35 dog, cat foods now in Mid America recall; 7 infections

Mid America Pet Food of Mount Pleasant, Texas expanded its October 30 voluntary recall to include additional pet food products with Best By Dates before 10/31/24, made at its Mount Pleasant facility, due to the products’ potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This expanded voluntary recall is being issued due to some of the product lots testing positive for Salmonella through random and targeted sampling of finished product, including by the firm and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture

As of November 1, 2023, seven people reported Salmonella infections.

Voluntarily recalled brands produced at the Mount Pleasant facility include: Victor Super Premium Dog Foods, Wayne Feeds Dog Food, Eagle Mountain Pet Food, and some Member’s Mark varieties with Best By Dates before 10/31/24. Recalled products were distributed to distributors and retailers throughout the United States. The affected products include:

Dog Foods

1.      Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Select Beef Meal & Brown Rice Formula

2.       Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Select Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula

3.       Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Select Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Formula

4.       Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Select Ocean Fish Formula

5.       Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Select Grain Free Chicken Meal & Sweet Potato Recipe

6.       Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Select Grain Free Lamb Meal & Sweet Potato Recipe

7.       Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Select Grain Free Yukon River Canine

8.       Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Purpose Grain Free Active Dog & Puppy

9.       Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Purpose Grain Free Hero Canine

10.   Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Purpose Grain Free Ultra Pro

11.   Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Purpose Performance

12.   Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Purpose Nutra Pro

13.   Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Purpose Senior Healthy Weight

14.   Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Classic Elite Canine

15.   Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Classic High Energy

16.   Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Classic Hi-Pro Plus

17.   Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Classic MultiPro

18.   Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Classic Professional

19.   Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Realtree Edge Energy

20.   Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Realtree Max-5 Pro

21.   Wayne Feeds Dog Food, High Energy

22.   Wayne Feeds Dog Food, Original

23.   Wayne Feeds Dog Food, Protein Plus

24.   Wayne Feeds Gold Dog Food, Sport Protein

25.   Wayne Feeds Gold Dog Food, Joint Support

26.   Wayne Feeds Gold Dog Food, Puppy Plus

27.   Eagle Mountain Pet Food Pro Balance, Dog Food

28.   Member’s Mark, Beef & Brown Rice Recipe, Dog Food

29.   Member’s Mark, Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe, Dog Food

Cat Foods

30.   Victor Super Premium Cat Food, Hi-Pro Plus Active Cat & Kitten

31.   Victor Super Premium Cat Food, Grain Free Fit Feline Indoor Cat

32.   Victor Super Premium Cat Food, Grain Free Healthy Skin & Coat Indoor Cat

33.   Victor Super Premium Cat Food, Mers Feline

34.   Wayne Feeds Gold Cat Food, Ranch & Sea Recipe

35.   Wayne Feeds Cat Food, Barn Cat Plus

For a list of all UPCs and bag sizes follow this link: Dog and Cat Foods Lists

The Best By Date is found on the middle top of the back of each bag.

Retailers and distributors should immediately pull all product from their inventory and shelves and destroy product.

Effects of Salmonella contamination in pet food

Salmonella can affect animals eating the products, and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products. Healthy people infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers. Children, the elderly, and individuals with compromised immune systems may be at greater risk of Salmonella infection.

Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have may only exhibit decreased appetite, fever, and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.