January 28, 2019 — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is notifying consumers of a recall of raw turkey pet food from Woody’s Pet Food Deli due to Salmonella contamination. This recall was issued after product samples collected by the MDA tested positive for Salmonella.
What’s Being Recalled?
The recalled product was sold in 5-pound plastic containers labeled “Woody’s Pet Food Deli Raw Free Range Turkey” and can be identified by the white date sticker on the cover of the pet food container.
The product was sold at Woody’s Pet Food Deli locations in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Woodbury.
The following three lots of product are being recalled:
- Woody’s Pet Food Deli Raw Free Range Turkey
Use by date: 01/10/20
- Woody’s Pet Food Deli Raw Free Range Turkey
Use by date: 01/12/20
- Woody’s Pet Food Deli Raw Free Range Turkey
Use by date: 01/15/20No other lots of Woody’s Pet Food Deli products are affected by the recall.
What Caused the Recall?
Sampling was begun after the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) identified a human case of Salmonella linked to the pet food.
The person with Salmonella infection was identified as part of an ongoing, multistate investigation of Salmonella Reading infections coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
MDH’s interview of the person revealed that Woody’s Pet Deli raw ground turkey pet food was regularly fed to a pet in the household.
The pet also tested positive for Salmonella, but not the outbreak strain.
In February 2018, MDA and MDH investigated two other cases of Salmonella Reading that matched the outbreak strain and were linked to raw ground turkey pet food from a different manufacturer.
Source: Woody’s Pet Food Deli Raw Food Recall | Dog Food Advisor
