Canidae Recall History
Canidae has 1 FDA recall on record since 2012, most recent 05/04/2012 (Precautionary recall after co-packer Diamond Pet Foods found potential Salmonella contamination at its Gaston, South Carolina plant - no Canidae product tested positive and no illnesses were reported).
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The safety record
FDA recall records for Canidae
Joined from the FDA's own Recalls, Market Withdrawals & Safety Alerts feed (Animal & Veterinary / Pet Food category, 2019–present) plus curated pre-2019 records — the same source as our full recall feed, filtered to Canidae. A recall on this list is a documented fact, not automatically a reason to avoid the brand today — read the reason and date for context.
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)
Precautionary recall after co-packer Diamond Pet Foods found potential Salmonella contamination at its Gaston, South Carolina plant - no Canidae product tested positive and no illnesses were reported
Join of data/recalls.json (FDA Animal & Veterinary recall feed, 2019-present) + data/recalls_historical.json. This is NOT a complete lifetime recall history; recalls predating 2019 (or absent from the FDA datatable) are not represented unless curated in recalls_historical.json.
If you're switching
Closest verified matches by label composition
If you're switching away from a recalled food, these are the nearest label-verified matches we've priced — matched on composition, not a medical recommendation. Transition gradually and ask your vet if your pet has health conditions.
Dog foods
Matched against Canidae’s own verified labels: median protein 31.1% (dry-matter) and typical form “dry” across 51 dog SKUs in our corpus.
IAMS™ PUPPY LARGE BREED
Verified Label & buy path →
Taste of the Wild Pine Forest Canine Recipe
Verified Label & buy path →
Fromm Classic Puppy Dry Dog Food
Verified Label & buy path →
Cat foods
Matched against Canidae’s own verified labels: median protein 39.6% (dry-matter) and typical form “dry” across 13 cat SKUs in our corpus.
Blue Buffalo Baby BLUE Kitten Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe
Verified Label & buy path →
Blue Buffalo BLUE Wilderness Adult Cat Indoor Hairball and Weight Control Chicken Recipe
Verified Label & buy path →
Blue Buffalo BLUE Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Adult Cat Red Meat Recipe
Verified Label & buy path →
Matches exclude Canidae and brands sharing its maker or parent company. Composition and pricing come from each food's own Verified Label page — check it before switching.
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More on Canidae
Brand facts
Full Canidae profile →
Ownership, headquarters, and the WSAVA-aligned scorecard — nutritionist on staff, owns manufacturing, feeding trials, published research — each sourced.
All brands
Full FDA recall feed →
Every dog and cat food recall we track across all brands, most recent first, sourced directly from the FDA.
The foods
Canidae foods we've verified
Every one links to its own Verified Label — guaranteed analysis, AAFCO statement, and this same recall check, right on the product page.