Dated two weeks in the past (9/27/23), 5 FDA Enforcement Experiences state treats produced by Carolina Prime Pet and offered by Hollywood Feed pet shops have been recalled on 9/27/23…
BUT, the FDA has not issued a public discover alerting pet homeowners to the recall.
The FDA provides a public look the company may be very involved with Salmonella in pet merchandise. The company has a zero tolerance coverage (not regulation, a coverage) – which means the FDA considers any pet meals or deal with that comprises any degree of Salmonella to be adulterated.
The FDA Salmonella pet meals coverage provides clarification of why FDA is so involved with this pathogen…
“FDA believes regulatory motion is warranted in circumstances involving pet meals contaminated with any Salmonella serotype, because of the heightened human well being threat given the excessive probability of direct human contact with such meals.”
So…if a pet deal with is contaminated with Salmonella (as evidenced by the Enforcement Report) – and because the company believes there’s a “heightened human well being threat given the excessive probability of direct human contact” with the pet deal with…why has FDA waited two weeks to inform the general public?
Day-after-day that goes by with no public discover is one other day that pet homeowners could possibly be having direct contact with the Salmonella contaminated deal with. In contrast to with a pet meals, a deal with just isn’t delivered to the pet through a bowl (scooped or spooned into the bowl). Treats are given to the pet by the hand (‘direct human contact’). What number of youngsters have dealt with these treats within the final two weeks? What number of immune compromised adults?
We despatched inquiries to FDA yesterday (the Press division) asking why the company has not notified the general public relating to this Salmonella deal with recall. The company has not responded.
That is reckless conduct of the company.
It needs to be famous that the FDA takes a really totally different motion plan about uncooked pet meals and Salmonella. The company has a 12 months’s lengthy historical past of bias in opposition to uncooked pet meals, from issuing public warnings in opposition to all uncooked pet meals reminiscent of “Get the Details! Uncooked Pet Meals Diets may be Harmful to You and Your Pet” to a number of warnings in opposition to particular uncooked pet meals manufacturers over time.
However the exact same company that’s so involved about Salmonella in uncooked…sits on 5 Salmonella deal with recollects with out warning the general public.
One thing may be very incorrect.
Wishing you and your pet(s) the most effective,
Susan Thixton
Pet Meals Security Advocate
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