Pet food company Savage Pet is recalling multiple lots of pet food because of potential contamination with H5N1, also known as bird flu.
Savage Pet is recalling 66 84 oz. chicken boxes and 74 21 oz chicken boxes with the lot code/best by date of 11152026. The Boxes were distributed to retailers in California, Colorado, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, according to an announcement from the FDA.
In February, Savage Pet was made aware of one cat in Colorado who contracted H5N1, got sick and recovered. Colorado State University Laboratory tested sealed packets of Savage Cat Food for H5N1 and the results were returned as “non-negative”. The product with “non-negative” PCR results was sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa for virus isolation testing.
The product in question was removed from the market while awaiting final test results. On Feb. 17, every retailer who may have received the lot code in question was contacted and informed to return it for proper destruction.
The company is warning customers not to feed the recalled product to pets or animals. Customers should also not sell or donate the recalled products. Consumers who have purchased this lot code are urged to immediately return it to their retailer for proper destruction and a full refund.