Natures Menu recalls turkey food after Salmonella scare
Natures Menu is recalling its ‘Country Hunter 80% Farm Reared Turkey with Wholesome Fruit and Veg’ frozen pet food, because the product contains Salmonella.
The Food Standards Agency issued the product recall notice because it is responsible for animal feed regulations and their enforcement through local authorities.
The agency said: “Salmonella is a bacterium that can cause food poisoning in humans. The product could therefore carry a potential risk through direct handling or indirectly for example from food contact surfaces. In humans, symptoms caused by salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.”
In a statement on its website Natures Menu said:
“In September 2016, Natures Menu produced a batch of 900 bags of Turkey Country Hunter RAW nuggets. 280 bags were sent to Norway. 620 individual bags have been distributed in the UK.
“The Norway authorities have sent one bag of the product away for testing and it has come back with a positive result test for Salmonella. Whilst salmonella may effect some humans if ingested, it is also known that dogs and cat’s digestion is designed to eat raw foods. Natures Menu takes responsible raw feeding extremely seriously and is supporting the FSA with the recall of any bags of food left in circulation as a complete precaution.
“Natures Menu is the number one producer of safe raw pet foods and produces in excess of 18 million portions of raw food every year since 1981. We employ vets, offer CPD training about raw feeding and education to consumers about serving raw foods safely with good hygiene practices.
“Batch codes can be found in the form of a best before date to the left of the barcode. If you have a bag of Country Hunter Turkey nuggets with the code 13/12/17 and would like to return it as a precaution please message us or email customerservices@naturesmenu.co.uk and we will be happy to collect the product and refund your purchase.”
Natures Menu is recalling its ‘Country Hunter 80% Farm Reared Turkey with Wholesome Fruit and Veg’ frozen pet food, because the product contains Salmonella.
