Pet food recalls, class action lawsuits overview:
- Who: There have been several pet food-related recalls or class action lawsuits involving Blue Ridge Beef, TFP Nutrition, Mid-America Pet Food LLC and Nestlé Purina Petcare Company recently.
- Why: The class action lawsuits and recalls involve potential bacteria and chemical contamination.
- Where: The recalls and class action lawsuits are relevant to pet owners nationwide.
Recently, there have been several recalls and class action lawsuits involving bacterial and chemical contamination concerns.
The recalls and class action lawsuits mainly involve salmonella contamination but also include listeria and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination concerns.
Blue Ridge Beef expands kitten, puppy mix recall to 9 more states
Blue Ridge Beef expanded a recall of its 2-pound Kitten Grind, Kitten Mix and Puppy Mix to nine additional states earlier this month.
The company initiated the recall, which now includes 16 states, after the products tested positive for both listeria and salmonella.
The recall now includes Kitten Grind, Kitten Mix and Puppy Mix distributed to Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
TFP Nutrition recalls multiple dry dog, dry cat, dry catfish formulas
In November, TFP Nutrition recalled all of its dry dog, dry cat and dry catfish formulas distributed nationwide over concerns they may have been exposed to salmonella.
The recall involves TFP Nutrition’s dry dog, dry cat and dry catfish formulas manufactured at its Nacogdoches, Texas, facility and includes a number of different brands, including Feline Medley, Country Acres, Meow for More and Hill Country, among others.
TFP Nutrition did not disclose whether it received any reports of illness in connection with the recall.
Mid-America faces class action lawsuits in wake of pet food recall over salmonella contamination concerns
Consumers filed a pair of class action lawsuits against Mid-America Pet Food LLC in the wake of a pet food recall initiated over concerns that a number of its dog and cat food products were potentially contaminated with salmonella.
Mid-America Pet Food expanded the recall in early November to include more of its dog and cat food products sold under multiple brand names.
A pair of consumers filed one of the lawsuits against Mid-America in late November, arguing the pet food manufacturer caused their pets to become ill by allegedly selling them pet food contaminated with salmonella.
The complaint cited Mid-America’s September recall of one lot of its Victor Super Premium Dog Food Hi-Pro Plus manufactured at its Mount Pleasant, Texas, production facility, as well as an expanded recall on Oct. 30.
Both of the pet owners claim their pets became sick after eating the allegedly contaminated dog food products involved in Mid-America’s recall, with one of the owners claiming she ultimately had to euthanize her dog because of the illness.
A consumer filed a separate class action lawsuit against Mid-America in late December over claims the pet food maker was negligent in selling pet food allegedly contaminated with salmonella.
The complaint argues the alleged salmonella contamination led to seven reports of humans suffering salmonella infections — with six of the cases involving children ages 1 or younger — and five reports of dogs suffering salmonella infections.
Nestlé Purina Petcare Company sold pet food in packaging with PFAS, class action says
A pair of consumers filed a class action lawsuit against Nestle Purina Petcare Company in November, arguing the company labels its pet foods as healthy despite allegedly using packaging containing harmful PFAS.
The consumers argue they were not aware Nestle allegedly packaged its food pet products in packaging containing PFAS, which they claim is linked to a number of adverse health issues, including cancer, liver damage and immunotoxicity effects.
“Indeed, no other pet food bag had more than 15 ppb [parts per billion] of total PFAS, whereas Defendant’s Cat Chow Complete Chicken Product had 244.7 ppb of total PFAS, an amount that the EWG termed ‘alarming,’” the Purina lawsuit states.
Respiratory illness first found in Oregon reported in dogs across US
In other pet-related news, the American Veterinary Medical Association announced last month it was investigating a respiratory illness reported in dogs in a number of U.S. states.
The respiratory illness was first reported in dogs in Oregon but has since spread across the country, with, as of early December, the illness reported in a total of 14 states, including both California and Florida, according to USA Today..
Common symptoms of the respiratory illness include chronic mild-moderate tracheobronchitis, chronic pneumonia that fails to respond to antibiotics and acute pneumonia that quickly turns severe.
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222 thoughts onPotential bacterial and chemical contamination leads to nationwide pet food recalls, class actions
We’ve been breeding border collies for many years. They were on Victor when it was an American owned company and all was fine, my dogs were very healthy. The company sold to a Chinese company and we didn’t realize what a horrible thing that was until several of our dogs got cancer. We switched off of Victor at the time of the recall but the damage was already done. At the moment I have 5 dogs with cancer. I had my local vet tell me that she’s seen many of sick dogs that were on victor.
I had 2 dogs on Victor Super Premium. Both dogs were sick and very weak. I called Mid Atlantic 3 weeks later and was told it was safe to feed to my animals. The Vet however told me not to feed them Victor. I was furious the Co. said it was safe.
My dog Magnus died last week. I know it was Purina Beneful. He had diarrhea that was yellow with blood. He was very weak and could barely stand. He was a blue Weimaraner. We went to the vet and the vet put him on an antibiotic and a probiotic. We put him on rice and chicken. He immediately responded to the treatment and change of food. There was no more blood but it took more than a couple weeks before his stool was starting to form. We started to integrate his food into the rice/ chicken mix and he seemed fine. We put him back on his normal food but would not eat it so we added some rice to it so he would eat the food with the probiotic. Within a few days of being back on Beneful he had diarrhea again. Then all the sudden he could barely stand again. This was Saturday. By Sunday he died. It was very quick. We live in Minnesota. I kept the bags of food. I also put Magnus in the freezer. My other dog started experiencing the same symptoms so we took him off of Beneful completely. The vet believes the dogs were poisoned. My little dog is ok but we are keeping an eye on him. Our other bosten died last year of similar symptoms. Id like to join the class action suit if possible. Id like to have the food tested and an autopsy on my dog that died. The little dog is going to have blood tests done
Purina fed to my dogs. please add me
My pet Louie ate Purina Cat food his entire life. He recently passed. I believe it’s from a respiratory virus he contracted from his Fancy Feast food.
Please add me to the suit . My dog almost died from using the Blue Ridge contam dog food. I purchased this product bc zI believed , I was buying a superior product
Thanks, Scott K Linman
My cousin’s dog just turned a year old and had to be put down because of it!! Pisses me off! Whole family is devastated!
Please add me. I have one dog and two cats that have been Purina food for years, and I have had an issue with the dog and one cat vomiting.