National Safety Recall - Aug. 17

Oma’s Pride raw dog food — Salmonella, three dogs sick

Miller Foods is recalling one lot of Oma’s Pride Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe after FDA testing found Salmonella. FDA says three illnesses in dogs have been reported; no human illnesses have been reported. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

The recalled product is:

• Oma’s Pride Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe
• 6-pound frozen bag containing twelve 8-ounce portions
• Lot BB012729
• SKU F-WOOFC-6
• Best-by January 27, 2029
• UPC 8 7938400145 9

About 639 bags are affected. They were distributed in Arizona, California, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, including direct-to-consumer online sales. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

This matters to people as well as pets. FDA warns that people can contract Salmonella from handling contaminated pet food or touching bowls, containers or surfaces exposed to it. Consumers should stop feeding the food, dispose of it, wash and sanitize bowls and containers, and thoroughly wash their hands.

Jalapeños sold at Costco — possible Salmonella

FDA today posted another recall involving 5-pound bags of jalapeño peppers repacked by Hardie’s Fresh Foods/Dairyland Produce because of possible Salmonella contamination. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

The peppers were distributed to two Costco stores in Texas:

Costco #1487, Stafford, Texas, and Costco #0655, Dallas, Texas.

Affected lot codes are X2741775, X2741859, X2744163, X2744706, X2746349, X2746490 and X2748743. Production dates range from July 11 through July 22. Consumers should return the peppers for a refund rather than eat them. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

This is another reminder that the current jalapeño Salmonella problem has spread through multiple suppliers and prepared-food chains, so consumers who still have older jalapeños in their refrigerators should check their source before using them.

Other agency checks

CPSC: No newer recall has been posted since the August 13 batch already covered. The current CPSC listing still begins with those recalls and warnings, including the Brookstone fire pits, Taleco Gear baby swings and jumpers, Goody King magnetic toys, Merax Murphy beds and the fatal-entrapment slide-playset warning. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

One item from that batch worth emphasizing, if it wasn't prominent enough previously, is the Goody King magnetic building-toy recall affecting about 213,500 units. Loose high-powered magnets can be swallowed and attract each other through intestinal tissue, causing perforations, blockages, blood poisoning and death. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

NHTSA: We found no new urgent national vehicle-safety recall alert dated August 16 or 17. The latest high-profile national alert remains the 462,869-vehicle Kia Telluride park-outside recall because the power-seat motor can overheat and cause a fire while the SUV is being driven or parked. (NHTSA)

USDA FSIS: The official recall list still shows August 8 as its latest current recall/public-health-alert activity; I found no new August 16 or 17 meat, poultry or processed-egg recall. (Food Safety and Inspection Service)

The Oma’s Pride recall is today’s strongest new item. Raw pet food recalls are easy to overlook, but the exposure route includes the people handling the food—and in this case illnesses have already been reported in dogs.