Stella & Chewy's, a pet food maker, announced that it voluntarily recalled several of its products over the weekend because of a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
“The recall was prompted by a positive test result as reported by the Maryland Department of Agriculture,” the Milwaukee-based company wrote on Facebook. “The health and safety of our customers and their pets is always of the utmost importance to us.”
Stella & Chewy's explains that the bacteria was found in a package of Chewy’s Chicken Freeze-Dried Dinner Patties for Dogs. If such bacteria is consumed it "can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.” Animals can also react the same way.
Customers with any Stella & Chewy's products can look at the lot number, UPC codes, and use by date to see if it’s one of those listed on the company’s website. If they do have one of the products on the list, they can either bring it to the store where it was purchased and get a refund or throw it away.
"We are accountable for every dinner and treat we make and recognize that we have an important obligation to provide customers with the quality products they deserve and have come to expect from us over the years," the company added.
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