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Viva: Ground Beef for Dogs and Ground Chicken for Dogs and Cats — FDA announcement Aug 25, 2025
Published notice; closure not supplied
A company announcement posted by FDA. The listing date can differ from the original announcement date. The absence of a termination marker does not prove the recall is currently ongoing.
Source date Aug 25, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- Ground Beef for Dogs and Ground Chicken for Dogs and Cats
- Reason
- Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination
- Classification
- Not supplied
- Recalling firm
- Viva Raw LLC.
- Quantity
- Not supplied
- Agency-reported status
- Company recall announcement
- Source record identifier
- abd8458faf3de17c
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | August 25, 2025 – Viva Raw LLC, Charlotte, NC is voluntarily recalling two lots of dog and cat foods due to contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. The recall is for Lot 21495 (Viva Ground Beef for Dogs; Viva Beef & Turkey for Puppies) and Lot 21975 (Viva Ground Chicken for Dogs; Viva Chunked Chicken for Dogs; Viva Chicken for Cats; Viva Pure Chicken).; The products were distributed between July 2, 2025 and August 21, 2025 directly to consumers nationwide and to a small number of select retailers in NY, IL, SC, FL, KS, CA, and AZ. The product is distributed as frozen 1 lb. bricks in clear vacuum packaging and the lot number is printed on the top of the packaging. Please see the attached example of product labels.; If you have products from Lot 21495 or Lot 21975, please contact Viva Raw at [email protected] for a refund on any remaining product. You should then dispose of the food in a way that children, pets, and wildlife cannot access. Do not sell or donate the recalled products. Do not feed the recalled product to pets or any other animals. Wash and sanitize pet food bowls, cups, and storage containers. Always ensure you wash and sanitize your hands after handling recalled food or any utensils that come in contact with recalled food. |
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Distribution
The products were distributed between July 2, 2025 and August 21, 2025 directly to consumers nationwide and to a small number of select retailers in NY, IL, SC, FL, KS, CA, and AZ. The product is distributed as frozen 1 lb. bricks in clear vacuum packaging and the lot number is printed on the top of the packaging. Please see the attached example of product labels.
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Dates in the source
- Fda listing date
- Aug 25, 2025
- Company announcement date
- Aug 25, 2025
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