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Be careful, pet owners: certain dog foods are being recalled because they may be contaminated with salmonella and listeria, according to a recall notice posted on the Food and Drug Administration website this week.
New Jersey-based Bravo Packing, Inc., in a recall notice posted on the FDA website on Wednesday, said it is recalling all 2 and 5 pound sleeves of its Ground Beef and Performance Dog, raw frozen pet food due to concerns about the products are contaminated with both types of bacteria.
Although no illnesses in humans or pets have been reported to date, the recall was initiated after Performance Dog samples and a sample of Ground Beef tested positive for salmonella and listeria monocytogenes following an FDA inspection, according to the notice. recall.
“Pets with Salmonella infections can be lethargic and have diarrhea or diarrhea with blood, fever and vomiting. Some pets have decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Pets exposed to contaminated food can be infected without symptoms. If your pet has consumed the collected product and shows these symptoms, contact your veterinarian ”, says the recall notice. “Infected animals, including those without symptoms, can also release Salmonella through their feces and saliva, spreading pathogens to the domestic environment and to humans and other animals in the home.”
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In humans, salmonella symptoms usually develop 1 to 72 hours after exposure to the bacteria, with most people developing diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. The disease usually lasts four to seven days and most people recover without treatment, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“In some people, the disease can be so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized,” according to the CDC. “Salmonella infection can spread from the intestines into the bloodstream and then to other parts of the body.”
Federal health officials say children under 5, pregnant women, adults 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to have a serious illness.
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Listeria monocytogenes, in turn, is an organism that can sometimes cause “serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems,” according to the FDA. “Although healthy individuals may experience only short-term symptoms, such as high fever, server headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, infection with Listeria monocytogenes can cause spontaneous and stillborn abortions in pregnant women.”
The ration was distributed throughout the country, with Performance Dog and Ground Beef in frozen plastic packages of 2 or 5 pounds. Consumers who have purchased any of the foods are encouraged to throw them away.