Recalled: Vital Essentials Freeze-Dried Beef Nibblets Entrée for Dogs
Maker: Carnivore Meat Company Cause: Potential for salmonella Announcement: Customer email shared online ( archived here ); also was listed on the company website and verified by Petful What was recalled: 1 lb.
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Voluntary Recall
The manufacturer recalled this product voluntarily. Check the affected lots below and stop feeding any that match.

- Brand
- Vital Essentials Freeze-Dried Beef
- Hazard
- Salmonella
- Recall date
- Feb 24, 2018
- Distribution
- Distributed to the continental USA through independent retailers and via online retailers Chewy
- Type
- Voluntary
- Status
- Ongoing
Why was it recalled?
Maker: Carnivore Meat Company Cause: Potential for salmonella Announcement: Customer email shared online ( archived here
); also was listed on the company website and verified by Petful What was recalled:
1 lb. bags of Vital Essentials Freeze-Dried Beef Nibblets Entrée for Dogs, best by date of June 14, 2019 and with Lot #13753 and UPC #033211008947
According to the company email, the "product was distributed in the continental USA through independent retailers and via online retailers Chewy.com and Amazon.... No products other than the specific product identified above are subject to this…

1 lb. bags of Vital Essentials Freeze-Dried Beef Nibblets Entrée for Dogs, best by date of June 14, 2019 and with Lot #13753 and UPC #033211008947
According to the company email, the "product was distributed in the continental USA through independent retailers and via online retailers Chewy.com and Amazon.... No products other than the specific product identified above are subject to this voluntary recall."
Testing by the Michigan Department of Agriculture turned up a positive result for salmonella in a retail sample. "There have been no reports of illness," the company stated.
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