Victor: Facts, Recalls & Verified Foods
Victor is made by Mid America Pet Food, LLC, founded 2007 — it scores green on 2 of 5 WSAVA-aligned criteria we track (0 red, 3 undisclosed), 2 FDA recalls on record, and 0 of the 3 Victor foods we've verified carry an AAFCO feeding-trial statement.
· 3 Victor 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 · 0 confirmed no · 3 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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Confirmed on victorpetfood.com/about-us: 'We proudly produce every bag of VICTOR kibble in our own Texas-based facility.' Mid America owns and operates its own plant.
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No feeding-trial AAFCO statement found on the 3 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: finished-product testing; same FAQ: ingredients tested internally and externally. Victor FAQ.
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PubMed lists no animal or pet paper with Mid America Pet Food 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 Victor
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
Mid America Pet Food, LLC
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Founded
2007
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Headquarters
Mount Pleasant, Texas, USA
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The cost
What Victor costs, against everything else we have priced
The median Victor dry food we have priced works out at $0.87 per 1,000 kcal, against $2.17 for the median dry food we have priced — so it sits about 2.5x below 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: 33.0% dry-matter protein against a median of 32.2%.
Victor foods by cost per 1,000 kcal
| Food | Form | Protein (DM) | Cost / 1,000 kcal | Buy |
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| Professional | dry | 28.6% | $0.85 | Check price |
| Hi-Pro Plus | dry | 33.0% | $0.87 | Check price |
| Nutra Pro | dry | 41.8% | $1.12 | Check price |
What Victor actually puts in its food
The ingredients this brand reaches for most across its 3 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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Named Meat/Poultry Meal (e.g., Chicken Meal, Lamb Meal)
In 3 of 3 Victor foods (100%).
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Mixed tocopherols (natural vitamin E)
In 3 of 3 Victor foods (100%).
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Taurine (supplemental)
In 3 of 3 Victor foods (100%).
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Yucca schidigera extract
In 3 of 3 Victor foods (100%).
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Rosemary extract
In 3 of 3 Victor foods (100%).
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Prebiotics (chicory root / inulin, FOS)
In 3 of 3 Victor foods (100%).
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Probiotics (live microbials)
In 3 of 3 Victor foods (100%).
The safety record
FDA recall history
From the FDA's Animal & Veterinary recall list, last checked 2026-10-19, plus older FDA notices we added by hand. Victor recall page →
All Victor Super Premium dog and cat food with best-by dates before 10/31/2024 (all formulas and sizes) - the final expansion of the firm's 09/03/2023 and 10/30/2023 Victor recalls; the same recall also covered Wayne Feeds, Eagle Mountain, and two Member's Mark varieties made at the Mount Pleasant, TX plant
Potential Salmonella contamination; FDA/CDC linked the outbreak strain (Salmonella Kiambu) to seven human infections in seven states, six of them in children one year old or younger
Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Select Beef Meal & Brown Rice Formula (specific lots); part of a broader Mid America Pet Food Salmonella recall that began September 3, 2023 and later expanded to additional brands and products (Eagle Mountain, Wayne Feeds, Member's Mark) with best-by dates before 10/31/2024
Potential Salmonella contamination, linked to an FDA/CDC-investigated Salmonella Kiambu outbreak with seven reported human illnesses (six of them infants) and one hospitalization; a retail sample of Victor Hi-Pro Plus matched the outbreak strain
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 Victor's labels
Computed directly from the official-label data we've extracted for this brand — never estimated.
Foods verified
3
3 dog
Feeding-trial validated
0
of 3 (0%)
Formulated to meet
3
AAFCO paper calculation
Label transparency
51%
avg. fields disclosed
The foods
Foods from Victor we've verified
Every one links to its own Verified Label — guaranteed analysis, AAFCO statement, and (where priced) cost per day.