Alert: FDA Warns Pet Center Inc Due to Safety and Sanitary Violations
Maker: Pet Center Cause: Significant violations Current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements Announcement: FDA notice on February 28, 2022 (archived here) What was warned: Bully Sticks (bull pizzles), Chicken Breast Tenders, and various flavors of SuperChews.
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FDA Advisory · Do not feed this product
The FDA has warned the public about this product. Stop feeding it and check the affected lots below while the investigation continues.
- Brand
- See notice
- Hazard
- Foreign Material
- Recall date
- Apr 19, 2022
- Distribution
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- Type
- Advisory
- Status
- Ongoing
Why was it recalled?
Maker: Pet Center
Cause: Significant violations Current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements
Announcement: FDA notice on February 28, 2022 (archived here)
What was warned: Bully Sticks (bull pizzles), Chicken Breast Tenders, and various flavors of SuperChews. However, the FDA did not provide a detailed list of the over 100 pet treats made by Pet Center, Inc. A complete catalog is available on the company’s website, though some readers have reported technical issues when accessing it.
FDA investigators noted several significant violations, including:
Flies were present throughout the…
- Flies were present throughout the facility, landing on raw, in-process bull pizzles and chicken.
- An employee used a high-pressure hose in a manner that caused blood and raw animal tissue on the processing floor to splash onto cooked, work-in-process SuperChews cooling outside the ovens.
- Animal feces were found in the meat washing room, approximately five feet from an open screen door.
- Ineffective measures were taken to exclude pests from the manufacturing, processing, packing, and holding areas, leading to potential contamination of animal food by pests.
- Plastic clamps used to dry bull pizzles into a curled shape were covered in dark brown to green filth material.
These findings indicate severe lapses in safety and sanitary protocols at Pet Center, Inc., posing risks to pet health.
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Primary source
This recall is documented in the official notice. Read the recall announcement →