A dog food company is recalling hundreds of bags of frozen raw chicken food after federal testing detected salmonella, and three dogs became ill.
Oma’s Pride of Avon, Connecticut, is voluntarily recalling one lot of its Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe in six-pound bags after the Food and Drug Administration tested the product and found salmonella. Oma’s Pride made clear in a statement that it had no evidence of adults or children falling ill.
The recall began after the FDA received a consumer complaint and collected a sample of the product that subsequently tested positive for salmonella.
Oma’s Pride said it is investigating the cause of the contamination.
Recalled dog food shipped across 11 states
The recall covers 639 bags of Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe with lot number BB012729.
The frozen raw dog food was sold in six-pound stand-up pouches containing 12 individually wrapped eight-ounce portions.
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The affected bags are all labeled thus:
- UPC 8 7938400145 9
- Manufactured January 27, 2026
- Best-by date of January 27, 2029
The recalled product was distributed between February 12 and May 15 to retail and wholesale accounts in Arizona, California, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
It was also shipped frozen directly to customers through online orders.
The FDA did not identify the individual retailers that received the affected lot.
No other Oma’s Pride products, sizes, or lots are included in the recall.
Consumers should stop feeding the affected product to pets and dispose of it safely. The company is offering refunds.
Oma’s Pride advises consumers to wash and sanitize pet food bowls, cups, and storage containers, and to wash their hands after handling the recalled product or surfaces that may have come into contact with it.
Salmonella can affect pets and owners
Salmonella poses a risk not only to animals eating contaminated food but also to people who handle it.
Dogs infected with Salmonella can experience lethargy, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, vomiting, decreased appetite, and abdominal pain.
Some infected animals may show no symptoms but can still carry the bacteria and potentially spread the disease to people or other animals.
People can be exposed by handling contaminated pet food or touching surfaces it has contacted.
Symptoms in humans can include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and fever.
Pet owners whose pets ate the recalled food and developed symptoms should contact a veterinarian.
Recall follows recent Pedigree dog food action
The Oma’s Pride recall comes weeks after Mars Petcare recalled two lots of Pedigree High Protein Chopped Chicken & Duck Flavor wet dog food.
The affected Pedigree cans were intended for destruction but entered the marketplace and may contain sharp metal and plastic pieces, posing choking, laceration, or gastrointestinal blockage risks for dogs.
No illnesses or injuries were reported in connection with that recall.
Another raw dog food recall earlier this year also involved salmonella.
In May, Albright’s Raw Pet Food recalled a lot of its Frozen Chicken Recipe for Dogs after FDA sampling detected the bacteria, highlighting the specific handling risks associated with raw pet food products.
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