Be careful what you feed your four-legged friends: Three brands of pet food have been recalled because they have may been contaminated with salmonella.
Mid America Pet Food based in Texas is recalling three lots of Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Select Beef Meal & Brown Rice Formula after testing found salmonella, which can cause sickness in humans and animals, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The recalled product was sold nationwide and comes in 5-pound, 15-pound and 40-pound bags with a sell-by date of June 12, 2024.
The lot numbers for this product are 1000016890, 1000016891 and 1000016892. They are printed on the back of the packaging.
Another dog food company based in Texas, TFP Nutrition of Nacogdoches, is recalling Retriever All Life Stages Mini Chunk Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food for salmonella contamination, as well, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The recalled product was sold in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. It came in 50-pound bags and has a sell-by date of October 2024 with the lot codes 3277 TFP or 3278 TFP.
A third dog food producer, Blue Ridge Beef of North Carolina, is recalling its Breeder’s Choice dog food due to potential salmonella contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The recalled product was packaged in clear plastic and was sold predominantly in retail stores in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia. It contains the UPC code 8 54298 00193 1.
Federal regulators are urging the public to destroy the contaminated food in a way pets, children and wildlife cannot access it. The agency also advised consumers to wash pet food bowls and storage containers thoroughly.
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