Dog Goods voluntarily expanded its recall of pig ear dog treats to include all 30-packs of Berkley ad Jensen brand pig ears sold at BJ's Wholesale Club stores.
Dog Goods voluntarily expanded its recall of pig ear dog treats to include all 30-packs of Berkley ad Jensen brand pig ears sold at BJ's Wholesale Club stores, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This recall is being expanded after Rhode Island Department of Health testing found Salmonella in Berkley and Jensen brand pig ear pet treats.
Dog Goods bought the pig ear dog chews from a single supplier in Brazil from September 2018 through August 2019 and distributed the products nationwide in retail stores.
The FDA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state agencies are investigating a link between pig ear pet treats and human cases of salmonellosis.
Dog Goods has also launched an internal investigation to determine, when and where the Products may have been contaminated. To date, this internal investigation has not indicated any vulnerability in the company's practices, including but not limited to the inspection, handling and storage of the Products. Nonetheless, Dog Goods will continue to investigate the matter, collaborate fully with the FDA and the CDC, and provide further information to its customers and the public as appropriate.
Lot codes of recalled pig ear dog treats
Dog Goods, a pet food and treat distributor based in Tobyhanna, PA, recalled non-irradiated bulk and packaged pig ears branded Chef Toby Pig Ears with the lot codes indicated below:
428590
278989
087148
224208
1168723
428590
222999
074599
1124053
226884
578867
224897
1234750
444525
1106709
215812
230273
224970
585246
327901
052248
210393
217664
331199
225399
867680
050273
881224
424223
225979
431724
226340
880207
334498
Tim Wall covers the dog, cat and other pet food industries as a senior reporter for WATT Global Media. His work has appeared inScientific American, Live Science, Discovery News, Honduras Weekly, Global Journalist and other outlets. He holds an M.A. in journalism and an M.S. in natural resources, both
from the University of Missouri - Columbia, along with a bachelor's degree in biology.
Wall served in the Peace Corps in Honduras from 2005 to 2007, where he coordinated with the town government of Moroceli to organize a municipal trash collection system, taught environmental science, translated for medical brigades and facilitated sustainable agriculture, along with other projects.
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