Stella & Chewy’s Voluntarily Recalls Products Due to Possible Health Risk

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Company Announcement

Contact:
Consumer:
888-477-8977, info@stellaandchewys.com

Media
Katie Wassil
888-477-8977, kwassil@stellaandchewys.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 5, 2015 - Milwaukee, Wis. - Stella & Chewy’s is voluntarily recalling some of its products due to concerns of a possible presence of Listeria Monocytogenes. The recall was prompted by a positive test confirming Listeria monocytogenes in Chewy’s Chicken Freeze-Dried Dinner Patties for Dogs, 15 ounce, Lot #111-15, during routine surveillance testing by the Maryland Department of Agriculture.

There have been no reported pet or human illnesses associated with this recall.

Listeria is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

As a precautionary measure, Stella & Chewy’s is voluntarily recalling all products nationwide from Lot # 111-15 which includes:

Moreover, while the below listed product has not tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, in an abundance of caution, we are also recalling the following products which may have come into contact with the affected lot:

Retailers and consumers can find the full product recall list at http://www.stellaandchewys.com/stella-chewys-recall-notice/.

Consumers should look at the lot numbers and UPC codes printed on the bag to determine if it’s subject to the recall. People who have purchased these products are instructed to dispose of the food or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Archived copy: wayback.archive-it.org/7993/20170101000000/https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ArchiveRecalls/2015/ucm453745.htm