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If you recently purchased your puppy food from Primal Pet Foods, you’ll want to double-check the details on the packaging. According Food Safety NewsPrimal Pet Foods voluntarily recalled 396 units of Raw Frozen Primal Patties for Dogs Beef Formula because they were potentially contaminated with listeria.
The company is recalling 66 cases of patties that were distributed in Maryland, Georgia, Texas and British Columbia in April 2022. The lot number on the product is #W10068709, with a best buy date of 05/22 /23. The lot number and expiry date will be indicated on the lower third of the bag.
They have been distributed to selected pet stores in the regions listed above. The voluntary recall was issued when the US Food and Beverage Administration performed a routine swab and detected a positive test for listeria. If you purchased the product, you should immediately throw it away and stop giving it to your dogs.
Listeria would have Rarely causes illness in dogs, but if they are sick it can cause symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting. Dogs can also transmit the bacteria to humans. If your dog has consumed Primal Pet Foods Raw Frozen Primal Patties for Dogs formula which has product number #W10068709 and 5/23/23 listed as the best expiration date, we encourage you to contact a veterinarian.
Ophelia Garcia Lawler is an editor on the News team at Thrillist. Follow her on Twitter @opheligarcia and Instagram @opheligarcia.
