Blue Ridge Beef Raw Kitten and Puppy Food is being recalled as a result of it could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella micro organism. No sicknesses, both human or animal, have been reported to the corporate to this point in reference to this difficulty. The recalling agency is Blue Ridge Beef of Statesville, North Carolina.
These uncooked pet meals have been offered between November 11, 2023 by way of December 20, 2023 on the retail stage in these states: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Pets will be sickened with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes infections. The pets could also be torpid, with bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some animals will solely have decreased urge for food, fever, and belly ache. And others could not have any signs in any respect, however can go the pathogens on to individuals by way of their fur, a contaminated atmosphere, and feces. If your pet ate these meals and has been sick, see your veterinarian.
On December 15, 2023 the agency was advised by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer providers that they discovered one lot of every of the merchandise examined optimistic for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes micro organism. The agency is recalling all heaps with use by dates between N24 1124 to N24 1224.
All lot numbers and use by dates of the two pound logs of Kitten Grind, with UPC quantity 8 54298 00101 6; 2 pound logs of Kitten Mix, with UPC quantity 8 54298 00143 6; and the two pound logs of Puppy Mix with UPC quantity 8 54298 00169 6 are included on this recall. You can see photos of the recalled merchandise on the FDA website online.
If you got any of those merchandise, don’t feed them to your pets. Discard them so others, and animals, can’t access them. You also needs to wash and sanitize pet meals bowls, cups, and storage containers with a gentle bleach answer.
If you expertise the signs of Salmonella meals poisoning, which might take as much as every week seem, or Listeria monocytogenes meals poisoning, which might take as much as 70 days to seem, see your physician.
