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FDA Flags H5N1 in RAWR Raw Cat Food Linked to Euthanized San Francisco Cat

Lab sequencing linked the virus in the food to the infected San Francisco cat.

FILE - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md., is photographed on Oct. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Overview

  • The FDA identified lots CCS 25 077 (sell-by Sept. 18, 2026) and CCS 250 093 (sell-by Oct. 3, 2026) of RAWR Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats as H5N1-positive.
  • The USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the virus in the food and the cat, with sequencing tying it to a lineage seen in late 2024 in birds and U.S. dairy cattle.
  • No recall has been posted for the flagged lots.
  • RAWR’s founder later said the company had removed the listed lots weeks earlier and questioned the FDA’s evidence in an online statement.
  • Officials say this is the first reported U.S. pet cat infection tied to raw food since March, and no human infections have been linked to handling raw pet food to date.