Bravo Packing, Inc. of Carneys Point, NJ is recalling all Ground Beef and Performance Dog, a frozen raw pet food because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. Salmonella can cause illness in animals eating the products, as well as people who handle contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products, infected animals or any surfaces exposed to these products. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, server headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
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 (an infection of the heart muscle), arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation and urinary tract symptoms. People who have these symptoms after having contact with this product or an animal that has eaten 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 decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Pets exposed to contaminated food can be infected without showing symptoms. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian. Infected animals including those without symptoms, can also shed Salmonella through their feces and saliva, spreading pathogens into the home environment and to humans and other animals in the household.
No human or animal illnesses have been reported to date.
Bravo Packing, Inc. is voluntarily recalling the products after samples of Performance Dog and a sample of Ground Beef were collected during an FDA inspection, tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.
Performance Dog generally works with the distributor located in Brooklyn, New York, that fills orders to brick-and-mortar retail stores or to consumers directly nationwide.
Performance Dog and Ground Beef both come frozen in 2-pound and 5-pound plastic sleeves. If you have an Ground Beef or Performance Dog, please throw it away. Consumers with questions should contact Bravo Packing, Inc. at 856-299-1044 (Monday – Friday, 9:00AM-2:00PM, EST).
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Consumers: Bravo Packing, Inc., Joe Merola 856-299-1044
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Barbara Fellnermayr
March 3, 2021 at 8:10 pm
Maybe people should be informed of what causes contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes?
Steve
March 3, 2021 at 10:20 pm
This food comes in boxes with lot numbers. Why is there no mention of dates of manufacture or lot numbers? I am not currently feeding this food, but I have in the past, and to say “all Ground Beef and Performance Dog” seems odd. Thank you.
Pet Owner, long term
March 3, 2021 at 11:45 pm
Just when I’m getting committed to raw with 2 new puppies something like this happens. No it’s not the food I’m using. But it could be. And these pathogens in raw (wet) form are a lot more potent than kibble going through the high heat extrusion process.
I’d like to know where is the quality control in these situations. And wouldn’t it be nice if companies would publish their findings to show they’ve put controls in to avoid the problem in the future.
But really, all these dog food companies are just trying to make a profit. Anyway they can.
M
March 5, 2021 at 5:51 pm
This packaging plant has had issues in the past – don’t let this one cause doubt. There are way more recalls for kibble than raw dog food. Dogs also do not react to salmonella the same way people do, dogs can perfectly digest raw chicken with no issues.
Melinda Miller
March 4, 2021 at 1:06 pm
Please note that Bravo Packing in NJ, the company having the recall, is NOT in any way associated with Bravo Pet Foods, which in located in Manchester, CT.