Zesty Paws Recall: What Was Recalled in 2025 and How to Check Any Chew

Yes, there's one Zesty Paws recall on record, and it was a quiet one. In February 2025, Petdine, the contract manufacturer that made the chews, recalled eight Zesty Paws soft chew products over possible Salmonella.

It never got a press release. FDA's record says the chews went to one consignee in Illinois and no further, and FDA closed the recall in April 2025. The record itself is short, and everything useful in it is below, lot numbers included.

One thing to say up front: we make Pet Nugget, a daily chew for dogs, so Zesty Paws is a competitor of ours. Which is why this post sticks to what's in the public record and what you can do with it. Recall records checked October 2026.

Was there a Zesty Paws recall?

One, and it's closed. On February 17, 2025, Petdine LLC, whose address on the record is 2 Dogs Way in Harvard, Illinois (yes, really), started a voluntary recall of eight Zesty Paws soft chew products, nine if you count sizes. The reason listed for every product: "possible Salmonella contamination." FDA put it in Class I on March 27, 2025, its most serious category, and marked it terminated on April 7, 2025.

You won't find it on FDA's main recall page, because nobody issued a press release. It lives only in FDA's enforcement record, under event number 96442. Honestly, not a page anyone browses for fun.

Where did the chews go? One consignee in Illinois, the record says, and no further. It doesn't name the consignee or say if a single canister reached a shopper. We couldn't find a public statement from Zesty Paws about it.

That's the whole list for the brand. There's no separate Zesty Paws salmon oil recall, either. That phrase comes from the name of one recalled product, Skin & Coat Bites + Salmon Oil Bites. FDA's current animal recall table (roughly June through October 2026) has no Zesty Paws or Petdine entry.

Which Zesty Paws chews were recalled, and the lot numbers

Eight products, with every lot number and best-by date straight from the FDA record. If your dog eats any of these lines, this is the table to hold up against her canister.

The lot number sits right next to the best-by date (FDA says it's always right by that date). And look at the dates themselves. They run from 08/2025 to 08/2026, and as of October 2026 every one of them has passed. A canister that's still in date can't be one of these lots. An old one at the back of the cupboard with a matching lot is a different story. Don't feed it to her (more on that further down).

All told, that's 1,640 cases and about 38,660 pounds of chews, roughly 19 tons. And on March 17, 2025, every product description in the record was changed to start with "ZP" instead of "Zesty Paws". So the public record now reads "ZP", and the brand name you'd actually recognize is gone from the product descriptions. No wonder it's easy to miss.

Why the Zesty Paws recall never made the news

Because nobody put out a press release. FDA's own recall page says not all recalls get one or get posted there, and this one didn't. So it sat in the Enforcement Report database, where you'd have to go looking.

The dates, from the record. On February 17, 2025, Petdine started the recall and told its one consignee, in Illinois, by email. On March 27, FDA classified it Class I, the category for a product that could cause serious health problems or death. On April 7, FDA marked it terminated, its word for closed out. Seven weeks, start to finish.

Then there's what the record doesn't say: who found the Salmonella, any illnesses one way or the other, a refund, a number to call. Nothing, and nothing we found elsewhere fills them in.

One more reason it slipped by: the recalling firm is Petdine, since Petdine started it. Zesty Paws only shows up inside the product lines, and after the March rename even those read "ZP".

Who is Petdine, and why the contract manufacturer matters

Petdine makes other companies' products, and that's the whole business. "We have no in-house brands," as the company put it in a 2021 BizWest story. "Clients come to us with ideas, and PetDine produces them." It's based in Fort Collins, Colorado, and runs a 220,000 square foot plant in Harvard, Illinois, the town on the recall record. In 2021 ADM announced a planned majority stake in Petdine's group, which served more than 650 customers in 15 countries. By 2023, Pets+ magazine was calling it one of the largest pet supplement and treat makers in North America.

