December 1, 2021 — Livia Global, Inc. of Visalia, CA, is recalling two lots of its BioLifePet Liquid Probiotics due to the possibility of contamination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria.
The image above was not included in the company’s original recall notice. It is offered here in good faith by The Dog Food Advisor in an effort to help readers identify the affected product.
What Is Pseudomonas?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a potentially dangerous, disease-causing bacterium found in the environment. If ingested, Pseudomonas can cause a life-threatening infection in immune-compromised individuals.
Pseudomonas infections are generally limited to hospital settings.
What’s Recalled?
This recall event only affects the following products with the Lot# 001005-1 Best by: 04/2023 as well as LiviaOne Nasal Probiotics with Lot# 010620-1 Best by 08/2023 with the following ship dates:
- LiviaOne Daily Probiotics 2oz
UPC 030915 107112
Ship dates 04/16/2021 – 08/30/2021 (1067 units) - LiviaOne Daily Probiotics 4oz
UPC 030915 107167
Ship dates 07/09/2021 – 08/30/2021 (384 units) - LiviaOne Topical Spray Probiotics 4oz
UPC 030915 107105
Ship dates 07/08/2021 – 07/30/2021 (571 units) - LiviaOne Nasal Probiotics 1oz
UPC 030915 107198
Ship dates 04/21/2021 – 05/12/2021 (480 units) - LiviaOne Nasal Probiotics 1 oz
UPC 030915 107198
Ship dates 07/14/2021 – 08/24/2021 (600 units) - LiviaOne Nasal Probiotics 1 oz
Lot# 010620-1
UPC 030915 107198
Ship dates 10/27/2021 – 11/25/2021 (50 units) - BioLifePet Probiotics for Cats
UPC 030915 107044
Ship dates 05/05/2021 – 07/26/2021 (128 units) - BioLifePet Probiotics for Dogs
UPC 030915 107037
Ship dates 05/05/2021 – 08/25/2021 (128 units)
Lot numbers are located on the side of the bottle and on the bottom of the outer container in which the product is sold. (See below)
No other lots or ship dates or any other LiviaOne products are affected by this recall.
These products are distributed nationwide through Amazon, wholesale, and direct sales from the company’s website.
Editor’s Note: We find this FDA announcement to be confusing in that it appears to contain both human and pet products together on the same page.
Message from the Company
The company discovered the potential issue during routine 3rd party laboratory testing, which is part of Livia Global’s quality assurance procedures and safety protocols and decided to take this precautionary measure.
Even though the company has not received a direct complaint from using their products, we felt compelled to do this out of abundance of caution.
According to Chief Operations Officer, Deborah Moreno…
“We apologize for any concern or inconvenience this situation causes our customers and are here to support them… Livia Global is dedicated to the safety, health and welfare of its customers above all else. We continue to invest in the safety and quality protocols to ensure we produce only the best products.”
What to Do?
The company is asking consumers who have product from the above-mentioned Lot and ship dates to dispose of products.
Impacted consumers may contact Livia Global Customer Care to request a full refund (please have order # available), see contact information provided below.
For more information, please contact Deborah Moreno, Livia Global via phone, 1-559-372-8593 or email [email protected].
Hours of operations are from 8:30AM – 4:30PM PST Monday – Friday.
U.S. citizens can report complaints about FDA-regulated pet food products by calling the consumer complaint coordinator in your area.
Or go to the FDA’s “Report a Pet Food Complaint” page.
Canadians can report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
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