Sunshine Mills Recalls Nature’s Menu dry dog food in 3 lb. and 13.5 lb. bags
What’s Being Recalled?
The recalled Nature’s Menu dog foods were distributed in retail stores nationwide and can be identified with the following UPC 7015514363 and UPC 7015514365.
Link to Pet Food Recall: https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/natures-menu/
The product comes in a 3-pound bag with the following lot codes:
TE1 20/April/2020
TE1 21/April/2020
TE1 22/April/2020
TE2 20/April/2020
TE2 21/April/2020
TE2 22/April/2020
TE3 20/April/2020
TE3 21/April/2020
TE3 22/April/2020
The product comes in a 13.5-pound bag with the following lot codes:
TB1 20/April/2020
TB1 21/April/2020
TB1 22/April/2020
TB2 20/April/2020
TB2 21/April/2020
TB2 22/April/2020
TB3 20/April/2020
TB3 21/April/2020
TB3 22/April/2020.
There are no other Nature’s Menu® products or other lot codes of the Nature’s Menu® Super Premium Dog Food with a Blend of Real Chicken & Quail affected by this precautionary recall. No illnesses, injuries or complaints have been reported to date.
About Salmonella
Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products.
Healthy people infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever.
Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers.
Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have only decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans.
If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.
What Caused the Recall?
According to the company…The potential for contamination was noted after the firm was notified by the Georgia Department of Agriculture when a sample of a single 3-pound bag of the product was collected and tested positive for Salmonella. The firm conducted testing of multiple samples of the same lot which all tested negative for Salmonella.
Salmonella may not be evenly distributed throughout a lot which is why it could have been found on one sample and not on multiple other samples of the same lot.
However, out of an abundance of caution, Sunshine Mills, Inc. has chosen to issue a voluntary recall of the above-referenced lots of Nature’s Menu Super Premium Dog Food with a Blend of Real Chicken and Quail in furtherance of its commitment to the safety and quality of its products.
What to Do?
Retailers who received the recalled lots have been contacted and asked to pull these lots from their inventory and shelves.
Consumers who have purchased Nature’s Menu® Super Premium Dog Food with a Blend of Real Chicken & Quail from the recalled lots should discontinue use of the product and may return the unused portion to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Consumers may contact Sunshine Mills, Inc. customer service at (800) 705-2111 from 7 am to 4 pm Central Time, Monday through Friday, or by email at customer.service@sunshinemills.com for additional information.
This is a voluntary recall being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
U.S. citizens can report complaints about FDA-regulated pet food products by calling the consumer complaint coordinator in your area. Or go to the FDA’s “Report a Pet Food Complaint” page.
Canadians can report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.