Pet Food Recalls

As a public service to help keep all pets safe and healthy, we are letting you know about pet food recalls. Please follow the link for each recall to get up-to-date information. If you know of a current pet product recall that isn’t on the list, please contact us.

Thanks to Mike Sagman at Dog Food Advisor for his great public service.

HILL’S PET NUTRITION is expanding its recent recall to include one lot of its Prescription Diet dog food due to elevated levels of vitamin D. Very high levels of vitamin D can lead to serious health issues in dogs, including kidney dysfunction. (May 23, 2019)

To learn which products are affected, please visit the following link:

Hill’s Prescription Diet and Science Diet Dog Food Recall Expands

STEVE’S REAL FOOD of  Salt Lake City, Utah is voluntarily recalling limited quantities of its raw frozen dog and cat foods due to possible contamination with Salmonella and Listeria bacteria. (Sept. 8, 2018)

RED BARN BULLY STICKS  Redbarn Pet Products, LLC of Long Beach, CA is voluntarily recalling its Redbarn Naturals 7-inch Bully Stick Dog Chews 3-pack because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. (Feb. 10, 2018)

RAWS FOR PAWS DOG FOOD  is recalling ts 5-pound and 1-pound chubs of Ground Turkey Pet Food because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. (Feb. 9, 2018)

SMOKEHOUSE PET PRODUCTS  Smokehouse Pet Products, Inc. of Sun Valley, CA is recalling its 4-ounce bags of dog treats labeled as “Beefy Munchies” because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. (Feb. 9, 2018)

PRIMAL DOG FOOD RECALL of Fairfield, California is voluntarily recalling specific lots of 5 of its freeze-dried poultry products because their grind size exceeds the ideal size of ground bone to be fed to dogs and cats. (Dec. 21, 2017)

DARWIN’S NATURAL PET PRODUCTS  of Tukwila, Washington, is recalling select lots of its Darwin’s Natural Selections dog food due to possible contamination with Salmonella bacteria. (Dec. 8, 2017)

November 28, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning regarding the purchase and use of store-bought “bone treats”. The FDA claims the danger goes beyond the risk of regular bones.

> UNITED PET GROUP has expanded its June 10, 2017 voluntary recall of rawhide dog chew products.

> LOVING PETS of Cranbury, NJ is voluntarily recalling a limited number of various types of dog treats because of the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. (June 14, 2017)

>UNITED PET GROUP, a division of Spectrum Brands, Inc., is voluntarily recalling multiple brands of rawhide dog chew products due to chemical contamination. (June 10 2017)

>SMALLBATCH PETS INC. of Portland, OR, is voluntarily recalling two lots of its Smallbatch frozen chicken blend for dogs and cats due to the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.  The affected lots of frozen two-pound bags of Smallbatch Chicken Blend were distributed to retail pet food stores. (May 2017)

>WELLNESS DOG FOOD 95% Beef Topper for Dogs, 13.2 ounce cans, Best-by dates: 02 Feb 19; 29 Aug 19 and 30 Aug 19 (March 18, 2017)

>NEW BLUE BUFFALO  BLUE Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Red Meat Dinner Wet Food for Adult Dogs because the product may contain elevated levels of naturally occurring beef thyroid hormone. (SECOND recall in March 2017)

>BLUE BUFFALO  17 varieties of its Blue Divine Delights and Blue Wilderness Trail Trays due to quality issues with the foil seals on the top of the cups. There have been no reports of animals being injured. (March 2017)

>EVANGER’s & AGAINST THE GRAIN Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Company, Inc. of Wheeling, Illinois, is expanding its voluntarily recall of specific lots of its beef products due to their potential of contamination with the deadly drug, pentobarbital. Pentobarbital can affect animals that ingest it, and possibly cause side effects such as drowsiness, dizziness, excitement, loss of balance or nausea — or in extreme cases, death. (February/March 2017)

>COMPANION DOG FOOD (February 2017) Recalled products include:

  • Companion Dog Food with Chicken and Rice
  • 13.2 ounce can
  • UPC: 68826707501
  • Codes: Best By 08/05/2019
  • Companion Dog Food with Chicken, Lamb and Rice
  • 13.2 ounce can
  • UPC: 68826700360
  • Codes: Best By 08/05/2019
  • Companion Dog Food with Turkey and Bacon
  • 13.2 ounce
  • UPC: 68826700356
  • Codes: Best By 08/05/2019