Sheba: Facts, Recalls & Verified Foods
Sheba is made by Mars, Incorporated (Mars Petcare), founded 1982 — it scores green on 3 of 5 WSAVA-aligned criteria we track (0 red, 2 undisclosed), no FDA recalls on record, and 0 of the 52 Sheba foods we've verified carry an AAFCO feeding-trial statement.
· 52 Sheba 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.
3 of 5 criteria confirmed yes · 0 confirmed no · 2 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.
We could not confirm this from a public source.
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Sheba wet cat food is produced at Mars Petcare's owned/operated Fort Smith, Arkansas plant (a Mars-owned facility). Some Sheba treat SKUs are reportedly made abroad, but core wet cat food is made in a Mars-owned plant.
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No feeding-trial AAFCO statement found on the 52 labels we’ve verified for this brand, and no company-wide claim was found either. Most pet foods are only "formulated to meet" AAFCO profiles (a paper calculation) rather than fed to real animals in trials — this is common, not necessarily a red flag.
covers: ingredient testing (every shipment). Sheba FAQ.
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666 PubMed papers (animal/pet filtered) list Waltham Petcare Science Institute (Mars Petcare) in an author address; we checked 200 and 200 really name the company. A floor, not a total.
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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 Sheba
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
Mars, Incorporated (Mars Petcare)
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Headquarters
Hamburg, Germany (brand origin)
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The cost
What Sheba costs, against everything else we have priced
None of the 52 Sheba foods we have verified is currently price-matched to a live retail listing, so we will not state a cost per 1,000 kcal for this brand. The composition figures below are verified regardless.
What Sheba actually puts in its food
The ingredients this brand reaches for most across its 52 verified foods, counted once per recipe. Each links to what the ingredient is, what the evidence says, and how common it is industry-wide.
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By-Product Meal (Meat / Poultry By-Product Meal)
In 6 of 52 Sheba foods (12%).
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Guar Gum
In 6 of 52 Sheba foods (12%).
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Fish oil (EPA + DHA omega-3)
In 6 of 52 Sheba foods (12%).
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Tapioca
In 6 of 52 Sheba foods (12%).
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Taurine (supplemental)
In 6 of 52 Sheba foods (12%).
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Xanthan Gum
In 2 of 52 Sheba foods (4%).
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. Sheba recall page →
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 Sheba's labels
Computed directly from the official-label data we've extracted for this brand — never estimated.
Foods verified
52
0 dog · 52 cat
Feeding-trial validated
0
of 52 (0%)
Formulated to meet
0
AAFCO paper calculation
Label transparency
5%
avg. fields disclosed
The foods
Foods from Sheba we've verified
Every one links to its own Verified Label — guaranteed analysis, AAFCO statement, and (where priced) cost per day.