Pet Food Recalled Because of Listeria and Salmonella Contamination

While your social media may be cluttered with news of Taylor Swift and Travis Scott’s engagement right now, if you’re a pet parent, you’re gonna want to take time for this one: Viva Raw is voluntarily recalling some of its dog and cat food because of contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall includes lot 21495 (Viva Ground Beef for Dogs; Viva Beef and Turkey for Puppies) and lot 21975 (Viva Ground Chicken for Dogs; Viva Chunked Chicken for Dogs; Viva Chicken for Cats; Viva Pure Chicken), per the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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The company says these products were distributed between July 2 and Aug. 21, directly to consumers across the United States. They were also distributed to retailers in New York, Illinois, Florida, Kansas, South Carolina, California, and Arizona.

“Salmonella and Listeria can affect animals eating the products, and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products,” the company wrote in a statement on the FDA website.

If you think your pet has consumed any of these products, throw them away, and call your vet. Monitor your pet for lethargy, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some may have less severe symptoms, like decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Update your vet as soon as you see any of these signs or anything that seems out of the ordinary for your cat or dog.

Thankfully, there have been no illnesses reported in relation to these food lots. If you purchased either of these lots, please email info@vivarawpets.com for a full refund. You can also contact Viva Raw at 919-371-8882 between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST Monday to Friday.

Make sure you’ve discarded them so that children and pets cannot access them. Use hot water and soap to thoroughly clean every surface or container that may have come into contact with the food.