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

Weruva: Facts, Recalls & Verified Foods

Weruva is whose parent company is not publicly confirmed, founded 2006 — it scores green on 0 of 5 WSAVA-aligned criteria we track (1 red, 4 undisclosed), no FDA recalls on record, and 0 of the 231 Weruva foods we've verified carry an AAFCO feeding-trial statement.

· 231 Weruva 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.

0 of 5 criteria confirmed yes · 1 confirmed no · 4 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 Undisclosed

Could not verify; not asserting false since absence was not exhaustively confirmed.

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✕ Owns its manufacturing Co-packed

Weruva's foods are produced at a third-party human-food cannery (Songkla Canning Company, Thailand) rather than a Weruva-owned plant. based on verifiable sources this is a co-packer arrangement.

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“Weruva's pet food comes from Songkla Canning Company in Thailand”
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? Runs AAFCO feeding trials Undisclosed

No feeding-trial AAFCO statement found on the 231 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.

? Publishes its quality-control testing Not found

weruva.com why-weruva / detailed-nutrition pages say 'strictest international food standards' only; /pages/faq is 404.

? Publishes peer-reviewed research None found

PubMed lists no animal or pet paper with Weruva 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 Weruva

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

Not publicly confirmed

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“Weruva is a family company, wholly owned and operated by pet parents David & Stacie Forman”
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Founded

2006

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“Founded in 2006, Weruva was named after David and Stacie Forman's three rescued cats.”
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Headquarters

Natick, Massachusetts, USA

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“Weruva, Inc. PO Box 60 Natick, MA 01760”
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The cost

What Weruva costs, against everything else we have priced

The median Weruva wet food we have priced works out at $24.56 per 1,000 kcal, against $17.63 for the median wet food we have priced — so it sits about 1.4x 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: 59.3% dry-matter protein against a median of 46.7%.

Weruva foods by cost per 1,000 kcal

The 25 cheapest of 133 priced Weruva foods, by verified cost per 1,000 kcal.
Food	Form	Protein (DM)	Cost / 1,000 kcal	Buy
Weruva Cat Person Chicken & Turkey Paté Wet Cat Food	wet	45.5%	$10.41	Check price
Soulistic Paté Chicken & Turkey in a Hydrating Purée Wet Cat Food	wet	43.8%	$12.27	Check price
Soulistic Paté Chicken Dinner in a Hydrating Purée Wet Canned Cat Food	wet	43.8%	$12.90	Check price
Weruva Cats in the Kitchen Splash Dance Chicken & Ocean Fish Wet Food	wet	58.8%	$14.76	Check price
Weruva Cat Paté Jeopurrdy Licious Chicken Slide N Serve Pouch Wet Food	wet	52.9%	$15.30	Check price
Weruva Cat Stew Stew's Clues Turkey, Chicken & Salmon in Gravy Wet Food	wet	46.7%	$15.34	Check price
Weruva Cat Stew Goody Stew Shoes Chicken & Salmon in Gravy Wet Food	wet	46.7%	$15.63	Check price
Weruva Cat Stew Taco Stewsday Beef, Chicken & Salmon in Gravy Wet Food	wet	43.3%	$15.73	Check price
Weruva Cat Person Tuna & Salmon Paté Wet Cat Food Cups	wet	54.5%	$16.03	Check price
Weruva Cats in the Kitchen Lamb Burger-ini Au Jus Wet Can Cat Food	wet	58.8%	$16.27	Check price
Weruva Cat Person Tuna Paté Wet Cat Food Cups	wet	54.5%	$16.32	Check price
Weruva BFF Minced Tuna & Shrimp Sweethearts In Gravy Wet Can Cat Food	wet	70.6%	$16.45	Check price
Weruva BFF Minced Tuna & Chicken 4Eva In Gravy Wet Canned Cat Food	wet	70.6%	$16.66	Check price
Weruva Cat Stew Stewlander Duck & Salmon in Gravy Wet Canned Food	wet	46.7%	$16.68	Check price
Weruva TruLuxe Glam 'N Punk with Lamb & Duck in Gelée Wet Cat Food	wet	55.6%	$16.80	Check price
Weruva BFF OMG Gravy Chicken & Lamb Selfie Cam Wet Cat Food	wet	53.3%	$16.93	Check price
Weruva Cats in the Kitchen Chicken Frick 'A Zee Au Jus Wet Cat Food	wet	66.7%	$17.08	Check price
Cats in the Kitchen Chicken Frick 'A Zee Chicken Recipe Au Jus Wet Cat Food	wet	66.7%	$17.08	Check price
Soulistic Moist & Tender Salmon Dinner in Gravy Wet Canned Cat Food	wet	50.0%	$17.13	Check price
Weruva Cat Stew Stewy Lewis Lamb, Chicken & Salmon in Gravy Wet Food	wet	46.7%	$17.30	Check price
Soulistic Moist & Tender Chicken Dinner in Gravy Wet Canned Cat Food	wet	50.0%	$17.61	Check price
Soulistic Originals Pure Bliss Tuna Whole Meat in Gravy Wet Cat Food	wet	75.0%	$17.87	Check price
Weruva Cat Person Chicken Paté Wet Cat Food Cups	wet	45.5%	$18.33	Check price
Weruva Cats in the Kitchen Kitten Kitten Frick 'A Zee Wet Cat Food	wet	50.0%	$18.55	Check price
Soulistic Originals Seaside Serenity Salmon & Tuna Wet Canned Cat Food	wet	75.0%	$18.67	Check price

Showing 25 of 133; the rest are in the food list below and on the cost database.

What Weruva actually puts in its food

The ingredients this brand reaches for most across its 231 verified foods, counted once per recipe. Each links to what the ingredient is, what the evidence says, and how common it is industry-wide.

Taurine (supplemental)

In 231 of 231 Weruva foods (100%).
Guar Gum

In 135 of 231 Weruva foods (58%).
Xanthan Gum

In 124 of 231 Weruva foods (54%).
Tapioca

In 85 of 231 Weruva foods (37%).
Potato

In 75 of 231 Weruva foods (32%).
Fish oil (EPA + DHA omega-3)

In 48 of 231 Weruva foods (21%).
Peas

In 8 of 231 Weruva foods (3%).
Mixed tocopherols (natural vitamin E)

In 7 of 231 Weruva foods (3%).

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. Weruva recall page →

We found no FDA recall for Weruva 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 Weruva's labels

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

Foods verified

231

0 dog · 231 cat

Feeding-trial validated

of 231 (0%)

Formulated to meet

AAFCO paper calculation

Label transparency

44%

avg. fields disclosed

wet 224 (97%)

dry 4 (2%)

freeze-dried 3 (1%)

The foods

Foods from Weruva we've verified

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

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