A government test bring out the bacteria in the frozen kick patty food , which was shipped to three states and one Canadian province .

Primal Pet Foods is recall a single lot of its frosty beef patty hot dog food after a sample distribution test prescribed for listeria .

The food in question is the Raw Frozen Primal Patties for Dogs Beef Formula that get along in 6 - pound bags . Inits callback notice , the company pronounce the 66 cases—396 bags of solid food — were distributed in late April to Maryland , Georgia , Texas , and British Columbia in Canada . The orange bags were sold in retailers ' freezer section .

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So far , Primal Pet Foods tell it has received no reports of the food do human or brute illnesses . Here ’s the circle number and best by date for the potentially tainted food for thought , which you could find on the back of the base .

Anyone who has the food for thought should throw it away immediately . If your dog has consumed it , you should consult your veterinarian .

unremarkable examination from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration key the prescribed outcome for the listeria monocytogenes bacteria in one food sample , though cardinal Pets laminitis Matt Kosswritesthat the food tested negative for listeria before it go forth its California production facility .

" The safety and timbre of our product has always been my top priority , " he said .

Listeria can causediarrheaandvomitingin dogs , and they can also transmit the bacterium — and disperse it to humans — while not show up any sign of the zodiac or symptom . Humans can also condense the bacteria when they do n’t safely handle the food .

Contact your dog’s — or your own — aesculapian provider if you experience any problems tie in to the recalled food .