Category Archives: Animal Feed

USA – FDA – Three Salmonella Recalls – Black Peppercorns – Cat Growth Formula – Sweet Basil

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Frontier Natural Products Co-op is voluntarily recalling several of its products manufactured with organic black peppercorns that were sold under its Frontier and Simply Organic brands, Whole Foods Market 365 Everyday Value, Nature’s Place and others due to potential Salmonella contamination. To date, no illnesses have been associated with these products.

While the product in question was steam pasteurized at the source and tested negative for Salmonella by Frontier Natural Products Co-op, there is a small risk that Salmonella may still be present based on a positive, random test that was recently conducted. Frontier Natural Products Co-op is immediately initiating added precautions to the safety of the supply chain to mitigate any future occurrence.

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The Robert Abady Dog Food Co., LLC of Poughkeepsie, NY, is recalling its 2 lb, 5 lb & 15 lb boxes of “Abady Highest Quality Maintenance & Growth Formula for Cats” because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

The recalled “Highest Quality Maintenance & Growth Formula for Cats” were distributed nationwide in retail stores and through mail orders.

The product comes in a 2 lb, 5 lb & 15 lb, corrugated boxes with plastic liners marked with lot # 14029/21 stamped on the right side top of the box.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

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Lisy Corporation of Miami, FL is voluntarily recalling Lisy Sweet Basil (Albahaca), 6 oz jar, Item #1132, Lot #’s A013 0518 & A014 0518, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e. infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this recall.

Lisy Sweet Basil- 6oz, bottle, UPC Code 0 96786 30032 8 began distribution on 01/15/2014 in retail stores in the states of New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Maryland.

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella -Dog Chew – Aflatoxin – Popcorn – Norovirus – Clams – STEC E.coli – Raw Milk

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RASFF – Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) and high count of Enterobacteriaceae (1.5*10² CFU/g) in dog chew from Thailand in Spain

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 1937; Tot. = 2569 µg/kg – ppb) in popcorn from Argentina in Italy

RASFF -norovirus in frozen blanched clams (Meretrix Lyrata) from Vietnam in Spain

RASFF -shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx+ ; eae+ /25g) in raw milk from Belgium in Belgium

 

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Fish Meal – Aflatoxin – Rice Gluten Meal

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RASFF-Salmonella Agona (presence /25g) in fishmeal from Germany in Belgium

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 0.032 mg/kg – ppm) in rice gluten meal from India in Belgium

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Dried Pet Food – Dog Chews

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RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in dried pet food from China in Germany

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in dog chew from the Netherlands in Germany

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Dog/Cat Food – Egg White – Poultry – Dog Chews – Fish Meal

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RASFF -Salmonella in dried dog/cat food from China in Germany

RASFF -Salmonella (in 4 out of 5 samples /25g) and too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (>30000 CFU/g) in centrifuged egg white from Belgium

RASFF -Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry) from the Netherlands in Belgium

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence) in dog chews from Thailand in Spain

RASFF -Salmonella Tennessee (present /25g) in fish meal from Denmark in Sweden

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Soybean – Dog Food – Dog Chews – Raw Rabbit

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RASFF -Salmonella Tennessee (present /25g) in soybean meal from Italy in Austria

RASFF– Salmonella spp. in dry dog food from China in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella spp. in dried pet food from China in Germany

RASFF– Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in dried dog chews from India in Germany

RASFF– Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen raw rabbit by-products from Spain, via Denmark in Sweden

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Soybean – Rapeseed – Fish Meal

RASFF -Salmonella Oranienburg in soybean meal from Italy in Austria

RASFF-Salmonella Agona (presence /25g) and Salmonella Mbandaka (presence /25g) in rapeseed extraction meal from Germany

RASFF -Salmonella Llandoff (1 out of 10 /25g) in soybean meal – non GMO from Italy in Austria

RASFF -Salmonella spp. in fish meal from Mauritania in Denmark

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Aflatoxin

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RASFF -Salmonella Rissen in corn gluten meal from the Netherlands in Sweden

RASFF -Salmonella spp. in pet food from Mauritius in Italy

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 4.8 / B1 = 28.4 / B1 = 55.9 µg/kg – ppb) in organic soy beans from Kazakhstan in Denmark.

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Aflatoxin

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RASFF-Salmonella (present /25g) in processed animal protein of chicken from the Netherlands in Sweden

RASFF– Salmonella Give (present /25g) in fish meal from Spain in Hungary

RASFF– Salmonella Montevideo and Salmonella Tennessee in non GMO soy bean meal from Bosnia and Herzegovina in Austria

RASFF– aflatoxins (B1 = 190 / B1 = 150 / B1 = 29 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Sudan in the UK

RASFF– aflatoxins (B1 = 0.084 mg/kg – ppm) in maize from Croatia in Slovenia

RASFF– aflatoxins (B1 = 333 / B1 = 287 µg/kg – ppb) in sunflower seeds from Egypt in Belgium

USA – FDA – Recall Dog and Cat Food – Salmonella

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Pro-Pet LLC, St. Marys, Ohio, has initiated a voluntary recall of a limited number of Dry Dog and Cat Foods for possible Salmonella contamination. A single field test indicated products manufactured during a two day period, on a single production line may have the potential for Salmonella contamination. Pro-Pet LLC is voluntarily recalling the potentially impacted products made during this timeframe. There have been no reports of illness related to this product to date.

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.