Bravo! Issues Nationwide Recall of Select Poultry Products for Dogs and Cats

FDA, Sep 24, 2007

Bravo! announces a voluntary recall of select tubes of three of its poultry products for cats and dogs. The pet food is being recalled because two of the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, while the other product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Both Salmonella and Listeria are organisms which can cause serious infections in dogs and cats, and if there is cross contamination, in people, especially small children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy people with Salmonella infection may only suffer short-term symptoms, such as high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Long term complications can include arthritis and other more serious ailments. Healthy people with Listeria infection may only suffer short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.  Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The company has received no reports of illness in either people or animals associated with any of the three products.

Recalled Pet Food


Product:  Bravo Original Formula Chicken Blend frozen raw food

Product Numbers: 21-102, 21-105, 21-110

Sizes:  2 pound, 5 pound and 10 pound tubes

Batch ID code (on hang tag):  236

Reason for Recall:  Salmonella, Listeria


Product:  Bravo Original Formula Turkey Blend frozen raw food

Product Numbers: 31-102, 31-105, 31-110

Sizes:  2 pound, 5 pound and 10 pound tubes

Batch ID code (on hang tag):  236

Reason for Recall:  Listeria


Product:  Bravo Basic Formula Finely Ground Chicken frozen raw food

Product Number:  21-212

Size:  2 pound tube

Batch ID Code (on hang tag):  226

Reason for Recall:  Salmonella, Listeria

For the full recall article please visit www.fda.gov.