Category Archives: Pet Food

RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Frozen Fish

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Salmonella in frozen fish for pet food from Spain in Italy

RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Enterobacteriaceae – Dog Chews

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High count of Enterobacteriaceae in dog chews from China in Sweden

Research – Salmonella in animals and feed in Great Britain 2021

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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 2021 and also provides data from previous years for comparative purposes.
The data in the first 12 chapters cover reports of Salmonella in animals, with separate chapters for the main livestock species, reports of Salmonella in dogs, reports of Salmonella in wildlife and reports of Salmonella in animal feeding stuffs.
The 13th chapter covers antimicrobial resistance data for 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/ or 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 feeding stuffs, 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 who will be happy to assist with requests at Foodbornezoonoses@apha.gov.uk. 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.

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Enterobacteriaceae – Dog Chews

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Too high count of Enterobacteriaceae in dog chew from Turkey in Germany

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Enterobacteriaceae in dog chews from Turkey in Germany

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – ABPO – Pet Food – Fenugreek Seed Powder – Rapeseed Meal

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Presence of Salmonella Isangi in animal by product to be used as feed material from Germany in Italy

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Salmonella in pet food from Netherlands in Belgium

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Salmonella Weltevreden in fenugreek seed powder in France and Finland

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Salmonella Tennessee in rapeseed meal from Germany in Finland

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Raw Pet Food – Whole Egg Powder

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Enterobacertiaceae and Salmonella spp. in raw pet food for fish from Thailand in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in whole egg powder, processed into pet- food from Germany in Switzerland and Austria

FDA Cautions Pet Owners Not to Feed Certain Lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Due to Salmonella

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Fast Facts

  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautioning pet owners not to feed their pets certain lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products raw cat food after samples from these lots tested positive for Salmonella. These foods have been associated with cases of illness in three kittens in a single household.
    • Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain Free Chicken Recipe for Cats, Lot 9116, manufactured on May 2, 2022.
    • Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain Free Turkey Recipe for Cats, Lot 9121, manufactured on May 4, 2022.
  • The products are sold in white and clear plastic packages with blue and green labeling. Each pack weighs two pounds and consists of four separate units. The lot codes are on the front lower left unit of the package.
  • If you have these lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Food, or you can’t be sure of the lot code of the products you have, throw them away. Do not feed them to your pets.
  • The FDA is issuing this alert because these lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products cat food represent a serious threat to human and animal health.
  • Salmonella can affect both human and animal health. People with symptoms of Salmonella infection should consult their health care providers. Consult a veterinarian if your pet has symptoms of Salmonella infection.

RASFF Alert – Animal Feed -Enterobacteriaceae – Dog Chews

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Enterobacteriaceae in dog chews from Brazil, via the Netherlands in Germany

USA – Raw pet food company sues to block FDA public health alert

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Arrow Reliance Inc. (d.b.a. Darwin’s Natural Pet Products) has filed suit in US federal court in an attempt to prevent the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from issuing a Public Health Alert about possible Salmonella contamination in a cat food product.

Darwin’s, which is based in Tukwila, Washington, filed the their request for a temporary restraining order on July 29, 2022, in the US District Court, Western District of Washington (Case 2:22-cv-01057).

The lawsuit contends that the FDA “wrongfully” threatened to issue the Public Health Alert if the company refused to issue a recall of its adult cat food.

The FDA’s request for a product recall apparently arose after kittens tested positive for Salmonella.

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed -Salmonella – Chicken by Products- Complete Feed for Dogs – Dried Horse Lung for Dogs

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Salmonella in chicken by-products from Belgium in the Netherlands

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Salmonella in complete feed for dogs from the Netherlands in Belgium

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Salmonella in dried horse lung for dogs from Austria in the Netherlands