WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to cat owners concerning Wild Kitty Cat Food.

Consumers were told they should not buy or use 3.5 ounce and 1 pound containers of the brand's "Raw All Natural, Frozen Cat Food - Chicken with Clam Recipe."

The FDA said cats and other pets who eat the food could become infected with salmonella, which was found in a raw sample. It said people are at risk of infection if they handle the cat food, touch pets that ate the food or come into contact with any surface the food has touched.


The agency is not aware of any reports of illnesses.

The company's president said the FDA warning affects less than 1,000 pounds of cat food, which consumers could have purchased since July 2006.

Retail stores, distributors and Internet retailers nationwide sold the product.