A cat in Oregon died after consuming pet food contaminated with bird flu, leading to a nationwide recall of raw frozen pet food produced by Northwest Naturals. The company voluntarily recalled a batch of its Feline Turkey Recipe due to the virus detection. Authorities urge consumers to discard the recalled product and seek refunds.
An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide. Northwest Naturals , a pet food company based in Portland, Oregon, said Tuesday it had voluntarily recalled one batch of its two-pound Feline Turkey Recipe raw frozen pet food after it tested positive for the virus.
The product was sold through distributors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, as well as Canada's British Columbia. 'We are confident that this cat contracted H5N1 by eating the Northwest Naturals raw and frozen pet food,' Oregon Department of Agriculture State Veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz said in a Tuesday news release. 'This cat was strictly an indoor cat; it was not exposed to the virus in its environment, and results from the genome sequencing confirmed that the virus recovered from the raw pet food and infected cat were exact matches to each other.'The recalled product is packaged in two-pound plastic bags with 'best if used by' dates of May 21, 2026, and June 23, 2026. The company and Oregon authorities said that consumers who bought the recalled product should throw it away immediately and contact the place of purchase for a refund. No human cases of bird flu have been linked to the incident, but those who were in contact with the cat are being monitored for flu symptoms, Oregon authorities said. More than 60 people in eight states have been infected, with mostly mild illnesses, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC. One person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the nation's first known severe illness caused by the virus, health officials said last week. So far, the CDC has confirmed one human case of bird flu in Orego
BIRD FLU PET FOOD RECALL CAT DEATH HEALTH OUTBREAK NORTHWEST NATURALS
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