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Brand facts & recall history · checked 2026-11-11

Open Farm: Facts, Recalls & Verified Foods

Open Farm is made by Open Farm Inc. (independent), founded 2014 — it scores green on 2 of 5 WSAVA-aligned criteria we track (2 red, 1 undisclosed), no FDA recalls on record, and 0 of the 20 Open Farm foods we've verified carry an AAFCO feeding-trial statement.

· 20 Open Farm food labels checked

The scorecard

WSAVA-aligned criteria

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association's nutrition guidelines suggest questions to ask any pet food maker before you buy. Here are this brand's answers, each with its source, or marked undisclosed when we could not confirm one.

2 of 5 criteria confirmed yes · 2 confirmed no · 1 undisclosed. Undisclosed is common, especially for smaller brands — it means we couldn't confirm an answer from a public source, not that the answer is unfavorable.

✓ Qualified nutritionist on staff Yes — sourced

Dr. Moran Tal-Gavriel is Open Farm's Head of Veterinary Nutrition (in-house). 'Dip. ECVCN' = Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition.

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“Dr. Moran, BSc, DVM, DVSc, Dip. ECVCN, is one of just 100 board-certified veterinary nutritionists in North America.”
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✕ Owns its manufacturing Co-packed

Uses third-party co-manufacturing partners; R&D, formulation and distribution are in-house in Toronto but production is outsourced.

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“To make our food, Open Farm partners with specialized manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada, and Iceland that meet our strict standards for quality, safety, and operational excellence.”
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✕ Runs AAFCO feeding trials No — sourced

says: no feeding trials to date; validated via digestibility, palatability and stool studies; an at-home feeding trial program is 'currently underway'/being developed (not stated as AAFCO protocol).

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“due to animal welfare concerns, we have not conducted feeding trials in the past”
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✓ Publishes its quality-control testing Yes — sourced

covers: finished-product pathogen testing (salmonella, e-coli) and toxin (mycotoxin) testing, product held until results; same page says recipes are tested before production for vitamin/mineral levels. Brand FAQ answering WSAVA questions.

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“Once finished product is produced, samples are sent to a third-party lab for independent testing for salmonella, e-coli, and other mycotoxins.”
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? Publishes peer-reviewed research None found

PubMed lists no animal or pet paper with Open Farm in an author address. Not proof no research exists — only that none is indexed under that company name.

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These five checks come from WSAVA's guidelines on selecting pet foods — not our own opinion score. WSAVA does not approve or list brands. See how all 50 brands we track answer WSAVA's questions → · Our methodology →

The company

Who makes Open Farm

Ownership and history, each sourced independently — private-label and co-packed brands often hide the actual manufacturer behind the name on the bag.

Parent company

Open Farm Inc. (independent)

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“We are a Canadian company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.”
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Founded

2014

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“Open Farm started in 2014”
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Headquarters

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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“We are a Canadian company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. All of the work to develop, formulate and distribute our recipes happens here in Canada.”
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The cost

What Open Farm costs, against everything else we have priced

The median Open Farm dry food we have priced works out at $2.78 per 1,000 kcal, against $2.11 for the median dry food we have priced — so it sits about 1.3x above the market. Cost per 1,000 kcal is the only basis that survives different bag sizes and moisture levels; per pound this comparison would mean nothing. On composition the gap is usually smaller than the price gap implies: 41.1% dry-matter protein against a median of 32.2%.

Open Farm foods by cost per 1,000 kcal

3 priced Open Farm foods, cheapest verified calories first.
FoodFormProtein (DM)Cost / 1,000 kcalBuy
Homestead Turkey & Chicken Grain-Free Dog Kibble dry 33.3% $2.62 Check price
Wild-Caught Salmon Grain-Free Dog Kibble dry 33.3% $2.78 Check price
Grass-Fed Beef Grain-Free Dog Kibble dry 33.3% $2.85 Check price

What Open Farm actually puts in its food

The ingredients this brand reaches for most across its 20 verified foods, counted once per recipe. Each links to what the ingredient is, what the evidence says, and how common it is industry-wide.

The safety record

FDA recall history

From the FDA's Animal & Veterinary recall list, last checked 2026-11-11, plus older FDA notices we added by hand. Open Farm recall page →

We found no FDA recall for Open Farm on the FDA's recall list or in the older FDA notices we added by hand. That is not a guarantee; see the note below.

The FDA's online recall list is complete for recent years but leaves out many notices from before about 2023. We add older FDA recall notices by hand when we find them.

The labels

What we've verified from Open Farm's labels

Computed directly from the official-label data we've extracted for this brand — never estimated.

Foods verified

20

3 dog · 17 cat

Feeding-trial validated

0

of 20 (0%)

Formulated to meet

19

AAFCO paper calculation

Label transparency

56%

avg. fields disclosed

dry 9 (45%)
wet 9 (45%)
freeze-dried 2 (10%)

The foods

Foods from Open Farm we've verified

Every one links to its own Verified Label — guaranteed analysis, AAFCO statement, and (where priced) cost per day.

FoodFormAAFCO
Homestead Turkey & Chicken Grain-Free Dog Kibble dry Formulated Wild-Caught Salmon Grain-Free Dog Kibble dry Formulated Grass-Fed Beef Grain-Free Dog Kibble dry Formulated Farmstead Duck Grain-Free Cat Kibble dry Not yet verified Wild-Caught Salmon Grain-Free Cat Kibble dry Formulated Goodbowl™ Harvest Chicken & Brown Rice Cat Kibble dry Formulated RawMix Grain-Free Kitten Kibble dry Formulated RawMix Wild Ocean Grain-Free Cat Kibble dry Formulated Chicken & Turkey Grain-Free Kitten Kibble dry Formulated Chicken & Salmon Pâté for Cats wet Formulated Wild-Caught Salmon Pâté for Cats wet Formulated Harvest Chicken Pâté for Cats wet Formulated Kitten Chicken & Salmon Pâté for Cats wet Formulated Chicken & Pollock Healthy Weight Pâté for Cats wet Formulated Harvest Chicken Morsels in Gravy for Cats wet Formulated Turkey & Salmon Morsels in Gravy for Cats wet Formulated Harvest Chicken Rustic Blend Wet Cat Food wet Formulated Chicken & Salmon Rustic Blend Wet Cat Food wet Formulated Harvest Chicken Freeze Dried Raw Morsels for Cats freeze-dried Formulated Wild-Caught Salmon & Cod Freeze Dried Raw Morsels for Cats freeze-dried Formulated