Pet owners are advised to call 1.800.285.0563 from Monday through Friday, 9 am to 9 pm (EDT), and Saturday through Sunday, 9 am to 1 pm (EDT), for any questions or to report an adverse reaction to their pet.

Freshpet Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is conducting this product recall. No other Freshpet goods or lot codes are affected by this recall, according to Freshpet Inc.