Pet food company Freshpet Inc. is voluntarily recalling dog food that may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The recalled product is a single lot of Freshpet Select Fresh From the Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe (4.5-pound bag), with a UPC code of 627975011673 and a sell-by date of Oct. 29, 2022, according to a notice from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Salmonella can affect animals who eat the product and humans who handle the contaminated products.
People infected with Salmonella may experience some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and fever. Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms.
Dogs with Salmonella infections have similar symptoms. They may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some dogs will have only decreased appetite, fever, and abdominal pain.
The company says the Freshpet Team had designated the single lot for destruction, but a small portion of the lot was mistakenly shipped to retailers in limited geographic markets in the last two weeks. No other Freshpet products or lot codes are impacted by the recall.
The lot may have been sold at limited Walmart stores in Alabama and Georgia; and limited Target stores and other select retailers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia.
To date, the company hasn’t received any reports of illnesses or adverse reactions related to the dog food.
Consumers who bought the recalled products are urged to stop feeding the product to their dogs and dispose of them immediately.
