Summary
Company Announcement
Hillsborough , N.C. – Viva Raw LLC , which runs an online pet intellectual nourishment subscription service , is voluntarily recalling several of its dog and cat food due to the risk of infection of bacterial contamination . The caller issue the countrywide recall after sampling of its Viva Turkey for Dogs product stored in a storage warehouse quiz positive forListeria monocytogenes , which poses a potential health endangerment for people and pets .
The callback applies to all product manufactured under Lot 21244 , which are list below .
These products were distribute straight to consumer in all fifty states and the District of Columbia . The merchandise is distributed as frozen 1 lb brick in unmortgaged vacuity packaging . There are no expiration dates for these product .
Though only products from Lot 21244 are being recalled , Viva Raw is notifyingall customers who were shipped any Turkey or Beef & Turkey for pup product between May 16 and June 28 , 2024 .
No unwellness related to the mathematical product included in the Viva Raw recollection have been reported to date . However , Listeria monocytogenescan stimulate serious and sometimes fatal infections in positron emission tomography eat contaminated production .
Though such infection are rarefied in pets , those infected withListeria monocytogenesillnesses may experience mild to stark diarrhea ; anorexia ; pyrexia ; flighty , muscular and respiratory sign ; miscarriage ; economic crisis ; shock and death . ducky exposed to contaminated food can also be infected without show symptoms .
Whether they show symptoms or not , infected pets can act as carrier and transferL. monocytogenesthrough their feces and spit to citizenry and other pets in the household . If your pet has corrode the recalled product(s ) and has symptoms ofListeria monocytogenesinfection , please contact your veterinarian .
Pet parents can also be exposed to this pathogen by handling the contaminated food or surfaces it has touch ( such as bowls , utensils , or countertop ) or having contact with pets who have exhaust the food . The risk of human illness fromListeria monocytogenesincreases if people do not soundly launder their hands after direct contact with contaminated food or pets who have eaten it .
level-headed mass infected withListeria monocytogenesmay have some or all of the following symptom : sickness , vomit , aches , fever and diarrhea . Listeria monocytogenes infection can pass around through the bloodstream to the nervous system ( include the brain ) , result in meningitis and other potentially fateful illness . meaning women are peculiarly susceptible to Listeria infection , which can result in miscarriage . The young , the elderly , and people with weak immune systems are more vulnerable to infection . People march sign of Listeria monocytogenes infection after having contact with recall product(s ) or a deary that has eaten recall product(s ) should contact their health care providers .
Background for the Viva Raw recall
The issue was detect during a facility review carry by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) and The North Carolina Department of Agriculture ( NCDA ) . The FDA essay samples of Viva Turkey for Dogs and found samples from Lot 21244 were positive for Listeria monocytogenes . All products grow in Lot 21244 were slat for wipeout . However , we have since get word some of the product from this lot was inadvertently expel from the warehouse .
If you discover that you have products from Lot 21244 , please contact Viva Raw at[email protected]for a repayment on any remain product . Then immediately destroy the food for thought in a way that does not put nestling , pet , and wildlife at hazard . Do not feed the recalled intersection to pets or any other animals .
FDA recommends human race do not touch the polluted food product with bare hands . While wearing baseball mitt or using newspaper towels , place the polluted intellectual nourishment in a sealed plastic bag and throw it in the garbage . Areas that may have come in contact with the polluted product should be sanitized . Do not deal or donate the recalled products .
If you have any questions , please email the company at[email protected]or call / text at ( 919 ) 371 - 8882 between 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST Monday to Friday .
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