Dog Food Recalled Nationwide Due to Bacterial Contamination: FDA

North Carolina-based Viva Raw said the recalled dog and cat foods were contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A pet food company this week recalled two lots of dog and cat foods due to contamination from two types of bacteria, according to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement.

North Carolina-based Viva Raw said the impacted lots of dog and cat foods were contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, which can both impact the animals eating the products and people who handle them.