Lysnt LLC has issued a recall of Answers pet food after initially refusing to do so despite FDA suggestions. The pet food has been found to be contaminated with Listeria and Salmonella. The FDA tested unopened retail samples of the products after complaints about illnesses in dogs who ate the food.
The pet food is sold at retailers nationwide and online. “The FDA recommended that Answers Pet Food recall these products. To date, the firm has not initiated an adequate recall of the affected products,” according to an FDA warning issued on Sept.
23. “If consumers have any pet food on the list below, they are advised to throw it away in a secure container. Do not feed it to your pets.
Do not donate the food.” The FDA tested unopened retail samples of the products after complaints about illnesses in dogs who ate the food. The pet food is sold at retailers nationwide and online.
There is concern that consumers may have the products in their homes because the best-by dates run into 2026. Contaminated pet food is a danger to people and their pets because handling the food can spread bacteria. It can also cross contaminate surfaces and utensils.
The FDA recommends that pet owners who have used the implicated pet foods clean and disinfect all pet supplies and surfaces that the food or pets had contact with. Although pets may not become infected, they can be carriers and spread the Salmonella and Listeria bacteria to people through their saliva and feces. The affected products a.