FDA Advisory: Do Not Feed Two Lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Chicken Recipe Cat Food Due to Salmonella

October 26, 2026

Fast Facts

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautioning pet owners that two samples of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Natural Selections Chicken Recipe for Cats have tested positive for Salmonella.
• The FDA collected and tested these samples after receiving a consumer complaint about two cats that developed gastrointestinal illness after eating Darwin’s Natural Selections Chicken Recipe for Cats. One cat was hospitalized after eating food from one of the two affected lots. The cats recovered after they stopped eating the products.
• If consumers have any cat food on the list below, the FDA advises you to throw it away in a secure container. Do not feed it to pets. Do not donate the food. Clean and disinfect all pet supplies and surfaces that the food or pet had contact with.
• Darwin’s Natural Pet Products are sold online through a subscription service. Products are sold frozen in 2-pound packages divided into four separate units. The products have no expiration date on the label and could still be in consumers’ freezers. Therefore, the FDA advises consumers to check their freezers for the affected lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products prior to feeding to pets.
• The FDA recommended that Arrow Reliance, Inc., doing business as Darwin’s Natural Pet Products recall the two product lots that tested positive for Salmonella. To date, the firm has not initiated an adequate recall of the affected products.
• Salmonella can affect both people and animals. People with symptoms of Salmonella infection should consult a healthcare provider. Consult a veterinarian if your pet has symptoms of Salmonella infection. See symptom information in the advisory.

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