Mid America Pet Food Expands Voluntary Recall to Include Additional Dog and Cat Food Products – Truth about Pet Food

From the FDA press release:

Mid America Pet Meals, Mount Nice, Texas, is increasing its October 30, 2023, voluntary recall to incorporate extra pet meals merchandise, with Finest By Dates earlier than 10/31/24, made at its Mount Nice facility, because of the 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 completely washed their arms after having contact with the merchandise or any surfaces uncovered to those merchandise.

Wholesome folks contaminated with Salmonella ought to monitor themselves for some or all the following signs: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, belly cramping and fever. Hardly ever, Salmonella may end up in extra severe illnesses, together with arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle ache, eye irritation, and urinary tract signs. Shoppers exhibiting these indicators after having contact with this product ought to contact their healthcare suppliers. Youngsters, the aged, and people with compromised immune methods could also be at higher 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 might solely exhibit decreased urge for food, fever, and belly ache. Contaminated however in any other case wholesome pets could be carriers and infect different animals or people. In case your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these signs, please contact your veterinarian.

Voluntarily recalled manufacturers produced on the Mount Nice facility embrace: Victor Tremendous Premium Canine Meals, Wayne Feeds Canine Meals, Eagle Mountain Pet Meals, and a few Member’s Mark varieties with Finest By Dates earlier than 10/31/24. Recalled merchandise have been distributed to distributors and retailers all through the USA. The affected merchandise embrace:

Dog and Cat Foods Lists

The Finest By Date is discovered on the center prime of the again of every bag. This expanded voluntary recall is being issued resulting from among the product tons testing optimistic for Salmonella by random and focused sampling of completed product, together with by the agency and the South Carolina Division of Agriculture

As of November 1, 2023, seven folks reported Salmonella infections.

Retailers and distributors ought to instantly pull all product from their stock and cabinets and destroy product. Don’t promote or donate the recalled merchandise.

Don’t feed the recalled product to pets or some other animals. Destroy the meals in a manner that kids, pets, and wildlife can’t entry. Wash and sanitize pet meals bowls, cups, and storage containers. All the time be certain that you wash and sanitize your arms after dealing with recalled meals or any utensils that are available contact with recalled meals.

Contact Mid America Pet Meals Client Affairs at 1-888-428-7544 from 8 AM to 11 PM Jap Customary Time (EST) seven days every week for added info.

It is a voluntary recall being carried out in cooperation with the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration.

FDA and CDC Advisory.