Latest FDA dog and cat food recalls
The latest FDA recall for a dog or cat product was posted September 8, 2026: FI supplements from Vet Plus. Reason: potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The FDA posted 5 dog and cat product recalls in the 90 days before we last checked its list on October 18, 2026.
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Every row below is sourced from the FDA's own Recalls, Market Withdrawals & Safety Alerts feed — Animal & Veterinary / Pet Food category. This covers both dog and cat food. We link to the official FDA notice for every record so you can check it yourself. The FDA's online list is complete for recent years but leaves out many notices from before about 2023; we add older FDA notices by hand when we find them.
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| Date | Brand | Product | Reason | Company | FDA Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/08/2026 | FI | Supplements | Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella | Vet Plus, Inc. | View notice |
| 08/28/2026 | Northwest Naturals | Chicken Recipe | Potential contamination with Salmonella and/or Listeria monocytogenes | Northwest Naturals | View notice |
| 08/26/2026 | Shelter's Choice, Breeder's Edge | Feline Milk Replacers | Low levels of potassium, copper, folic acid, choline and/or pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | Revival Animal Health | View notice |
| 08/21/2026 | Fromm | Fromm wet canned dog food | Potential metal contamination | Fromm Family Foods LLC | View notice |
| 08/17/2026 | Oma's Pride | Canine Food | Contaminated with Salmonella | Miller Foods, Inc. | View notice |
| 07/02/2026 | Pedigree | High Protein Chopped Chicken & Duck Flavor Wet Dog Food | Potential foreign plastic contamination | Mars Petcare US, Inc. | View notice |
| 06/25/2026 | Breeder's Edge, Shelter's Choice | Canine milk replacer | Variable levels of Vitamin D | Revival Animal Health | View notice |
| 06/08/2026 | Steve's Real Food | Freeze Dried Chicken Recipe Cat and Dog Food | May contain low levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1) | Go Raw, LLC. | View notice |
| 05/22/2026 | Raaw Energy | Dog Food | Due to possible Listeria contamination | Raaw Energy | View notice |
| 05/07/2026 | Albright's | Chicken Recipe for Dogs | Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella | Albright's Raw Pet Food | View notice |
| 04/17/2026 | Breeder's Edge, Shelter's Choice | Canine milk replacer | Variable levels of Vitamin D | Revival Animal Health | View notice |
| 02/26/2026 | Quest | Cat Food Chicken Recipe Frozen | May contain low levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1) | Go Raw LLC. | View notice |
| 02/24/2026 | Elite Treats | Chicken dog treats | May be contaminated with Salmonella | Elite Treats, LLC. | View notice |
| 02/17/2026 | Quest | Quest Cat Food Chicken Recipe Freeze Dried Nuggets, 10oz bag | May contain low levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1) | Go Raw LLC | View notice |
| 01/29/2026 | Neogen | Vet HYCOAT® Hyaluronate Sodium Sterile Solution | Microbial Contamination | Neogen Corporation | View notice |
| 12/26/2025 | Multiple brand names | All FDA-regulated products held at facility including drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, dietary supplements, human food, and pet food | Potential Salmonella contamination, presence of rodent and avian contamination and insanitary conditions during the storage process. | Gold Star Distribution, Inc. | View notice |
| 12/24/2025 | Country Vet, Heartland Harvest | Dog Biscuits | Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella | Consumers Supply Distributing, LLC | View notice |
| 12/10/2025 | Nutrena® Country Feeds® | Nutrena® Country Feeds® Cracked Corn for livestock, 50 lb. bag | Product may contain aflatoxin levels that exceed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) action level for immature animals, wildlife, equines, small ruminants, and dairy animals. | Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health | View notice |
