The following came in while we were away.
On the 13th April:
K9 Natural is recalling 4 batches of its raw frozen dog food due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in humans and animals.
To learn which products are affected, please visit the following link:
Please share the news of this alert with other pet owners.
April 13, 2018 — K9 Natural Ltd is voluntarily recalling 4 batches of its K9 Natural Frozen Chicken Feast that were imported into the US in June 2017 because they have the potential to be contaminatedwith Listeria monocytogenes.
Then on April 16th.
April 16, 2018 — Carnivore Meat Company of Green Bay, WI, is voluntarily recalling two of its Vital Essentials freeze-dried dog foods because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
What’s Recalled?
The following affected products were distributed in the continental USA through independent retailers and via online retailers Chewys.com and Amazon.com through direct delivery.
- Vital Essentials Freeze-Dried Beef Toppers
- 6 oounce (170 g) package size
- Best by date: 06/04/2019 or 06/20/2019
- Lot #: 13815
- Product UPC: 033211006059
- Vital Essentials Frozen Beef Chub Entrée for Dogs
- 5 pound (2.27 kg) package size
- Best by date: 12/27/18
- Lot #: 13816
- Product UPC: 033211008817
There’s more to see about this recall so please, please go here to read the details.
Then two days later, April 18th, in came this:
April 18, 2018 — TruDog is withdrawing one lot of its freeze-dried dog food from the market because it may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.
What’s Recalled?
The affected products were distributed in the continental USA via online retailer Chewy.com and TruDog.com through direct delivery.
The recall is limited to 400 cases and appears to include a single batch of TruDog BoostMe Mighty Meaty Beef Topper Meal Enhancer identified only as Lot #20190531 13815.
Full details here.
Then more came through on the 21st April. As in:
Dear Fellow Dog Lover,
Because you signed up on our website and asked to be notified, I’m sending you this special recall alert. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please click the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of this message.Important: This email alert includes 2 different recalls.
OC Raw Dog is recalling one lot of its Freeze-Dried dog treats product because it has the potential to cause botulism poisoning.
To learn which products are affected, please visit the following link:OC Raw Dog Recalls Dog Treats | April 2018In addition…
OC Raw Dog is also recalling one lot of its raw frozen dog food due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.
To learn which products are affected, please visit the following link:
OC Raw Dog Recalls Dog Food Due to Risk of Listeria
Please share the news of this alert with other pet owners.
Mike Sagman, Editor
The Dog Food Advisor
P.S. Get instant access to a list of The Dog Food Advisor’s safest and most recommended dog food brands. Click here for details.
As in:
April 20, 2018 — OC Raw Dog, LLC of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, is recalling its OC Raw Dog Freeze Dried Sardines product because it has the potential to cause botulism.
Botulism is a deadly disease caused by a toxin-producing bacterium known as Clostridium botulinum.
The toxin itself is one of the most potent poisons known and can be fatal to both pets and humans.
Further details here.
Plus:
April 20, 2018 — OC Raw Dog, LLC of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, is recalling a specific lot of its raw frozen dog food due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Further details of this one here.
But apart from that nothing in particular really happened!!
Please share these details with as many other dog lovers as you can! Thank you!!
Learning from Dogs 
Thank you, Paul.
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My pleasure, Susan; as always!
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Thanks, Paul. Shared this on Twitter.
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Well done. Plus, you remind me that I could be much more active on Twitter than, so far, I am. Not sure what the block is!
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It is a sad thing, but pet food seems to be more likely tainted these days as companies vie for profits in the pet food industry.
One of my housesit homeowners feeds her gun dogs raw meat that she has bought from local butchers. She freezes it as soon as purchased, as the freezing process will destroy some (but not completely all) pathogens present in the meat. She always buys solid meat cuts, never hamburger or minced as there is less likelihood of contamination. Her dogs also get a variety of fresh, raw vegetables. At nearly thirteen years old, her Weimaraner rescue dog (with a bad Leishmaniasis infection) is one of the healthiest ‘old’ dogs I have ever seen. She has pure white teeth, good breath, and runs around like a youngster.
The recalls for pet food are scary. It suggests more and more that we should treat our pet friends more like our human family and be prepared to pay just that bit more to provide them a good life.
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What a beautiful and heart-felt response from you, Colette. Thank you. It strikes me, despite it being a rather obvious reply from me, that I should add as a new and separate reply to this post, the details of what Jean feeds our dogs. Coming up later!
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