Oma’s Pride has recalled one lot of its frozen raw Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe after a product sample tested positive for Salmonella. The six-pound bags were distributed through retailers, wholesalers and online direct-to-consumer orders in 11 states. The immediate decision for owners is product-specific: check the lot code before feeding the food, and do not use it if it matches BB012729.
The FDA’s recalls and withdrawals page lists the Oma’s Pride canine food recall and identifies Salmonella contamination as the reason. ABC News, citing the company’s recall announcement posted on the FDA website, provides the product details and reports that the company is investigating the source of the contamination. Those two sources support the existence and scope of the recall, but they do not establish how the contamination happened or whether any other lot is affected.
What product owners should check
The recalled item is Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe in a six-pound bag. The affected lot is BB012729. The product has a manufacturing date of January 27, 2026, and an expiration date of January 27, 2029. ABC News reports that each bag contains 12 individually wrapped, eight-ounce vacuum-sealed portions. The supplied evidence also identifies the UPC as 8 7938400145 9 and the SKU as F-WOOFC-6.
The company says 639 bags were affected. The product was distributed to retailers and wholesalers in Arizona, California, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. It was also shipped frozen through online direct-to-consumer orders, so checking a purchase history may matter for owners who did not buy the food from a local store.
Claim versus evidence on illness risk
The company’s reported laboratory finding is the central evidence: a sample collected after a consumer complaint tested positive for Salmonella. This is evidence of contamination in the tested product sample, not a population study of all pets that ate the food. The available reports say three illnesses have been reported in connection with the recalled product, but the supplied material does not independently verify those cases or describe their clinical details.
The potential exposure group is therefore broader than the confirmed information allows us to measure. It includes pets that consumed the recalled lot and people or animals that may have come into contact with the food, its packaging, utensils or surfaces. The reports say infected pets could spread Salmonella to other animals and humans. They do not provide an estimate of the probability of infection, an attack rate or a total number of exposed households.
Reported signs in pets include lethargy, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, vomiting, reduced appetite and abdominal pain. These signs are not specific enough to establish Salmonella on their own. Owners should contact a veterinarian if a pet that consumed the recalled product develops concerning symptoms; the evidence does not support diagnosing an infection from symptoms alone.
The practical trade-off is disposal versus uncertainty
Stopping use removes a potentially contaminated product from the household, while keeping it for further use preserves food that may already have been purchased. The recall guidance favors disposal: consumers should stop feeding the product, throw it away, and contact Oma’s Pride for a refund. The supplied evidence does not state the refund amount or provide a replacement-product recommendation.
Cleaning is part of the risk-control step because the recall announcement directs consumers to wash and sanitize hands, utensils and containers that touched the food. That instruction addresses possible transfer from the product or packaging, but the evidence does not quantify how much cleaning reduces risk or specify a required disinfectant, contact time or testing procedure. Owners should follow the company and FDA instructions rather than infer that a product is safe because it looks or smells normal.
What remains unresolved
The company’s investigation is expected to clarify the contamination’s source and root cause. The supplied evidence does not say whether production records, other samples or other lots have been implicated. It also does not establish whether the three reported illnesses are in pets, people or both. Those gaps matter because they determine whether the event remains limited to one lot or leads to a broader recall.
For now, the strongest evidence supports a narrow action: identify the product and lot, stop feeding it if it matches, dispose of it safely, clean items that contacted it, seek veterinary help for concerning symptoms and contact Oma’s Pride about a refund. The next verifiable change would be an FDA or company update on the investigation or on the recall’s scope.
The evidence supports a targeted recall response rather than a broader conclusion about all Oma’s Pride products. The FDA lists the recall, while the company’s announcement, reported by ABC News, supplies the lot, distribution and handling details. One tested sample establishes a contamination finding for the recalled product, but it does not measure infection risk across households. The most consequential unknown is whether the investigation identifies contamination beyond lot BB012729. Owners can reduce potential exposure now by checking the lot, stopping use, discarding the food and sanitizing items that touched it.
Sources and methodology
- Recalls & Withdrawals - https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/safety-health/recalls-withdrawals
- Dog food recalled in NY, NJ over Salmonella concerns: FDA - https://pix11.com/news/dog-food-recalled-in-ny-nj-over-salmonella-concerns-fda
- Dog food voluntarily recalled for potential salmonella ... - https://abcnews.com/GMA/Living/dog-food-recalled-potential-salmonella-omas-pride/story
- Dog Food Recalls | DogFoodAdvisor - https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recalls
