Summary
- Company Announcement Date:
- FDA Publish Date:
- Product Type:
- Animal & Veterinary
Food & Beverages
Pet Food - Reason for Announcement:
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Recall Reason Description
Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
- Company Name:
- Mid America Pet Food
- Brand Name:
- Product Description:
Company Announcement
Mid America Pet Food, Mount Pleasant, Texasis increasing its October 30, 2023, voluntary recall to incorporate further pet meals merchandise, with Best By Dates earlier than 10/31/24, made at its Mount Pleasant facility, as a result of merchandise’ potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can have an effect on animals consuming the merchandise, and there may be threat to people from dealing with contaminated pet merchandise, particularly in the event that they haven’t totally washed their arms after having contact with the merchandise or any surfaces uncovered to those merchandise.
Healthy individuals contaminated with Salmonella ought to monitor themselves for some or the entire following signs: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, belly cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can lead to extra critical illnesses, together with arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle ache, eye irritation, and urinary tract signs. Consumers exhibiting these indicators after having contact with this product ought to contact their healthcare suppliers. Children, the elderly, and people with compromised immune techniques could also be at larger threat of Salmonella an infection.
Pets with Salmonella infections could also be torpid and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets could have could solely exhibit decreased urge for food, fever, and belly ache. Infected however in any other case wholesome pets could be carriers and infect different animals or people. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these signs, please contact your veterinarian.
Voluntarily recalled manufacturers produced on the Mount Pleasant facility embody: Victor Super Premium Dog Foods, Wayne Feeds Dog Food, Eagle Mountain Pet Food, and a few Member’s Mark varieties with Best By Dates earlier than 10/31/24. Recalled merchandise have been distributed to distributors and retailers all through the United States. The affected merchandise embody:
Dog and Cat Foods Lists
The Best By Date is discovered on the center high of the again of every bag. This expanded voluntary recall is being issued resulting from among the product tons testing constructive for Salmonella by way of random and focused sampling of completed product, together with by the agency and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture
As of November 1, 2023, seven individuals reported Salmonella infections.
Retailers and distributors ought to instantly pull all product from their stock and cabinets and destroy product. Do not promote or donate the recalled merchandise.
Do not feed the recalled product to pets or some other animals. Destroy the meals in a manner that kids, pets, and wildlife can not access. Wash and sanitize pet meals bowls, cups, and storage containers. Always be sure that you wash and sanitize your arms after dealing with recalled meals or any utensils that are available in contact with recalled meals.
Contact Mid America Pet Food Consumer Affairs at 1-888-428-7544 from 8 AM to 11 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) seven days per week for added data.
This is a voluntary recall being performed in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Company Contact Information
- Consumers:
- Mid America Pet Food Consumer Affairs
