Abstract
Firm Announcement Date: January 03, 2025
FDA Publish Date: January 03, 2025
Product Kind: Animal & VeterinaryPet Meals Cause for Announcement: Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella
Firm Identify: Blue Ridge Beef
Model Identify: Blue Ridge Beef
Product Description: Kitten combine pet meals
Firm Announcement
STATESVILLE, NC – January 3, 2025- Blue Ridge Beefis recalling 1,350 lbs. of their 2 1b log Kitten Combine Lot N25-0716 UPC8542980013436due to a contamination ofSalmonella. (Lot numbers are stamped within the clips on the top of the chubs/luggage).
Salmonellacan 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 fingers after having contact with the merchandise or any surfaces uncovered to those merchandise.
Wholesome folks contaminated withSalmonellashould monitor themselves for some or the entire following signs: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, belly cramping and fever. Not often,Salmonellacan end in extra critical 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.
Pets withSalmonellainfections could also be torpid and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets can have solely 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.
Because of a buyer criticism of animal sickness, a pattern of the product was collected on 12/12/2024 by the Massachusetts Division of Agriculture Assets and examined by the Massachusetts State Public Well being Laboratory. The sampled product examined constructive forSalmonella.
On 01/03/2025 the agency was notified by the FDA that the product examined constructive forSalmonella.
The merchandise have been distributed between July 18, 2024 to July 26, 2024. The product is packaged in clear plastic and bought primarily in retail shops situated within the States of:Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York. Picture of product under:
