[Dog Food Recall] Nature's Variety Recall Instinct® Raw Chicken Due To Salmonella

[Dog Food Recall] Nature's Variety Recall Instinct® Raw Chicken Due To Salmonella

Yet another company voluntarily recalls it’s product – the Instinct® Raw Chicken due to Salmonella.

It all started when we told you about Blue Buffalo, Nestle Purina, Boulder Dog Food Company, OC Raw Dog, Stella & Chewy’s, I And Love And You, The Natural Dog Company, and now this. With a “Best By” date of 04/27/16, Nature’s Variety voluntarily recalls their Instinct® Raw Chicken Formula for dogs because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.

Read More About The Contaminated Product Here

The affected products are limited to the Instinct Raw Chicken Formula Frozen Diets packaged in the following forms:

  • UPC# 769949611431 – Instinct Raw Chicken Formula Bites for Dogs 4 lb.; Best By 04/27/16
  • UPC# 769949611448 – Instinct Raw Chicken Formula Bites for Dogs 7 lb.; Best By 04/27/16
  • UPC# 769949611486 – Instinct Raw Chicken Formula Patties for Dogs 6 lb.; Best By 04/27/16

Below the seal you will find the “Best Buy” date of the package. The affected product has been reportedly distributed in retail stores through out the United States and limited distribution in Canada. Apart from the products mentioned above, no other Nature’s Variety products are affected. During a routine surveillance sample of seven pound of Instinct Raw Chicken Bites for dogs, the FDA detected positive for Salmonella.

Salmonella can affect dogs as it is known to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. If you find any symptoms and if your pet has consumed the recalled product, please contact your vet. Please do not feed the recalled product to your pet and dispose of it or return it to where you purchased it from for a refund. Consumers with additional questions can call our Consumer Relations team at 888-519-7387 from 8 am to 7 pm Central time, 7 days a week during the recall. Or, consumers can email Nature’s Variety directly viacservice@naturesvariety.com.

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