Wild Coast LLC dba Wild Coast Raw of Olympia, WA is recalling lots of frozen Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food for cats because it has the potential to be contaminated with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 also known as bird flu. H5N1 can be transmitted to animals eating contaminated product.
The product, 16oz and 24oz frozen Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food for cats was distributed to pet food retailers in Washington State and Oregon. The product is frozen in a small round white plastic container with a green label. The affected lots are identified by a sticker on the lid with a number of #22660, #22653, #22641, #22639, #22672 and #22664 with a Best Buy date of 12/25. The recall is widened to include any raw material sharing similar production dates and lot codes as #22660 and #22664. These two lot codes were included in the WSDA’s public health alert on 2/14.
People who fed pets the recalled products should watch for symptoms of bird flu in their pets, including fever, lethargy, low appetite, reddened or inflamed eyes, discharge from the eyes and nose, difficulty breathing, and neurological signs like tremors, stiff body movements, seizure, lack of coordination, or blindness. People with pets exhibiting these signs after feeding this product should contact their veterinarian.
While no human infections have been identified among people handling raw pet food products, people can become infected if the virus gets into a person’s eyes, nose, or mouth. People should wash their hands and handling the raw product and sanitize contact surfaces such as countertops, refrigerators, bowls, or utensils. People who handled contaminated products should watch for symptoms of bird flu, including eye redness or irritation (conjunctivitis), cough, sore throat, sneezing, runny/stuffy nose, muscle/body aches, headaches, fatigue, fever, trouble breathing, seizures, rash, diarrhea, nausea, and/or vomiting. People exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare provider and local health department.
The recall was initiated after sampling conducted by the Oregon Department of Agriculture revealed the presence of the same strain of H5N1 in the affected cats and these products as well as sampling by the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Wild Coast Raw and the Washington State Department of Agriculture continue to work collaboratively to address the source of the problem.
Do not sell or donate the recalled products. Do not feed the recalled product to pets or any other animals. Consumers who have purchased this product are urged to immediately and securely discard to prevent animals and wildlife from consuming the recalled product. Contact your place of purchase for a full refund. For more information contact Wild Coast Raw at info@wildcoastraw.com or (360) 591-3543 between 8am – 4 pm PST.
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Consumers: Wild Coast Raw
(360) 591-3543
info@wildcoastraw.com
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chris
March 3, 2025 at 12:53 pm
Are we going to continue to feed into the fear? You posted yourself that the food was found not to have it so why are all these raw food companies panicking?
Nora
March 4, 2025 at 1:57 pm
I agree
Sue
April 14, 2025 at 10:40 am
The raw food companies are panicking because they understand that a couple of NYT articles of propaganda can wipe them out overnight. I would not be surprised if the big kibble corporations are collaborating in promoting the fear stories as a way to help wipe out the competition. It would be interesting to find out if someone like Gates is buying the farmland that becomes available when chicken and egg farmers go belly up. I don’t doubt that this new flu is more worrisome but I am also very skeptical about the level of danger– Bird flu comes every year but only seems to be an issue if it can be used to generate fear for some political leverage. It is a fact that the global elitists want use peons and our pets to eat crickets hence the “global warming” fear propaganda to make people think that ungulates grazing is bad for the planet. That fear propaganda has also led a lot of young people to feed their dogs a vegan kibble.