| 12/03/2025 | Fromm | BeefiBowls Beef Recipe gently cooked frozen dog food, 16 oz. chubs | Potential foreign plastic contamination | Fromm Family Foods | View notice |
| 12/02/2025 | Vetoquinol | FOLLTROPIN Injectable Kits for Cattle | Presence of particulate matter | Vetoquinol USA | View notice |
| 10/10/2025 | Raw Bistro | Frozen Beef Dog Food | Potential Foodborne Illness - Salmonella | Raw Bistro Pet Fare | View notice |
| 10/09/2025 | Foodynamics | Freeze Dried Pet Treats | Potential Foodborne Illness - Salmonella | Foodynamics | View notice |
| 10/03/2025 | Nature's Own | Pet Chews Bully Bites Treats | Potential Foodborne illness - Salmonella | Best Buy Bones, Inc. | View notice |
| 08/25/2025 | Viva | Ground Beef for Dogs and Ground Chicken for Dogs and Cats | Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination | Viva Raw LLC. | View notice |
| 07/09/2025 | Payback® | Champion Lamb Text B30 with Power Booster | Elevated levels of copper | CHS, Inc. | View notice |
| 05/23/2025 | Tetra | ReptoMin 3-In-1 SELECT-A-FOOD reptile food | Salmonella contamination | Spectrum Brands Pet LLC | View notice |
| 04/24/2025 | Dexased™ and Dexmedvet™ | Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Injection 0.5 mg/mL | Presence of particulate matter | Cronus Pharma LLC | View notice |
| 04/11/2025 | Blue Ridge Beef | Puppy Mix and Kitten Mix | Salmonella & Listeria contamination. | Blue Ridge Beef | View notice |
| 04/02/2025 | Supercan | Pig ear slivers | Potential Foodborne Illness - Salmonella | Supercan Bulk | View notice |
| 03/15/2025 | Savage Pet | Cat Food Chicken | Possible Bird Flu Health Risk | Savage Pet | View notice |
| 03/05/2025 | Nova-Tech | Lactate Ringers Injection 5000 mL | Potential presence of fiber-like particles. | Nova-Tech, Inc. | View notice |
| 03/05/2025 | ADM Animal Nutrition | Cattle Feed | Elevated levels or deficient levels of nutrients which may be harmful to cattle | ADM Animal Nutrition | View notice |
| 03/01/2025 | Wild Coast Raw | Frozen Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food for cats | Possible Bird Flu Health Risk | Wild Coast LLC dba Wild Coast Raw | View notice |
| 01/31/2025 | Blue Ridge Beef | Natural Mix | Salmonella contamination | Blue Ridge Beef | View notice |
| 01/03/2025 | Blue Ridge Beef | Kitten mix pet food | Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella | Blue Ridge Beef | View notice |
| 12/04/2024 | Blue Ridge Beef | Puppy Mix | Potential Foodborne Illness - Salmonella | Blue Ridge Beef | View notice |
| 11/23/2024 | Hollywood Feed | Carolina Made Chicken Chips Dog Treats | Potentially contaminated with Salmonella | Carolina Prime Pet | View notice |
| 11/22/2024 | Gaines Family Farmstead | Chicken Chips Dog Treats | Potential Salmonella Contamination | Gaines Pet Treats LLC | View notice |
| 09/23/2024 | ANSWERS | Beef and Chicken Dog Foods | Due to Potential Salmonella and Listeria | Lystn, LLC. d.b.a. ANSWERS | View notice |
| 07/01/2024 | Sunseed Vita Prima | Hedgehog Food | Due to potential Salmonella contamination | Vitakraft Sun Seed Inc. | View notice |
| 07/01/2024 | Viva | Raw dog and cat food | Listeria monocytogenes | Viva Raw, LLC | View notice |
| 06/22/2024 | Sunseed Vita Prima | Hedgehog Food | Due to potential Salmonella contamination | Vitakraft Sun Seed Inc. | View notice |
| 06/21/2024 | BARKWORTHIES and BEST BULLY STICKS | Green Tripe Dog Treats | May Contain Metal Objects | TDBBS LLC | View notice |
| 06/11/2024 | Grostrong, MoorMan's, MaxLean, Roughage Buster, Pen Pals, Patriot, Goat Power, Juniorglo, Rack Plus, Seniorglo | Animal Feed Products | Specific lots may contain elevated levels of magnesium, sodium, calcium and/or phosphorus | ADM Animal Nutrition | View notice |
| 05/29/2024 | Sagent | Docetaxel Injection, USP | Potential presence of particulate matter | Sagent Pharmaceuticals | View notice |
| 05/22/2024 | Hospira | Buprenorphine Hydrochloride Injection Carpuject Units and Labetalol Hydrochloride Injection, USP Carpuject Units | Device & Drug Safety - Potential Packaging Defect | Hospira Inc. | View notice |
| 05/18/2024 | Pedigree | Adult Complete Nutrition Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food | Potential Presence of Loose Metal Pieces | Mars Petcare US, Inc. | View notice |
| 04/13/2024 | Nutrena Country Feeds | Meat bird 22% Crumble (RV) | Non-inclusion of Vitamin D | Cargill | View notice |
| 04/11/2024 | Pen Pals, MaxLean, ShowTec, MoorMan's | Chicken, Swine and Rabbit Feed Products | Specific lots may contain elevated levels of magnesium, sodium, calcium and/or phosphorus | ADM Animal Nutrition | View notice |
| 04/01/2024 | Multiple Brand Names | Chicken Feed, Swine Feed, Cattle Feed, Horse Feed | Specific lots may contain elevated levels of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and/or chloride and may harm chickens, swine, beef cattle and equine. | ADM Animal Nutrition | View notice |
| 01/05/2024 | 3-D Pet Products | Parrot Food | Due to potential Salmonella contamination | D&D Commodities, Ltd. | View notice |
| 01/03/2024 | Blue Ridge Beef | Kitten Grind, Kitten Mix, and Puppy Mix | Potential contamination of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes | Blue Ridge Beef | View notice |
| 11/09/2023 | Victor | 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 | Mid America Pet Food, LLC | View notice |
| 10/30/2023 | Victor | 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 | Mid America Pet Food, LLC | View notice |
| 09/01/2023 | Merck Animal Health | Banamine; Banamine-S | Potential presence of particulate matter | Merck Animal Health | View notice |
| 08/01/2023 | Ozona, Go Healthy | Liquid Probiotics for adults and toddlers; Probiotics for cats, dogs, swine, and equine | Potential Foodborne Illness | Ozona Organics, LLC | View notice |
| 03/20/2023 | Kaytee | Wild Bird Food Birders' Blend | Potential Elevated Levels of Aflatoxin | Kaytee Products Inc. | View notice |
| 03/10/2023 | Purina Pro Plan | Expanded recall: Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental dry dog food, two added production lots | Potentially elevated vitamin D (supplier production error) | Nestle Purina PetCare Company | View notice |
| 02/23/2023 | Bindle Bottle LLC | Bottles | Adulterated by lead | Bindle Bottle LLC | View notice |
| 02/08/2023 | Purina Pro Plan | Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental prescription dry dog food, 8 lb and 20 lb bags | Potentially elevated vitamin D | Nestle Purina PetCare Company | View notice |
| 11/30/2022 | Purina ONE , Purina Pro Plan | Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EN Gastroenteric Low Fat prescription wet dog food, 13.4 oz cans; the cans actually held Purina ONE Tender Cuts in Gravy with Real Turkey & Venison wet dog food | Mislabeling | Nestle Purina PetCare Company | View notice |
| 06/17/2022 | Freshpet | One lot of Freshpet Select Fresh From the Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe dog food, 4.5 lb bags | Potential Salmonella contamination | Freshpet Inc. | View notice |
| 02/18/2022 | Numerous brand names | Numerous human food, animal (pet) food, medical devices, and drug products | Potential Salmonella contamination and presence of rodent activity at the distribution center | Family Dollar, Inc. | View notice |
| 10/01/2021 | Fromm | Four-Star Shredded Entrée canned dog food (beef, chicken, pork, turkey varieties; 12 oz cans, Best By 08/2024) | Potentially elevated levels of Vitamin D | Fromm Family Foods | View notice |
| 06/13/2021 | Freshpet | One lot of Freshpet Select Small Dog Bite Size Beef & Egg Recipe dog food, 1 lb bags | Potential Salmonella contamination | Freshpet Inc. | View notice |
| 05/20/2021 | Natural Balance | Natural Balance L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken dry cat food, 5 lb and 10 lb bags, one lot | Potential Salmonella contamination | Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. | View notice |
| 04/09/2021 | Meow Mix | Meow Mix Original Choice Dry Cat Food, 30 lb bag, lots 1081804 and 1082804 (best by 9/14/2022 and 9/15/2022), sold at select Walmart stores in IL, MO, NE, NM, OK, UT, WI and WY; no other Meow Mix products affected | Potential Salmonella contamination; no reports of pet illness | The J.M. Smucker Co. | View notice |
