The snack is packaged in 6-ounce black and gold bags with lot number 24045 and an April 2027 expiration date printed on the back.
“The contamination was noted after testing performed by a third-party laboratory identified contamination in a related yet commercially unreleased lot of the same product,” FDA officials said.
The withdrawn product was distributed to Florida Hardware, which sold the impacted product to feed stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
While pet food and human food are regulated under different frameworks, Source86 food safety and quality professional Vanessa Balagot said they both require strict preventive controls, sanitation programs, and documented safety systems.
“From a manufacturing and safety standpoint, the expectations around cleanliness, traceability, and monitoring are very similar,” Balagot told NTD. “Recalls don’t automatically mean a company doesn’t care; they mean an issue was detected and action was taken to prevent a bigger risk.”
