Raw Energy Expands Pet Food Recall Due to Listeria Test Results

Raaw Energy is voluntarily notifying the public of an expanded recall involving products manufactured between 7/17/25 and 12/23/25 due to possible Listeria contamination.

Another batch date is the Beef and Turkey Medley on 3/31/26. Some products produced during this period were not tested and confirmed to have the presence of bacteria during this period. As a result, products manufactured on that date may be affected.

Consumers are advised not to use, sell or consume the affected products. Dispose of these items immediately to reduce the risk of illness.

Foods tested include: Production dates are in bold.

Pets can be exposed to Listeria monocytogenes through eating contaminated food. People can be exposed to this pathogen through a variety of ways, including contact with food, dishes, utensils, countertops, and other surfaces that have been contaminated with food.

Infected humans may exhibit symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, fever, and lethargy. Serious infections can cause meningitis, miscarriage, and death. Pets exposed to contaminated food can become infected without showing any symptoms. Even if infected pets do not show symptoms, they can act as carriers and transmit Listeria monocytogenes to humans through their feces and saliva.

Raaw Energy food is ordered through the company’s website and picked up in person by customers. Products have been distributed to customers in CT, DE, MA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, PA, and VA.

The product is packaged in a 2-pound or 5-pound clear plastic tube sealed at both ends with a metal clip. The product is sold frozen in brown cardboard boxes containing 5 to 20 clear plastic tubes. The cardboard box has a white adhesive label that identifies the product flavor, ingredients, and date code.

Tests conducted on samples collected by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture showed that some finished products tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Not all foods were tested.

For your safety, treat these products as potentially contaminated products. Please dispose of it safely so that it cannot be accessed by people or animals.

The company will temporarily cease all dog food production effective May 21, 2026. This interruption is necessary to allow the Company to carefully evaluate the current issues, appropriately address them, and take appropriate corrective action.

As part of this process, the company will resurface key areas to make them smoother, more hygienic and easier to clean. All drains and sewer pipes will be thoroughly cleaned and treated, and additional cleaning efforts will be made to evaporators.

The company plans to purchase a pathogen detection system and test every batch to ensure the safety and quality of its products.

About listeria infection in people
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look, smell or taste spoiled, but it can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has handled a recalled product and develops symptoms of listeria infection should seek medical attention and tell their doctor about possible listeria exposure.

Additionally, people who have consumed the recalled product should monitor themselves for symptoms over the next few weeks, as it can take up to 70 days after exposure to listeria for listeriosis symptoms to appear.

Symptoms of listeria infection include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle pain, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are needed to diagnose listeria infection, which can mimic other illnesses.

People like pregnant women, the elderly, children, and cancer patients with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk for serious illness, life-threatening infections, other complications, and death. Infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, but the infection can cause premature delivery, neonatal infection, and even stillbirth.