Viva Raw: recall of 25 August 2025

What happened

On 25 August 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a recall covering Ground Beef for Dogs, Beef and Turkey for Puppies, Ground Chicken and Chunked Chicken recipes (two lots). The reason given in the record: Contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, identified after routine testing by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.

A posted recall is the regulator putting a specific product and a specific concern on the public record. It is not a judgement on everything the brand sells, and it is not removed when the story fades: it stays in the count a careful buyer can check, which is why our review scores count events like this one.

If this food is in your cupboard

This kind of recall is about bacteria, and it reaches people as well as dogs. Stop feeding the product, seal it away from other food, and wash hands, bowls, scoops and the surfaces it touched. Dogs carrying these bacteria may show vomiting, diarrhoea, fever or no signs at all; people in the house, especially the very young, elderly or pregnant, should treat any matching stomach illness seriously and mention the product to their doctor. Follow the notice for return or disposal instructions rather than feeding the food to any other animal.

We have not scored this brand's recipes, so no review score carries this event; the page stands on the FDA record alone.

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