Salmonella in 639 Frozen Dog Food Bags Prompts FDA Human Health Warning

Public health professionals will recognize a familiar but underappreciated exposure route: contaminated pet food that can sicken people who never consume it. The recalled Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe was frozen raw dog food, and the FDA specifically warned that humans can contract Salmonella from handling contaminated product—especially without thorough handwashing. With 639 bags distributed across 11 states, health departments and clinicians may need to consider pet food contact when evaluating gastrointestinal cases in households with dogs.

As reported on August 13, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration disclosed a recall involving 639 six-pound bags of Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe, a frozen raw dog food made by Oma's Pride of Avon, Connecticut, after the lot tested positive for Salmonella contamination. The affected product carries Item/SKU F-WOOFC-6 and lot number BB012729, with a manufacture date of January 27, 2026. Each six-pound gusseted stand-up pouch contains 12 individually wrapped eight-ounce vacuum-sealed portions, and the recalled lot was distributed to Arizona, California, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The product reached customers through retail and wholesale accounts as well as direct-to-consumer online orders that were shipped frozen, a multi-channel footprint that complicates but does not insulate recall execution.

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Food and Drug Administration disclosed a recall involving 639 six-pound bags of Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe, a frozen raw dog food made by Oma's Pride of Avon, Connecticut, after the lot tested positive for Salmonella contamination.

Oma's Pride characterized the action as voluntary, stating that it takes the finding seriously and that its commitment to food safety is why the company is recalling the lot. The firm said it is conducting a further investigation to better understand the contamination. The FDA advisory instructs customers who purchased the affected lot to stop feeding it immediately, safely dispose of the product, and contact Oma's Pride at 1-800-678-OMAS or hello@omaspride.com for a refund. The company also emphasizes washing and sanitizing pet food bowls, cups, storage containers, and hands after handling the recalled food or any utensils that contacted it. As of the announcement, the available reporting does not specify how many, if any, pets or people have become ill in connection with this lot.

The health risk is dual-path: Salmonella can sicken animals that consume the product, and it can also infect humans who handle contaminated pet food, particularly if they do not thoroughly wash their hands afterward. The FDA notes symptoms in pets and humans, and the guidance to sanitize surfaces underscores the environmental persistence of the pathogen. Because the product is frozen, consumers may mistakenly assume freezing eliminates bacterial risk, but Salmonella can survive freezing and resume activity when the food is thawed and handled. This distinction is critical for raw pet food safety communication, since frozen raw diets require the same hygienic handling as fresh or raw meat products.