Dog‑food contamination alert
The FDA warned that multiple dog‑food products tested positive for three different bacteria and that one of those bacteria was linked to kidney failure and neurologic symptoms in a child. (dvm360.com) The recall landscape is active — ADM Animal Nutrition expanded its animal‑feed recall by 17 additional lots while aggregators compiled April 17 recall notices. ( | )
The Food and Drug Administration is warning people not to feed three lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products dog food after tests found E. coli O157:H7 and two Salmonella strains. (fda.gov) The advisory covers frozen 2-pound packages from Arrow Reliance Inc.: Darwin’s BioLogics beef recipe, lot 10662; BioLogics chicken recipe, lot 10683; and Natural Selections duck recipe, lot 10638. The Food and Drug Administration said the beef sample tested positive for E. coli O157:H7, while the chicken and duck samples tested positive for Salmonella Infantis and Salmonella Hadar. (fda.gov) The agency said whole genome sequencing matched the E. coli O157:H7 in the beef dog food to bacteria collected from a 4-year-old child in 2024. The child developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a complication that can cause kidney failure, after contact with the family dog and no known direct contact with the food itself. (fda.gov) Raw pet food is uncooked meat sold frozen or refrigerated, and bacteria in it can spread through bowls, hands, counters, pet saliva, stool, or fur. The Food and Drug Administration said people can get sick from handling contaminated pet food or touching surfaces and animals that contacted it. (fda.gov 1) (fda.gov 2) The company did not recall the lots after the Food and Drug Administration notified it, according to the agency’s July 29, 2025 advisory. Instead, the agency told consumers to throw the food away in a secure container and wash and sanitize pet supplies and food-preparation surfaces. (fda.gov) This warning is separate from another animal-feed recall that has kept the pet and livestock feed market active. On April 11, 2024, ADM Animal Nutrition expanded an earlier recall by 17 additional lots of chicken, swine, and rabbit feed because the products could contain elevated magnesium, sodium, calcium, and phosphorus. (adm.com) The recalled ADM products included Pen Pals chicken feed, MoorMan’s ShowTec swine feed, and rabbit feed sold under the NatureWise and Pen Pals brands. ADM said the affected feed was distributed in Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Iowa, Georgia, and Ohio. (adm.com) A separate roundup of April 17, 2026 recalls and alerts linked readers to current notices across food and consumer products, underscoring how often safety actions are updated after the first announcement. The Food and Drug Administration’s recalls database says not every recall is posted with a press release, and some notices are added after a company acts. (efoodalert.com) (fda.gov) For pet owners, the practical check is the lot number on the package, not just the brand name on the label. The Food and Drug Administration said anyone with the listed Darwin’s products should stop feeding them immediately and contact a veterinarian if a pet shows illness. (fda.gov)
