The FDA Posted a Nationwide Raw Pet Food Recall Friday. The Cat Bag and the Dog Bag Have Different Lot Codes.
Northwest Naturals recalled two frozen raw products — one for cats, one for dogs — after FDA testing found Salmonella and Listeria. Here are the exact lot codes, and the cleanup step that protects the people in the house.
The FDA posted a recall notice on Friday, August 28, for two Northwest Naturals frozen raw products — one for cats, one for dogs — after testing turned up Salmonella and/or Listeria monocytogenes. [1] The products went out to retailers nationwide. No illnesses have been reported so far. [1][2]
If you feed raw, this is a freezer-check morning.
What's recalled
Two specific lots, and only those lots:
Northwest Naturals Frozen Chicken Recipe for cats — 2 lb. bags
- Lot B-5
- Best By 01/26/2028
- UPC 087316384956
- 53 cases, about 1,272 lbs. [1]
Northwest Naturals Frozen Raw Diet for Dogs, Chicken Recipe — 6 lb. bags
- Lot B-19
- Best By 01/25/2028
- UPC 087316380392
- 19 cases, about 684 lbs. [1]
The lot codes are different for the cat bag and the dog bag, so if you feed both, check both. A bag of the same recipe with a different lot code is not part of this recall.
What to do with it
Stop feeding it. Northwest Naturals is asking people to return the unused portion to the retailer for a full refund, and the company has a recall line at 1-866-637-1872 (Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific) and [email protected]. [1][2]
Then clean up after it, which matters more than it sounds. Raw pet food recalls are as much about the people in the house as the pets: the FDA's notice specifically warns that there is risk to humans from handling contaminated product. [1] Wash your hands, and wash and sanitize anything the food touched — bowls, scoops, the shelf it thawed on, the sink, the counter. Freezing does not kill either organism; it just pauses them.
What to watch for
In pets, Salmonella tends to show up as lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea (sometimes bloody), fever, and a drop in appetite. [2] Some animals carry and shed it without looking sick at all, which is part of why the handling advice applies even to a dog that seems fine. Listeria is rarer in pets but can cause similar GI signs.
In people, both cause fever, diarrhea, abdominal cramping and vomiting. Listeria is the more serious of the two for anyone pregnant, elderly, very young, or immunocompromised. If someone in the house is in one of those groups and has symptoms, that's a call to a doctor rather than a wait-and-see.
This is the second raw-food pathogen recall this month
Oma's Pride pulled 639 bags of Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe in mid-August after FDA testing found Salmonella, with three dogs reported ill. [3] Different company, different product, same category.
Raw feeding has real advocates and it isn't going anywhere, but the recall pattern is worth knowing if you do it: pathogen testing tends to catch these after the food is already in freezers, which means the practical safety step is checking recall notices rather than relying on a brand's clean history. The FDA keeps a running list of animal food recalls. [4] It takes about thirty seconds to scan, and it's a reasonable thing to bookmark alongside your feeding routine.
Sources
- Northwest Naturals Voluntarily Recalls Two Raw Pet Food Products Because of Possible Salmonella & Listeria Monocytogenes Health Risk — U.S. Food and Drug Administration, August 28, 2026
- Northwest Naturals raw dog, cat food recalled due to risk of listeria, salmonella — WSOC TV
- Pet food recall 2026: dogs get sick in latest US salmonella scare — Fast Company
- Recalls & Withdrawals — FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine