A single bag of frozen raw dog food, tied to one production lot, sickened enough pets to trigger a nationwide recall this August.
Quick Take
- Oma’s Pride recalled one lot of Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe, a 6-pound bag, after Salmonella turned up in lab testing.
- The Connecticut company issued the recall on August 12, 2026, after a customer complained and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tested a sample.
- The tainted lot, numbered BB012729, reached store shelves in 11 states before the recall went out.
- The company says only dogs got sick. No human illnesses have been reported so far.
What Triggered the Recall
The trouble started with a phone call. A customer contacted the FDA about a dog getting sick after eating Oma’s Pride frozen raw food. The agency collected a sample of the product and ran it through lab testing. The result came back positive for Salmonella, and that finding is what set the recall in motion.
Oma’s Pride, based in Avon, Connecticut, pulled one specific lot from the market on August 12. The product is Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe, sold in 6-pound bags under lot number BB012729. The company called it a voluntary recall, meaning it acted before regulators forced its hand.
Reporting shows the affected bags shipped to retailers across 11 states, a wide enough footprint that pet owners far from Connecticut need to check their freezers.
Anyone with the product should stop feeding it immediately and check the lot number printed on the packaging before tossing it or returning it for a refund.
Dog food sold in 11 states recalled over deadly Salmonella contamination fears https://t.co/eXCQR4oh6g pic.twitter.com/WwJHgiaV1o
— New York Post (@nypost) August 14, 2026
Dogs Got Sick, Not People
Oma’s Pride updated its public notice on August 17 to clarify a key detail. The illnesses linked to this lot happened only in dogs. No human cases have surfaced connected to this recall.
That distinction matters because Salmonella can jump from contaminated pet food to the humans handling it, especially kids, elderly family members, or anyone with a weaker immune system.
Pet owners who handled the recalled food should still wash their hands thoroughly and sanitize bowls, scoops, and any surface the food touched. Salmonella spreads through contact, not just consumption.
A dog eating tainted food can shed the bacteria in its stool for weeks, creating a second wave of exposure risk inside the home even after the food itself is gone.
Why Raw Pet Food Keeps Showing Up in Recalls
This is not an isolated stumble by one company. Raw and frozen pet food recalls for Salmonella happen often enough that food safety researchers treat the category itself as higher risk.
A review of pet food recalls from 2003 through 2022 found Salmonella caused 23 percent of all recalls, and 94 percent of those were classified at the most serious risk level.
The FDA has said plainly that it does not recommend feeding raw diets to pets, citing a pattern of contamination findings across brands over the years. Uncooked meat carries bacteria that a cooking process would normally kill.
Freezing slows bacterial growth, but it does not eliminate Salmonella once it is already present in the product.
Other raw pet food makers have faced nearly identical recalls in recent years, from Albright’s Raw Pet Food to Viva Raw, each pulling lots after Salmonella or Listeria showed up in testing. The recurring pattern suggests the risk lies in the raw food production process itself, not in any single company cutting corners.
What Pet Owners Should Do Now
Owners who bought Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe should check the lot number against BB012729 before feeding it to a pet. If it matches, stop using it right away and contact the retailer or Oma’s Pride directly for a refund or replacement. Watch dogs for signs of illness, including diarrhea, vomiting, fever, or lethargy, and call a veterinarian if symptoms appear.
Beyond this one recall, the broader lesson for pet owners is worth remembering. Raw diets carry a documented, recurring risk of Salmonella that regulators have repeatedly flagged.
Anyone choosing to feed raw should handle the product with the same caution used for raw chicken meant for human dinner tables, and should never assume freezing makes it safe.
The FDA continues to track this recall and others like it through its public recall database, giving pet owners a way to check any brand before it ends up in the family bowl.
Sources:
foxbusiness.com, fda.gov, petfoodindustry.com, newsweek.com
