If you’re a dog parent, there’s a recent recall you’ll definitely want to be aware of. Unfortunately, certain bags of Freshpet Select Fresh From The Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe dog food, which is sold at both Walmart and Target, could be contaminated with salmonella.
The recalled 4.5-pound bags of this dog food were sold at stores across the United States, including over 100 Walmart locations in Alabama and Georgia, and Target stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia. If you live in any of these states and recently bought a bag, it’s time to check the details.
The sell by date of the recalled bags is 10/29/22, and they share a UPC code of 627975011673. If your dog food matches this description, the U.S. Food And Drug Administration (FDA) urges you to get rid of the food, as it could cause serious health issues for your pet—and even you.
How did this contaminated dog food get sent out in the first place? Freshpet Inc. explained in the recall announcement that the team "had designated this single lot for destruction, but a small portion of the lot was inadvertently shipped to retailers in limited geographic markets in the last two weeks." Yikes! That's a major mishap.
The company went on to say that "If pet parents have products matching the following description and sell by date in their possession, they should stop feeding it to their dogs and dispose of it immediately."
Signs of salmonella infection in animals include diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and a decreased appetite. It isn't just your pet that could be at risk, though. Even touching the contaminated dog food could lead to infections in humans, so it's best to discard these recalled bags for the sake of everyone in your family, especially those with weakened immune systems such as children and elderly people.
