Pet class action lawsuits, recalls overview:
- Who: Consumers recently filed class action lawsuits involving Nestlé Purina Petcare, Big Heart Pet Brands, Mid-America Pet Food and Nutramax Laboratories. Bausch + Lomb and Mars Petcare also recently initiated a recall.
- Why: The class action lawsuits and recalls involve noxious odors, false advertising and contamination concerns involving salmonella, bacteria, fungi and loose metal pieces.
- Where: The pet class action lawsuits were filed in U.S. federal courts.
A number of class action lawsuits and recalls involving pet food have recently been in the news.
The class action lawsuits and recalls involve salmonella, bacteria, fungi and loose metal pieces contamination, noxious odors and false marketing and advertising.
Colorado Nestlé Purina Petcare facility emits noxious odors, class action claims
A pair of consumers filed a class action lawsuit against Nestlé Purina Petcare Co. in late May over claims its Colorado facility emits noxious odors the company neither controls nor mitigates.
The class action lawsuit argues more than 2,000 households are located within a mile of the Denver facility and residents filed numerous complaints over the years about the odor.
“A properly designed, operated and maintained pet food manufacturing facility will adequately capture, remove and dispose excess noxious emissions and will not emit noxious odors into the ambient air as fugitive emissions,” the Nestlé class action says.
Pup-Peroni dog food doesn’t use real beef as advertised, class action says
A consumer filed a class action lawsuit against Big Heart Pet Brands Inc. in April over claims the company falsely advertises its Pup-Peroni dog food uses real beef as its top ingredient.
The class action lawsuit argues the top ingredient in Pup-Peroni dog food is actually feed-grade beef, which is allegedly lower quality and requires intense processing, decreasing its nutritional integrity and potentially creating harmful substances.
“Plaintiff is like most consumers who are unaware that the beef used in the product is feed-grade beef of lower quality and type than the type of beef she would purchase or consume for herself,” the Pup-Peroni class action says.
Mid-America Pet Food responsible for salmonella contamination, class action claims
A group of consumers filed a class action lawsuit against Mid-America Pet Food in April over claims the company failed to properly handle its pet food products, leading to salmonella contamination.
The class action lawsuit claims Mid-America was unable to take the necessary steps to prevent a series of recalls last year related to salmonella contamination.
“If plaintiff had known that the pet food products contained salmonella contaminants or that defendant failed to inspect and test the pet food products and ingredients for contaminants adequately, plaintiff would not have purchased the pet food products,” the Mid-America class action says.
Class certification upheld for claims Nutramax falsely markets pet health supplements
A class of pet owners had their class certification upheld by a 9th Circuit panel in April for a class action lawsuit they filed against Nutramax Laboratories Inc. and Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Sciences Inc.
The class action lawsuit claims Nutramax falsely markets its Cosequin pet health supplement products work to promote healthy joints and mobility in dogs.
Nutramax unsuccessfully argued the district court was wrong to rely on a proposed damages model that was created by the plaintiffs’ expert to find that common questions predominated as to injury.
“The panel held that, contrary to Nutramax’s contention, there was no general requirement that an expert actually apply to the proposed class an otherwise reliable damages model in order to demonstrate that damages are susceptible to common proof at the class certification stage,” the 9th Circuit wrote.
Bausch + Lomb recalls Project Watson Eyelid Wipes for dogs over bacteria, fungi concerns
Bausch + Lomb issued a recall for around 32,000 units of Project Watson Eyelid Wipes for dogs last month over concerns bacteria and fungi could be introduced to their containers, posing an infection risk.
The recall involves Project Watson Eyelid Wipes for dogs sold in 45-count containers with a lot number of either A09050 or A10055 printed on the bottom.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Bausch + Lomb dog eyelid wipes and request a refund by submitting a picture of the product on a website set up for the recall prior to disposing of the wipes.
Mars Petcare recalls Pedigree dog food over loose metal pieces
Mars Petcare US issued a voluntary recall in May for 315 bags of Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food over concerns the dog food may have been contaminated with loose metal pieces.
The recall involves Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food packaged in a 44-lb. bag with a lot code of 410B2TXT02 and best-by date of March 4, 2025.
Walmarts in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas sold the recalled pet food. Consumers should stop using the recalled Pedigree dog food and monitor the behavior of pets who may have eaten it.
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Ok I have to say this because im deeply hurt behind the lack of care pedigree took in making this dog food. I left out of town for a week, my sister was watching my dogs and in a hurry I bought a bag of pedigree. While I was out I got a phone call saying my Australian Shepard had become very sick. Now before I left she was perfectly fine. The only change was the dog food. She called me saying she was going fast. Goldie had uncontrollable diarrhea and was vomiting blood. As I said before she was fine before I left. When I arrived home Goldie had passed. I then ran my other two dogs to the vet making sure it was not a parvo out break. Luna my husky was fine clean bill of health yokie , my chorkie, seemed to be ok but is eyes were yellow. the next morning, yokie had stopped eating and drinking became very week. Something just wasnt right. My dogs never ever had been sick like this. I took yokie to the vet and was asked a series of questions. The last question was if there was a change in their diet. I explained to the vet about how I bought pedigree and he immediately stopped me and told me they have had more cases of dogs dying from an over dose of vitamin D and artificial additives and preservatives from that brand. He then put an iv in yokie checked his stomach and told me it looked as though yokies digestive system was under seize. I then got rid of the food. Had to push pedialite, and plain yogurt to coast his stomach lining. Yokie is now drinking and eating but I will never feed my dogs pedigree again
My dog started having seizures and I thought it was the shampoo I was using we’ve been in the process of moving so everything was in storage , noticed she stopped having seizures, I just found her treats and not even a hour later she started having seizures, mind you my things were in storage for 3 months , no seizures! These where the puperoni dog treats !
Add please. Our Pyrenees never recovered from a bad batch of wet food.
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Please add me. My cat completely changed after eating purina wet food specifically fancy feast he acts like a frantic drug addict. They’re putting g something in there that isn’t natural and affects their behavior
I agree my cats will not eat anything else I find this to be a big problem especially the gravy lovers
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I need to be added to this class action lawsuit ASAP