The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said listeria cases linked to the products date to 2018 but investigators had been previously unable to identify the source.

In December, Northwest Naturals recalled its two-pound Feline Turkey Recipe after an indoor cat that consumed it contracted the bird flu and died. It was sold in 12 US states – Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington – and British Columbia.