FDA releases advisory for Darwin’s pet food

SEATTLE — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cautioning pet owners that samples of five Darwin’s Natural Selection Pet Products raw cat and dog foods tested positive for Salmonella and a sixth sample tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. Made by Arrow Reliance Inc., the affected products include certain lots of Darwin’s Antibiotic & Grain Free Chicken Recipes for cats and dogs.

The FDA recommended that Arrow Reliance recall all six lots of products, however, as of Sept. 20, the company had still not recalled them and may have continued to distribute them. Due to this, the FDA advises consumers to continue checking these products for the affected lot numbers before feeding it to pets. 

The affected varieties and lot codes are:

• Darwin’s Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain-Free Chicken Recipe for Cats — Lot No: 10832 MFG. Date: Jul 25, 2024
• Darwin’s Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain-Free Chicken Recipe for Cats — Lot No: 10856 MFG. Date: Aug 04, 2024
• Darwin’s Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain-Free Chicken Recipe for Cats — Lot No: 10890 MFG. Date: Aug 13, 2024
• Darwin’s Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain-Free Chicken Recipe for Dogs — Lot No: 10828 MFG. Date: Jul 24, 2024
• Darwin’s Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain-Free Chicken Recipe for Dogs — Lot No: 10844 MFG. Date: Jul 30, 2024
• Darwin’s Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain-Free Chicken Recipe for Dogs — Lot No: 10887 MFG. Date: Aug 12, 2024

If consumers have any pet food on the list above, they are advised to not feed it to pets and throw it away in a secure container. Additionally, consumers who have had the products in their homes should clean and disinfect all pet supplies and surfaces the food or pet may have come in contact with. 

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