Recalled: Darwin's Natural Selections Dog Food – Petful

Maker: Darwin’s Natural Pet Products
Cause: Potential for salmonella
Announcement: Petful verified by phone call with company, Dec. 8, 2017
What was recalled: 2-pound packages of the following:

• Natural Selections Turkey Meals for Dogs, Lots #39937 and #40507
• Natural Selections Chicken Meals for Dogs, Lot #40727
• Natural Selections Duck Meals for Dogs, Lot #40487

This is the first pet food recall in Darwin’s Natural Pet Products history. The recall includes only the 4 lots mentioned above.

A company representative, reached by phone, confirmed the recall to Petful, saying that around 2,000 customers were affected. The company rep said the recall follows positive testing for salmonella from the FDA.

According to Dog Food Advisor, Gary Tashjian, Darwin’s president, wrote an email to distributors that said in part, “We have not received any reports [of illnesses] from customers regarding these meals, and are taking these steps out of an abundance of caution.” He added, “We are taking steps to reduce the opportunity for this to occur again.”

There were more recalls in 2017. See the previous one:

Previous Recall