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Thogensen Family Farm Recalls Raw Frozen Ground Pet Food

Thogersen Family Farm of Stanwood, WA is voluntarily recalling raw frozen ground pet food because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Thogersen Family Farm of Stanwood, WA is voluntarily recalling raw frozen ground pet food because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The following varieties, packaged in two pound packs, are included in this recall: course ground rabbit, course ground mallard duck, ground llama, and ground pork frozen raw pet food

L. monocytogenes can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products.

Listeria monocytogenes infections 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, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Anyone experiencing these symptoms should immediately contact a health care provider.

Pets with Listeria monocytogenes 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.

Recalled product labels did not contain any lot identification, batch codes, or expiration dates. Products were packaged in two pound flattened, rectangular clear plastic packages and stored frozen. The front of the package contains one large white square label with the company name, product type and weight.

Thogersen Family Farm stated the affected products were either sold to individual customers or two retail establishments that have been notified. Some of the product has not been distributed and held at the manufacturing location.

No illnesses have been reported to date.

The recall is the result of samples collected by the Washington State Department of Agriculture and revealed the finished products contained the bacteria.

Consumers who have purchased affected product should discontinue use. For questions, consumers may contact the company at (360) 929-9808.

FDA recall notice link, Click Here.

2 Comments

2 Comments

  1. Debbie

    April 8, 2019 at 2:07 pm

    Only problem I see here is the lack of batch codes etc…otherwise another raw food company attacked is how I see it. You know when the little boy cried wolf too many times, no one believed him when it was real? This is how I feel about the FDA and raw foods.

    • Patrica Cloonan

      April 8, 2019 at 6:07 pm

      Absolutely right Debbie…I think it’s an all out attack on raw food companies. Our government agencies are nothing more than an arm of big industry…they look out for the BIG businesses that OWN them and they could give a rats ass about us or our pets. People are waking up and are ditching the commercial, over processed CRAP and this is a threat to the deep pockets of the pet food industry…we can’t have that now can we! The good thing is, people who are feeding raw are onto them and their dirty deeds. None of these recalls will make me stop buying from these companies! I can smell a rat from a mile away!

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