Salmonella Spp in processed animal protein for petfood from Spain in Italy.
Salmonella Agona in soybean meal from the Netherlands in France and Belgium
Salmonella spp. in dog chews from Poland in Germany
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USA – Mid America Pet Food Issues Voluntary Recall of Victor Beef Meal & Rice Dog Food Due to Possible Salmonella Health Risk
Company Announcement
Mid America Pet Food, Mount Pleasant, Texas, is voluntarily recalling three lots of Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Select Beef Meal & Brown Rice Formula produced at its Mount Pleasant, Texas production facility because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. This voluntary recall was initiated after a third-party conducted random sampling and product associated with three lots tested positive for Salmonella. 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.
No human or pet illnesses have been reported to date.
Products were distributed to various distributors and retailers in the United States. The affected product includes:
| Product Description | Lot Number | Bag Size | Best By Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Select Beef Meal & Brown Rice Formula | |||
| 1000016890 | 5 pound bag | 6/12/2024 | |
| 1000016891 | 15 pound bag | 6/12/2024 | |
| 1000016892 | 40 pound bag | 6/12/2024 |
USA- Purina Bird Luvers Blend Wild Bird Food. A blend of Grains for Birds – Aflatoxin
Purina Bird Luvers Blend Wild Bird Food. A blend of Grains for Birds. Item # 54KB_0048319. UPC 8 04273-01657 3. Net Wt 40 lb (18.14kg). Manufactured for Purina Animal Nutrition LLC, Arden Hills MN 55126
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Lot Code: 23191JSC |
872 – 40 lb. bags |
Bird feed may contain elevated level of aflatoxin. |
RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Salmonella Poultry PAT
Presence of Salmonella spp in PAT from Italy in Spain and France
RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Clostridium perfringens – Fish Meal
Clostridium perfringens in fish meal from Portugal in Italy
RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Fish Flour – Fish Meal
Salmonella Tennessee in fish flour of from Denmark in Czech Republic and Romania
Salmonella Havana in fishmeal from Estonia in Italy
Research – Resistant Salmonella infections linked to worse outcomes
Infections caused by Salmonella with any antibiotic resistance are associated with more severe clinical outcomes, including hospitalization and death, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers reported yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Using epidemiologic data from the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) and antimicrobial resistance data from the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), researchers from the CDC’s Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases examined outcomes in patients with nontyphoidal Salmonella infections from 2004 through 2018. They compared outcomes for resistant Salmonella infections with those caused by non-resistant Salmonella before and after adjusting for age, state, race/ethnicity, international travel, outbreak association, and isolate serotype or source.
UK: Rising levels of salmonella in raw meat-based pet food causes concern
Rising levels of salmonella in raw meat-based pet food is posing a potentially serious risk to both animals and humans.
Latest figures released by the UK’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) show an increase in Salmonella reports from 295 in 2021 to 406 instances last year. Overall, 123 isolations of regulated serovars were recorded in 2022 – up from 71 the previous year. The most common found wee Salmonella Indiana, Salmonella Infantis and Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Derby.
Research – Salmonella in animals and feed in Great Britain2022
This publication presents data on Salmonella reports from livestock species in Great
Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) collected and collated by the Animal and Plant
Health Agency (APHA) during 2022 and also provides data from previous years for
comparative purposes.
The data in the first 12 chapters cover reports of Salmonella in livestock, with separate
chapters for the main species, reports of Salmonella in dogs, reports of Salmonella in
wildlife and reports of Salmonella in animal feedingstuffs. The 13th chapter covers the
antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella (England and Wales only).
Since 1993, the date of a Salmonella incident has been recorded as the date it was
reported to an Officer of the Minister. Under the present system, any Salmonella reports
that are confirmed or identified after the publication of the annual report will be
incorporated into the revised tables that appear in the following year’s publication. This
may result in the number of incidents and isolations differing from that previously given for
a particular year. The most recent version of the report should therefore always be used
when comparing data from year to year.
Revisions in the way that data have been compiled and presented since 1993 mean that,
with the exception of the tables on Salmonella in animal feedingstuffs, data in this report
cannot be compared directly with information published prior to 1993. A more detailed
comparison can be generated, if required, for any Salmonella serovar, or phage type in the
case of S. Enteritidis and S. Typhimurium. Requests for such data should be made to the
Department of Epidemiological Sciences, APHA Weybridge (email address:
Foodbornezoonoses@apha.gov.uk), who will be happy to assist with requests.
Care should be taken when comparing data from one year to another as an increase or
decrease in the number of isolations and incidents does not necessarily indicate a similar
change in prevalence. This is because the total number of samples examined and their
distribution are often not known.
USA – Recalled: Hollywood Feed Carolina Made Jerky Treats – Salmonella
Maker: Carolina Prime Pet, Inc.
Cause: Potential for salmonella contamination
Announcement: FDA enforcement reports with recall initiation date of Sept. 27, 2023 (archived here)
What was recalled: The following Hollywood Feed jerky treats:
- Hollywood Feed Carolina Made USA Farm Raised Beef Jerky (5 oz. / 141g; Lot 20082323; Best by 02/25/25 L2)
- Hollywood Feed Carolina Made USA Farm Raised Chicken Jerky (5 oz. / 141g; Lot 20082323; Best by 02/25/25 L2)
- Hollywood Feed Carolina Made Wild Elk Jerky (5 oz. / 141g; Lot 20082423; Best by 02/24/25 L2)
- Hollywood Feed Carolina Made Pork Jerky (6 oz. / 141g; Lot 20082523; Best by 02/25/2025 L2)
- Hollywood Feed Carolina Made USA Farm Raised Turkey Jerky (6 oz. / 141g; Lot 20082423; Best by 02/24/2025 L2)
Carolina Prime Pet, Inc. has issued a recall for 5 of its jerky pet treat varieties. This decision came after a customer, Hollywood Feed, LLC, based in Memphis, TN, reported that the products tested positive for salmonella.
The recall, which was initiated on September 27, 2023, was not widely publicized since all the affected products were exclusively supplied to Hollywood Feed.
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