| 01/11/2021 | Sportmix | Sportmix, Pro Pac, Nunn, and Splash Fat Cat pet foods made at the Oklahoma plant that contain corn and have an expiration date on or before 07/09/2022 | Expanded recall for potentially fatal levels of aflatoxin; FDA later reported more than 110 dog deaths and 210+ illnesses linked to the affected products | Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. | View notice |
| 12/30/2020 | Sportmix | Certain lots of Sportmix dry dog and cat food | Potentially fatal levels of aflatoxin; at least 28 dogs died and 8 became ill at the time of the initial recall | Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. | View notice |
| 07/03/2020 | Natural Balance | Natural Balance Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Pate canned cat food, 5.5 oz, one lot | Elevated choline chloride | The J. M. Smucker Company | View notice |
| 08/16/2019 | Chef Toby | Pig ears | Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella | Dog Goods USA LLC | View notice |
| 08/15/2019 | Texas Tripe | Raw frozen pet food | Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes | Texas Tripe Inc. | View notice |
| 07/03/2019 | PSP | Pig ears | Potential Salmonella contamination | Pet Supplies Plus | View notice |
| 05/21/2019 | Hill's Science Diet | Canned Dog Food | Potentially Elevated Levels of Vitamin D | Hill's Pet Nutrition | View notice |
| 03/20/2019 | Hill's Science Diet | Expanded recall of canned dog food, many Science Diet varieties plus Prescription Diet | Elevated levels of vitamin D | Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. | View notice |
| 01/31/2019 | Hill's Science Diet | Canned Dog Food | Potentially Elevated Levels of Vitamin D | Hill's Pet Nutrition | View notice |
| 12/07/2018 | 9Lives | 9Lives Protein Plus wet canned cat food, 4-packs of 5.5 oz cans (Tuna & Chicken; Tuna & Liver) | Possible low levels of thiamine (vitamin B1) | The J.M. Smucker Company | View notice |
| 05/23/2018 | Merrick | Merrick Backcountry Great Plains beef jerky, sausage cuts and steak patties dog treats (also Castor & Pollux Good Buddy beef treats) | Elevated levels of naturally occurring beef thyroid hormone | Merrick Pet Care | View notice |
| 03/17/2017 | Blue Buffalo | One lot of BLUE Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Red Meat Dinner wet dog food, 12.5 oz cans | Potentially elevated levels of naturally occurring beef thyroid hormones | Blue Buffalo Company | View notice |
| 03/17/2017 | Wellness | Wellness 95% Beef Topper for Dogs, 13.2 oz cans (3 best-by codes) | Potentially elevated levels of naturally occurring beef thyroid hormone (FDA posted 02/08/2018; recall terminated) | WellPet LLC | View notice |
| 01/06/2017 | 9Lives | Expanded limited recall of canned cat food under 9Lives, EverPet and Special Kitty (original announcement 01/03/2017; FDA page posted 02/08/2018) | Possible low levels of thiamine (vitamin B1) | The J.M. Smucker Company | View notice |
| 12/11/2015 | Stella & Chewy's | Frozen Stella's Super Beef Dinner Morsels for Dogs (8.5 oz, 4 lb) and Duck Duck Goose Dinner Morsels for Cats, lot 165-15; precautionary: Chick Chick Chicken Dinner Morsels for Cats lots 160-15, 152-15 | Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination (Michigan Dept of Agriculture positive test) | Stella & Chewy's | View notice |
| 07/24/2015 | Instinct | Instinct Raw Chicken Formula for dogs (Bites 4 lb and 7 lb, Patties 6 lb; best by 04/27/16) | Potential Salmonella contamination | Nature's Variety | View notice |
| 07/05/2015 | Stella & Chewy's | All products from lot 111-15 (freeze-dried Chewy's Chicken Dinner for dogs, Chick Chick Chicken for cats, Carnivore Crunch Turkey, frozen dog patties and morsels) plus other products that may have touched the lot | Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination (positive in Chewy's Chicken Freeze-Dried Dinner Patties, Maryland Dept of Agriculture) | Stella & Chewy's | View notice |
| 06/04/2015 | Rachael Ray Nutrish | Five varieties of Nutrish wet cat food (Ocean Fish-a-licious, Lip Smackin' Sardine & Mackerel, Ocean Fish & Chicken Catch-iatore, Tuna Purrfection, certain lots of Paw Lickin' Chicken & Liver) plus Chicken Lovers and Ocean Lovers variety packs | Potentially elevated levels of vitamin D (11 illnesses reported) | Ainsworth Pet Nutrition | View notice |
