FDA warns owners not to feed certain lots of food made by Tukwila company to pets

TUKWILA, Wash. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautioning pet owners that some lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products raw cat and dog food could be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria.

Samples the FDA took from five types pet foods made by Arrow Reliance, headquartered in Tukwila, tested positive for Salmonella and a sixth FDA sample tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono).

The products, which are generally sold online through a subscription service, come in frozen 2-pound packages and contain certain lots of Darwin’s Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain-Free Chicken Recipe for Cats and Darwin’s Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain-Free Chicken Recipe for Dogs.

The lots in question should not be fed to pets. Throw them away in a secure container, according to the FDA. You should also clean and disinfect all pet supplies and surfaces that the food or pet had contact with.

The FDA recommended that Arrow Reliance recall all six lots of its products.

The company contacted KIRO 7 and said that the same day it was contacted by the FDA, it contacted all of its customers.

“As part of our outreach, we specifically communicated with customers who had already received product lots that were included in the FDA’s notice – about 3% of our customers nationwide,” the statement from Founder and CEO Gary Tashjian said.

“Only a limited amount of product had left our facilities, and the lots are not currently in distribution.”

You can read his full statement here.

Product Information

The affected lots of pet food are in 2-pound white and clear plastic packages with four separate units. The dog food has blue labeling, and the cat food has blue and green labeling.

The lot codes are printed on the front of the lower left unit of the package. The product lot codes are printed on the front of the lower left unit of the package of food. If you no longer have the package or can’t read the lot code, throw the food away.

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

For more information about Salmonella, Listeria or this FDA advisory, follow this link.

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