On January 3, 2024, The FDA reported that a previous version of the recall was issued on 12/22/2023. The present release is updated to include all states that may have received the recalled product. Blue Ridge Beef is expanding its recall to include additional lot numbers. This recall includes all lot numbers and used by dates between N24 1114 to N24 1224 of their 2 lb log of Kitten Grind UPC 8 54298 00101 6, 2lb log of Kitten Mix UPC 8 54298 00143 6, and their 2lb log of Puppy Mix UPC 8 54298 00169 6 due to contamination of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. On 12/15/2023, Blue Ridge was notified by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that one lot of each of the products were sampled and tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported to date. The products were distributed between 11/14/2023 – 12/20/2023. These products were packaged in clear plastic and sold primarily in retail stores in CT, FL, IA, IL, MA, MD, MI, NC, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA & WI. The Blue Ridge Beef pet food company said on January 3 that it was "expanding their recall to include additional lot numbers," thus encompassing additional states that said lots—of the 2lb Kitten Grind, 2lb log of Kitten Mix and 2lb log of Puppy Mix—were distributed to. Products, the recall order says, were "packaged in clear plastic and sold primarily in retail stores" in Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. Previously, the recalled products were listed as being in Connecticut, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, and Virginia. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/expanded-affected-states-blue-ridge-beef-issues-voluntary-recall-blue-ridge-beef-kitten-grind-blue?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Blue Ridge Beef Kitten Grind, Blue Ridge Kitten Mix, and Blue Ridge Beef Puppy Mix recall was extended due to Salmonella and Listeria Monocytogenes
Expanded Affected States: Blue Ridge Beef Issues Voluntary Recall of Blue Ridge Beef Kitten Grind, Blue Ridge Kitten Mix and Blue Ridge Beef Puppy Mix Due to Salmonella and Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
Blue Ridge Beef is recalling all lot numbers and used by dates between N24 1124 to N24 1224 of their 2 lb log of Kitten Grind UPC 8 54298 00101 6; 2lb log of Kitten Mix UPC 8 54298 00143 6 and their 2lb log of Puppy Mix UPC 8 54298 00169 6 due to contamination of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogene
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