Pet-food brand repeat-recall spectrum
Brand-level aggregation of the FDA pet-food recall subset (20 records, 2019–2026). RASFF notifications and China penalty decisions carry no brand field, so this view is FDA-only — it is the only in-repo source with a usable brand dimension.
Method (reproducible)
- Brand counted per FDA record.
Hill's Science DietandHill'sare merged (same
company, Hill's Pet Nutrition).
- Re-run:
python3 monitor/c2_classify_recalls.py.
Brand frequency (n=20 records)
| Brand | Recalls | Repeat-recall? |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Beef | 4 | Yes |
| Hill's (Science Diet + Hill's) | 2 | Yes |
| Quest | 2 | Yes |
| ANSWERS | 1 | — |
| Albright's | 1 | — |
| Country Vet, Heartland Harvest | 1 | — |
| Elite Treats | 1 | — |
| Gaines Family Farmstead | 1 | — |
| Kaytee | 1 | — |
| Pedigree | 1 | — |
| Raaw Energy | 1 | — |
| Raw Bistro | 1 | — |
| Steve's Real Food | 1 | — |
| Sunseed Vita Prima | 1 | — |
| Texas Tripe | 1 | — |
Only 3 brands recur (≥2 recalls): Blue Ridge Beef (4), Hill's (2), Quest (2). The remaining 12 brands appear once each.
Blue Ridge Beef — 4 recalls, all Salmonella
| Date | Product | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-04 | Puppy Mix | Potential Foodborne Illness - Salmonella |
| 2025-01-03 | Kitten mix pet food | Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella |
| 2025-01-31 | Natural Mix | Salmonella contamination |
| 2025-04-11 | Puppy Mix and Kitten Mix | Salmonella & Listeria contamination. |
All four Blue Ridge Beef recalls are Salmonella (the last also co-lists Listeria); the products are raw/frozen mixes. This is the densest repeat-recall signal in the dataset.
Honest gaps
- RASFF and CN have no brand field — their recalls cannot be brand-aggregated here.
- Hill's appears as two spellings in source (
Hill's Science Diet,Hill's); merged on
company. If treated separately, each is a single recall.
- Frequency reflects recall events recorded in the in-repo file, not total market
incidence; a brand not appearing is not evidence of a clean record.
Cross-references
recall_cause_taxonomy— hazard taxonomy the Blue Ridge Beef cases roll up intocn_petfeed_penalty_classification— China enforcement (company-named, not brand-rolled)