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Mid America Pet Food of Mount Pleasant, TX, is expanding its Oct. 30 recall to include additional pet food products with a best-before date of Oct. 31, 2024, due to Salmonella contamination. The company’s products have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella infections in humans. On Nov. 1 Seven people have reported Salmonella Kiambu infections. Six of the patients were infants, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The patients were spread across seven states: California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Florida, Alabama and Hawaii. Pet food can cross contaminated surfaces, feeding bowls, utensils and anything else it touches. “Epidemiologic and…
Blue Ridge Beef’s recall of 2 pound logs of Kitten Grind, Kitten Mix and Puppy Mix due to Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination has been updated to include all states that may have received the recalled lot numbers of product. The states added to the first recall include: Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes can infect animals that eat the products and there is a risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they do not thoroughly wash their hands after handling the products or any surface exposed to…
Blue Ridge Beef is recalling certain 2 pound logs of Kitten Grind, Kitten Mix and Puppy Mix due to Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes can infect animals that eat the products and there is a risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they do not thoroughly wash their hands after handling the products or any surface exposed to these products. Pets with Salmonella and Listeria infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will only have a loss of appetite, fever, and abdominal pain. Infected but…
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warnings to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public viewing until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to the FDA’s warning letters. Warning letters are often not issued until a company has been given months to years to correct the problems. Reconserve Inc.Santa Monica, CA A California food company with a facility in Maryland is on notice from the FDA for unsanitary storage of ingredients that could contaminate food products. A Jan. 3, 2024, the warning…