Bravo Packing, Inc. Expands Recall of Pet Food Products Due to Potential Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes Health Risk

Company Announcement Date: 16/03/2021
Product Type: Raw Dog Food
Reason for Announcement: Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes
Company Name: Bravo Packing, Inc.
Brand Name: Bravo Packing, Inc.

Reasons for Recall

 

Bravo Packing, Inc. of Carneys Point, NJ is expanding the previously announced voluntary recall of two pet food products to now include all pet food and bones in all package sizes. During an FDA inspection, samples collected tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes and resulted in a recall due to the potential health risks to humans and pets.  Bravo Packing, Inc. is expanding the recall due to potential cross contamination.

 

Salmonella Information

 

Salmonella can cause illness in pets eating the products, as well as people who handle contaminated pet food products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products, infected pets, or any surfaces exposed to these products. People infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis (an infection of the heart muscle), arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. People who have these symptoms after having contact with the products identified in this recall or with a pet that has eaten these products should contact their healthcare providers. A pet with a Salmonella infection may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have decreased appetite, fever, and abdominal pain. If your pet has consumed the recalled products and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian. Pets exposed to contaminated food can be infected without showing symptoms. Infected pets, including those without symptoms, can also shed Salmonella through their feces and saliva, spreading pathogens into the home environment and to humans and other animals nearby.

 

Listeria monocytogenes Information

 

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which 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 monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

 

Illnesses Reported

 

No human or animal illnesses related to the identified products have been reported to date.

 

Product Information

 

Bravo Packing Inc. generally works with distributors that fill orders to retail stores and to consumers directly nationwide. See full list of products below:

“Performance Dog” (chub) frozen raw dog food 2 lbs.
“Performance Dog” (chub) frozen raw dog food 5 lbs.
“Green Tripe” (chub – ground bovine stomach) frozen raw dog food 2 lbs.
“Green Tripe” (chub – ground bovine stomach) frozen raw dog food 5 lbs.
“Beef” (chub – ground) frozen raw dog food 2 lbs.
“Beef” (chub – ground)frozen raw dog food 5 lbs.
“Performance Dog” (patties) frozen raw dog food unknown
“Tripe” (patties ¼ lbs.) frozen raw dog food unknown
Bones (smoked) 14 varieties unknown

Contact

 

Consumers with any of the affected products should handle them with caution, discard products in a secure container, and wash hands and surfaces properly. Consumers with questions should contact Bravo Packing, Inc. at 856-299-1044 (Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM-2:00 PM, EST).

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Bravo Packing, Inc. Expands Recall of Pet Food Products Due to Potential Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes Health Risk
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Bravo Packing, Inc. Expands Recall of Pet Food Products Due to Potential Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes Health Risk
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Bravo Packing, Inc. is expanding the previously announced voluntary recall to include all pet food and bones in all package sizes because samples collected tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.
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