| 08/31/2014 | Pedigree | Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition dry dog food, same 22 bags (expanded notice) | Metal fragments | Mars Petcare US | View notice |
| 08/26/2014 | Pedigree | 22 bags of Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition dry dog food sold at Dollar General | Possible foreign material | Mars Petcare US | View notice |
| 08/30/2013 | Purina ONE | Purina ONE beyOnd White Meat Chicken & Whole Barley Recipe adult dry dog food, 3.5 lb bags, one production run | Potential Salmonella contamination | Nestle Purina PetCare Company | View notice |
| 08/14/2013 | Iams | Iams dry dog foods and dry cat foods, specific lots (also Eukanuba) | Potential Salmonella contamination | The Procter & Gamble Company | View notice |
| 02/15/2013 | Instinct | Instinct Raw Organic Chicken Formula for dogs and cats, one batch (best by 10/04/13) | Pieces of clear plastic (choking risk) | Nature's Variety | View notice |
| 06/30/2012 | Pedigree | Three varieties of Pedigree weight management canned dog food | Possible small pieces of blue plastic (choking risk) | Mars Petcare US | View notice |
| 05/08/2012 | Solid Gold | WolfCub Large Breed Puppy Food and WolfKing Large Breed Adult Dog Food (one batch each; Best Before Dec 30, 2012, with an 'X' in the 11th digit of the date code) | Possible Salmonella health risk; batches made at the co-packer's Gaston, SC plant (the 2012 Gaston Salmonella event) | Solid Gold Health Products for Pets, Inc. | View notice |
| 05/05/2012 | Diamond , Taste of the Wild | All Taste of the Wild dry pet food with a '2' or '3' in the 9th position of the production code and an 'X' in the 10th or 11th position (best-before Dec 9, 2012 - Apr 7, 2013); part of the nine-brand Gaston, SC plant recall | Potential Salmonella contamination at the Gaston, SC plant; the plant's output was linked to a multistate outbreak of human Salmonella Infantis infections | Diamond Pet Foods (Schell & Kampeter, Inc.) | View notice |
| 05/05/2012 | 4health , Diamond | All 4health dry pet food (Tractor Supply house brand) with a '2' or '3' in the 9th position of the production code and an 'X' in the 10th or 11th position (best-before Dec 9, 2012 - Apr 7, 2013); part of the nine-brand Gaston, SC plant recall | Potential Salmonella contamination at the Gaston, SC plant; the plant's output was linked to a multistate outbreak of human Salmonella Infantis infections | Diamond Pet Foods (Schell & Kampeter, Inc.) | View notice |
| 05/05/2012 | Diamond , Kirkland Signature | Kirkland Signature Super Premium dog and cat foods (Adult Dog Lamb, Rice & Vegetable; Adult Dog Chicken, Rice & Vegetable; Mature Dog Chicken, Rice & Egg; Healthy Weight Dog; Maintenance Cat; Healthy Weight Cat) and Kirkland Signature Nature's Domain Salmon Meal & Sweet Potato for Dogs (best-before Dec 9, 2012 - Jan 31, 2013) | Potential Salmonella contamination at the Gaston, SC plant; the plant's output was linked to a multistate outbreak of human Salmonella Infantis infections | Diamond Pet Foods (Schell & Kampeter, Inc.), manufacturer for Costco Wholesale | View notice |
| 05/05/2012 | Diamond | All dry pet food of these four brands with a '2' or '3' in the 9th position of the production code and an 'X' in the 10th or 11th position (best-before Dec 9, 2012 - Apr 7, 2013); the remaining brands of the nine-brand Gaston, SC plant recall | Potential Salmonella contamination at the Gaston, SC plant; the plant's output was linked to a multistate outbreak of human Salmonella Infantis infections | Diamond Pet Foods (Schell & Kampeter, Inc.) | View notice |
| 05/04/2012 | Canidae , Diamond | Dry Dog Food - All Life Stages, Chicken Meal & Rice, Lamb Meal & Rice, Platinum (all sizes; specific production codes, Best Before Dec 9 2012-Jan 31 2013) | Potential Salmonella contamination at co-packer Diamond Pet Foods' Gaston, South Carolina plant; precautionary, no Canidae product tested positive and no illnesses were reported | CANIDAE Pet Foods (co-packed at the time by Diamond Pet Foods) | View notice |
