Why was this recall discover not posted on the FDA web site?
Per the FDA Enforcement Report, Spot and Tango Pet Meals issued a recall on 9/6/22. The rationale for the recall: “Contaminated with Salmonella“. Lot numbers per the Enforcement Report: “LOT CODE/ SKU quantity T-22220 U-C-004 T-22223 U-C-005 T-22220 U-C-006, 28oz, 38oz, 47oz, 56oz“.
We heard of this recall earlier within the month, however with out official discover from FDA we didn’t share it.
We did nevertheless ask FDA why this recall was not publicly posted and shared in a press launch. The FDA informed us:
“FDA’s steering Public Warning and Notification of Recollects Underneath 21 CFR Half 7, Subpart C, states that ‘when recalled merchandise have solely been distributed to direct accounts, and the recalling agency has information that present precisely the place the merchandise have gone, a immediate and efficient communication to such accounts informing them of the recall could also be satisfactory to stop using a recalled product.’”
“Spot & Tango opted to immediately notify every of their prospects in regards to the Salmonella difficulty by utilizing the contact info supplied by prospects once they ordered the recalled merchandise. Since these merchandise have been bought on to customers from the corporate (with out additional distribution), so long as the agency can show that the direct notifications are profitable, the agency has fulfilled its public notification obligation beneath present federal necessities. If FDA finds a agency’s hazard language, notification technique, or different facets of the general public notification to be poor in any manner, it reserves the suitable to difficulty its personal public notification. On this case, FDA had no issues that Spot & Tango used acceptable language to characterize the hazard posed by the recalled merchandise and employed a technique to make sure they made contact with all the purchasers who bought the recalled merchandise.”
This info from FDA is an effective reminder that in case your pet’s meals comes from a subscription service direct from the producer, just remember to are on the corporate’s e-mail checklist (and that your SPAM filter doesn’t delete them).
Wishing you and your pet one of the best –
Susan Thixton
Pet Meals Security Advocate
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