What does this mean for you? Mostly that the name on your dog's canister and the plant that filled it are two different things. She doesn't care about either, but you might, a little. Zesty Paws says its products are made in the USA with globally sourced ingredients. That's a country, not a plant. And when one plant makes chews for many brands, a recall there could land on more than one label. This one didn't, as far as the record shows. We don't know which other brands Petdine makes for (no credible source names them), and we couldn't find any other Petdine recall.

Does Zesty Paws have any other recalls on record?

No. One recall, and it's closed. DogFoodAdvisor's list by brand shows a single Zesty Paws entry, dated February 17, 2025, and FDA's current animal recall table, roughly June to October 2026, has no Zesty Paws or Petdine entry.

Zesty Paws started in 2015 in Orlando, Florida, and has belonged to Health and Happiness (H&H) International Holdings since October 4, 2021. Zesty Paws says it passed NASC's independent quality audit. NASC is the National Animal Supplement Council, an industry group, and its seal means a company completed a facility audit. NASC's audit page lists what gets checked: a quality control manual with written procedures, a system for logging complaints and adverse events, label guidelines, warning and caution statements. It isn't government approval, and the page doesn't describe testing the chews themselves.

What we couldn't find is a word from Zesty Paws about the 2025 recall, on its site or anywhere else. The FDA record is the only official account there is.

What to do if your dog's chews are on a recall list

Stop feeding them. Then find the lot number, which FDA says always sits close to the best-by date. A recall names lots, and your dog's canister may not be one of them. If it is:

• Keep the canister, or a photo of the lot, best-by date and UPC. FDA asks for all three.
• Take it back to the store or throw it out. Don't sell it or donate it.
• Wash her bowl, and anything the chews touched, in hot, soapy water. Then your hands, 20 seconds with soap.
• Report it through FDA's Safety Reporting Portal, or call 1-888-INFO-FDA.

What if she already ate some? Watch her for the signs below, and call your vet if she shows any.

Salmonella in dogs: the signs, and why it matters for your family too

FDA's list for a dog with a Salmonella infection: lethargic, diarrhea (sometimes bloody), fever, vomiting. Some show less, just off her food, with a fever and a sore belly.

Many show nothing. The Merck Veterinary Manual says infected dogs are usually carriers without symptoms, and puppies and stressed or sick adults get ill more often. Shedding comes and goes, and shedding by dogs that look fine has been linked to illness in people in the same house.

The CDC says even a dog that looks healthy can spread germs to people, and its advice is simple: wash your hands right after handling treats or supplements (vitamins included), and keep kids five and under away from her food, treats and supplements. Babies, older people and anyone with a weakened immune system can get a more serious illness.

In people it's watery diarrhea (sometimes with blood or mucus) and stomach cramps, starting 6 hours to 6 days after infection and usually lasting 4 to 7 days. See a doctor if diarrhea or vomiting goes past 2 days, if there's blood, a fever over 102°F, or signs of dehydration.

How to check any supplement chew before you trust it

Three checks, and none takes long.

The lot number first. AVMA says keep the part of the package that has it. It's how you'd know if a later recall includes yours.

Then the lists, plural. FDA's animal recall page shows recalls that had a press release. The quiet ones, like this one, only show in the FDA Enforcement Report database, which also offers email alerts (even by keyword). DogFoodAdvisor's long-running list is a decent second check.

The seal is easy to read too much into. An NASC Quality Seal means the company passed a facility audit covering written quality procedures, complaint and adverse event tracking, and label rules. That's useful. It isn't product testing (NASC's page doesn't describe any), and it isn't government approval, since NASC is an industry group. FDA doesn't review these before sale. Its page says food for animals doesn't need pre-market review to be legally marketed.

Then read the label like a skeptic: how much of each ingredient per chew, and what's actually listed. And bookmark our running list of dog food, treat and supplement recalls, which we update every month.

The rest is habit. AVMA says hot, soapy water for her bowl and the scoop, and not to use the bowl as the scoop (easy to slip into). Keep the canister under 80°F.

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