| 05/04/2012 | Wellness | Wellness Complete Health Super5Mix Large Breed Puppy (15 lb, 30 lb, and 5 oz sample bags; best-by Jan 9-11, 2013) | Precautionary recall after notification of Salmonella at the co-packing plant in Gaston, SC (the 2012 Gaston Salmonella event); no Wellness lot tested positive | WellPet LLC | View notice |
| 05/04/2012 | Natural Balance | Certain dry dog and cat food formulas (including Sweet Potato & Venison, Lamb Meal & Brown Rice, and Sweet Potato & Bison; specific lot codes with best-before dates through March 2013) | Precautionary recall of formulas manufactured at the co-packer's Gaston, SC plant (the 2012 Gaston Salmonella event); no animal illnesses reported and no recalled product tested positive | Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. | View notice |
| 05/04/2012 | Apex | All Apex dry dog food manufactured on January 24, 2012 (Chicken & Rice, 20 lb and 40 lb bags; best-before Jan 24, 2013) | Potential Salmonella contamination; product made at the co-packer's Gaston, SC plant (the 2012 Gaston Salmonella event); no illnesses reported and no positive test | Apex Pet Foods | View notice |
| 04/29/2012 | Diamond , Diamond Naturals | All varieties and sizes of Diamond and Diamond Naturals dry dog and cat food produced at the Gaston, SC plant | Salmonella contamination linked to at least 14 human illnesses across 9 states | Diamond Pet Foods (Schell & Kampeter, Inc.) | View notice |
| 12/06/2011 | Iams | Iams ProActive Health Smart Puppy dry dog food, one production lot | Aflatoxin above the acceptable limit | The Procter & Gamble Company | View notice |
| 08/08/2011 | Merrick | Merrick Doggie Wishbone dog treat, one lot (best by 30 Jan 2013) | Potential Salmonella contamination | Merrick Pet Care, Inc. | View notice |
| 07/29/2011 | Purina ONE | Purina ONE Vibrant Maturity 7+ dry cat food, 3.5 and 7 lb bags, one production run | Potential Salmonella contamination | Nestle Purina PetCare Company | View notice |
| 01/28/2011 | Merrick | Merrick Jr. Texas Taffy dog treat, all lots up to 10364 | Potential Salmonella contamination | Merrick Pet Care, Inc. | View notice |
| 08/31/2010 | Iams | Iams Indoor Weight Control with Hairball Care dry cat food, 6.8 lb bag, one code date | Potential Salmonella contamination | The Procter & Gamble Company | View notice |
| 08/29/2010 | Iams | Iams Proactive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care dry cat food, small number of bags in Loveland, Colorado | Potential Salmonella contamination | The Procter & Gamble Company | View notice |
| 08/16/2010 | Merrick | Merrick Beef Filet Squares and Texas Hold'ems dog treats, 10 oz, all lots | Potential Salmonella contamination | Merrick Pet Care, Inc. | View notice |
| 08/03/2010 | Merrick | Merrick Texas Hold'ems dog treats, 10 oz, added lot (extends the 07/02/2010 recall) | Potential Salmonella contamination | Merrick Pet Care, Inc. | View notice |
| 07/30/2010 | Iams | Expanded recall: Iams Veterinary dry formulas (all dry sizes) and some specialized Eukanuba dry dog and cat foods | Potential Salmonella contamination | The Procter & Gamble Company | View notice |
| 07/25/2010 | Iams | Iams Veterinary Formulas Feline Renal dry cat food, 5.5 lb, two lots | Potential Salmonella contamination | The Procter & Gamble Company | View notice |
| 07/02/2010 | Merrick | Merrick Beef Filet Squares dog treats, 10 oz, one lot | Potential Salmonella contamination | Merrick Pet Care, Inc. | View notice |
| 06/18/2010 | Natural Balance | Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Chicken dry dog food, 5 lb and 28 lb bags (best by June 17, 2011) | Potential Salmonella contamination | Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. | View notice |
| 06/09/2010 | Iams | Iams canned cat food, specific lots | Low levels of thiamine (vitamin B1) | The Procter & Gamble Company | View notice |
| 05/21/2009 | Nutro | Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care and Nutro Max dry cat foods, best-by dates May 12 to Aug 22, 2010 | Incorrect levels of zinc and potassium | Nutro Products, Inc. | View notice |
| 09/12/2008 | Pedigree | All dry pet food made at Mars' Everson, PA plant Feb 18 to Jul 29, 2008, including Pedigree dry dog food (and other Mars brands) | Potential Salmonella Schwarzengrund contamination | Mars Petcare US | View notice |
