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Viva Raw LLC of Hillsborough, NC is recalling dog and cat foods, including certain Viva Turkey for Dogs Ground, Viva Turkey for Dogs Chunked, Viva Turkey for Cats, Viva Pure Turkey, and Viva Beef & Turkey for Puppies because a lot, which includes these five products are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and is a potential health risk to people and pets. The issue was discovered during a facility inspection conducted by the U.S.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and The North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA). The FDA tested samples of Viva Turkey for Dogs and found samples from Lot 21244 were positive for Listeria monocytogenes. All products produced in Lot 21244 were slated for destruction.



However, the company has since learned some of the product from this lot was inadvertently released from the warehouse. The products were distributed directly to consumers in all fifty states and the District of Columbia. A list of the recalled products can be viewed below.

About Listeria infections Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in pets eating contaminated products. People can become exposed to this pathogen through multiple routes such as handling the contaminated products, contact with pets that have eaten contaminated products and/or contact with surfaces that have touched contaminated food, such as bowls, utensils or countertops. Risk of human illness from Listeria monocytogenes contaminated pet food increases if people do not .

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