FDA dog food recall records · Vital Essentials
Vital Essentials appears in 4 FDA dog food recalls, the most recent starting in Apr 2018. Each one is listed below with the products, lot codes and reason, as FDA recorded them.
Source: FDA Enforcement Report, Center for Veterinary Medicine, June 2012 to Oct 2026. Brand matches checked by hand.Newest first. Open a recall to see each product and its lot codes, as FDA listed them.
FDA's wording: “Raw dog food may have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella”
FDA's wording: “Pet food has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
FDA's wording: “Carnivore Meat Company is recalling one batch (lot # 11475) of Vital Essentials 6 lb. Frozen Chicken Patties Entree for Dogs because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
FDA's wording: “Carnivore Meat Company LLC is recalling Frozen Beef Tripe Patties (Lot Number 10930) and Frozen Beef Tripe Nibblets (Lot Number 10719) because of the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the product.”
The firm FDA lists as recalling the product, where it isn't Vital Essentials itself.
| Recalling firm | Recalls |
|---|---|
| Carnivore Meat Company | 4 |
FDA sorts every recall by how serious the risk is.
| Class | What FDA means by it | Vital Essentials |
|---|---|---|
| Class I | A reasonable chance the product causes serious illness or death. | 4 |
| Class II | May cause temporary or treatable illness, or the chance of serious harm is remote. | 0 |
| Class III | Unlikely to cause illness, but breaks FDA rules (labeling, for example). | 0 |
This lists the Vital Essentials recalls in FDA's Enforcement Report since 2012. Older recalls aren't included, and a very recent one can take weeks to appear. FDA records name the firm, not the brand, so every match here was checked by hand against the product description. Few or no recalls in these records doesn't mean a brand hasn't had any safety issues, only that FDA hasn't recorded a recall for it in this period.