The FDA has issued a warning to pet owners who feed their animals Answers brand food. The food has tested positive for Listeria and Salmonella and is a danger to pets and their owners. The manufacture, Lystn LLC, has not issued a recall, despite the Food and Drug Administration’s testing and warning.
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 the FDA warning. “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.” 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. The affected products are sold frozen in 4-pound (half-gallon) cartons and consist of certain batches of Answers Pet Food Raw Beef Detailed Formula for Dogs, Answers Pet Food Raw Beef Straight Formula for Dogs, and Answers Pet Food Straight Chi.