| 08/08/2008 | Pedigree | Pedigree Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites dry dog food sold at Albertsons in Southern California and Las Vegas | Potential Salmonella contamination | Mars Petcare US | View notice |
| 05/11/2007 | Royal Canin | Eight Sensible Choice dry dog foods and seven Kasco dry dog and cat foods (Royal Canin USA brands) | Trace amounts of a melamine derivative from imported rice protein concentrate | Royal Canin USA | View notice |
| 04/26/2007 | Kirkland Signature | Kirkland Signature Premium Dog 2-Flavor Variety Pack canned dog food, 14 oz (24-pack), listed on the American Nutrition recall | Melamine in rice protein concentrate | American Nutrition, Inc. | View notice |
| 04/19/2007 | Royal Canin | Royal Canin Veterinary Diet dry foods (Canine Early Cardiac EC 22, Canine Skin Support SS21, Feline Hypoallergenic HP23) and Royal Canin Sensible Choice dry dog foods made with rice protein concentrate; other Royal Canin diets not affected | Melamine derivative found in imported rice protein concentrate (2007 melamine event); no confirmed illnesses in pets | Royal Canin USA | View notice |
| 04/17/2007 | Natural Balance | Natural Balance Venison dog foods (canned, dry, treats) and dry Venison & Green Pea cat food, all date codes | Melamine (from rice protein concentrate) | Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. | View notice |
| 03/16/2007 | Iams | Iams wet dog food pouches and cans (Select Bites, Chunky, Small Bites) and wet cat food cans (Slices and Flakes), made by Menu Foods, part of the 2007 melamine recall | Possible melamine contamination; kidney failure reports | Menu Foods (maker of the Iams wet foods) | View notice |
| 03/16/2007 | Nutro | Nutro wet dog food cans (Natural Choice, Max, Ultra) and wet cat food pouches and cans made by Menu Foods, part of the 2007 melamine recall | Possible melamine contamination; kidney failure reports | Menu Foods (maker of the Nutro wet foods) | View notice |
| 12/20/2005 | Diamond | Multiple Diamond-brand dry dog and cat food formulas containing a contaminated corn ingredient | Aflatoxin contamination; FDA investigation found inadequate aflatoxin testing across 12 shipments of corn, with more than 100 dog deaths reported | Diamond Pet Foods (Schell & Kampeter, Inc.) | View notice |
Check a brand
Every brand we cover has its own recall page, including the ones with a clean record — because “we checked and found nothing” is the answer most people are actually looking for, and it is not an answer you can get by scrolling a feed. 50 brands:
| Brand | Recalls on record |
|---|---|
| Iams | 8 |
| Diamond | 7 |
| Pedigree | 7 |
| Merrick | 6 |
| Natural Balance | 5 |
| Fromm | 3 |
| Hill's Science Diet | 3 |
| Purina ONE | 3 |
| Purina Pro Plan | 3 |
| 9Lives | 2 |
| Freshpet | 2 |
| Instinct | 2 |
| Kirkland Signature | 2 |
| Nutro | 2 |
| Royal Canin | 2 |
| Stella & Chewy's | 2 |
| Victor | 2 |
| Wellness | 2 |
| 4health | 1 |
| Blue Buffalo | 1 |
| Canidae | 1 |
| Diamond Naturals | 1 |
| Meow Mix | 1 |
| Rachael Ray Nutrish | 1 |
| Solid Gold | 1 |
| Taste of the Wild | 1 |
| Acana | None on record |
| Beneful | None on record |
| Cat Chow | None on record |
| Diamond CARE | None on record |
| Dr. Elsey's | None on record |
| Fancy Feast | None on record |
| Friskies | None on record |
| Fussie Cat | None on record |
| Nom Nom | None on record |
| Nulo | None on record |
| Ollie | None on record |
| Open Farm | None on record |
| Orijen | None on record |
| Purina Beyond | None on record |
| Purina Dog Chow | None on record |
| Sheba | None on record |
| Smalls | None on record |
| Spot & Tango | None on record |
| Sundays for Dogs | None on record |
| The Farmer's Dog | None on record |
| Tiki Cat | None on record |
| Weruva | None on record |
| Zignature | None on record |
| Ziwi Peak | None on record |
How we source this
Records are pulled from the FDA's public Animal & Veterinary recall feed. We do not editorialize the reason or severity — the wording in the Reason column comes from the FDA notice itself. See the methodology page for our full recall-sourcing process and refresh cadence.