BETHLEHAM, Pa., June 12, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- Freshpet Inc. is announcing a voluntary recall
of a single lot of Freshpet®
Select Small Dog Bite Size Beef & Egg Recipe
Dog Food (1 LB bags), with Sell by Date 10/30/2021, due to
potential contamination with Salmonella. Our Freshpet Team
had designated this single lot for destruction, but it was
inadvertently shipped to retailers in limited geographic markets
between June 7 and June 10,
2021. No other Freshpet products or lot codes are
impacted by this recall.
Salmonella can affect animals eating the product and
there is risk to humans from handling contaminated products,
especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after
having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these
products.
Healthy people infected with Salmonella should
monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms:
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping
and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more
serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis,
arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms.
Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this
product should contact their healthcare providers.
Dogs with Salmonella infections may be
lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and
vomiting. Some dogs will have only decreased appetite, fever and
abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy dogs can be carriers
and infect other animals or humans. If your dog has consumed the
recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your
veterinarian.
Freshpet has received no reports of illness, injury, or adverse
reaction to date, and has issued this recall because of our deep
commitment to the safety of our pet parents and their
dogs. The limited number of impacted products may have been
sold at: Publix in Florida,
South Carolina, and Georgia, and at limited Target locations in
Arizona and Southern California. Most of the product was
intercepted at retailer distribution warehouses and not delivered
to retail stores.
If pet parents have products matching the following description
in their possession, they should stop feeding it to their dogs and
dispose of it immediately. Please call us if you have any of
the recalled product, Freshpet®
Select Small Dog Bite Size Beef & Egg Recipe
Dog Food (1 LB bags), with Sell by Date 10/30/2021, for a refund or
for your convenience you may use the following link to request a
refund: http://freshpet.co/ssdb21. Sell by Date,
along with UPC code and lot code, can be found on the bottom
and back of each bag. Please see chart and product pictures
for details.
Product
Name
|
Retail UPC
Code
|
Lot
Code
|
Sell by
Date
|
FRESHPET® SELECT SMALL DOG
BITE SIZE BEEF & EGG RECIPE
|
627975012939
|
1421FBP0101
|
10/30/2021
L2
|
|
|
|
|
The safety of pets, pet parents and the quality of our products
are of the greatest importance and we value the trust placed in
Freshpet.
Pet parents who have questions or would like to report adverse
reactions should call 1.866.789.3737, Mon. through Fri., 9 am–9 pm
(EDT) and Sat. through Sun. 9 am--1 pm
(EDT) or visit www.freshpet.com.
This recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration.
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