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Iams

Iams scores well on the rubric, with sensitivity risk the consistent strength.

5 products scored · brand average 7.5 · top-scoring: ProActive Health Healthy Adult Original with Chicken at 8.1.

The verdict

Should you feed Iams?

Iams runs 5 scored products on PetScored, averaging a 7.5 composite. The top-scoring recipe is ProActive Health Healthy Adult Original with Chicken at 8.1.

Across the lineup, Sensitivity Risk is the strongest sub-score (9.0); Ingredient Clarity is the weakest (6.6).

2 Brand Trust signals have been verified from primary sources.

FDA matching is partial. Without a complete export we do not credit a clean record.

If your dog avoids common trigger ingredients, the lineup carries these label flags: chicken, fish, corn, egg. Sub-score weighting handles them on each individual scorecard.

Parent company
Mars Petcare
Manufacturer
Mars Petcare / The Iams Company
Country
United States
Transparency
Medium
Scoring path
seed score during review

Transparency at a glance

What we can verify about Iams.

Five signals our rubric weights most for Brand Trust. Each is sourced and dated in the evidence record below. Unknown is not treated as false- it’s recorded as “not publicly disclosed.”

1of 5 verified
  1. Owns its manufacturing

    Brand has not publicly disclosed whether it owns its primary plant.

  2. Named qualified nutritionist

    Brand mentions nutrition expertise but does not name a qualified individual.

  3. AAFCO feeding trials

    Feeding-trial protocol status not publicly disclosed.

  4. Publishes research

    Research-publication record not publicly disclosed.

  5. No FDA recall in 5 years

    No FDA firm-issued recall in the last five years.

Brand Trust verification

Signal-by-signal evidence record.

Verified records replace the product-level seed Brand Trust score. Pending and conflicted records stay visible as context; unknown is not treated as false.

partially verifiedseed score during review9 unknown0 conflictLast checked 2026-04-30

Named qualified nutritionist

No source record captured yet.

unknown
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Owns or operates primary manufacturing

No source record captured yet.

unknown
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Peer-reviewed research

No source record captured yet.

unknown
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No FDA recall in past 5 years

Official FDA firm-issued recall archive, current as of 2026-04-13, matched 6,582 rows against Iams terms. Manual disposition found historical brand-relevant recalls, but none within the five-year window.

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FDA Firm-Issued Recalls Data Sets

No FDA Class I recall ever

No source record captured yet.

unknown
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Country-of-origin sourcing

No source record captured yet.

unknown
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Active FDA warning letter

No source record captured yet.

unknown
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Cannot identify qualified nutritionist

No source record captured yet.

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Products

Public-beta products in this brand profile.

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IAMSIProActive Health Adult MinKIBBLE7.2SAMPLE PLACEHOLDER

Iams

ProActive Health Adult Minichunks Chicken & Whole Grains

7.2

$0.91 / 1,000 kcal · 40% above median

Widely available adult maintenance kibble with official Iams package-art support for ingredients, guaranteed analysis, and calorie content. Main watch-outs are chicken, corn, egg, natural flavor, caramel color, and a Brand Trust record that remains partial.

Dry dog foodMixedPartially verified
Retailer-sourcedRegulatory historyWarning gap
Buy on Amazon
IAMSIProActive Health Indoor WeKIBBLE7.2SAMPLE PLACEHOLDER

Iams

ProActive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Chicken & Turkey

7.2

$1.61 / 1,000 kcal · 15% above median

An indoor weight-and-hairball kibble with chicken first and declared taurine, but a corn-heavy base (corn grits, corn gluten meal, whole corn) plus chicken by-product meal, powdered cellulose, and caramel color keep Ingredient Clarity low. The high fiber maximum is typical of the hairball positioning.

Dry cat foodMixedPartially verified
Regulatory history
Buy on Amazon

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Regulatory context

FDA matching stays visible after launch.

Manual disposition found brand-relevant historical Iams recalls from 2013, 2011, and 2010, with no brand-relevant FDA recall in the five-year archive window.

Current FDA warning-letter table checked with zero configured-term matches. Full export/archive coverage is still required before active-warning-letter Brand Trust status can change.

Full recall history, dated ›

Recall status
conflict
Recall rows
6582
Recall matches
7
Recall source
FDA Firm-Issued Recalls Data Sets
Warning status
export match pending
Warning rows
1000
Warning matches
0
Warning source
FDA Warning Letters

FAQ

About Iams

Is Iams dog food any good?

Iams averages 7.5 out of 10 across 5 scored products. The top-scoring recipe is ProActive Health Healthy Adult Original with Chicken at 8.1. Whether that's "good" depends on which sub-score matters most for your dog - see the brand page for the full verdict and the per-product strengths and watch-outs.

Has Iams been recalled recently?

Recall matching is still in progress for Iams. We do not credit a clean record until a complete export has been reviewed.

Who owns Iams?

Iams is owned by Mars Petcare. The bag is manufactured by Mars Petcare / The Iams Company and the recipe references United States for sourcing. Brand Trust signals for manufacturer control and ownership tenure are visible on the brand profile.

Does Iams pay PetScored for its score?

No. PetScored takes zero manufacturer money - no paid placements, no sponsored rankings, no free-product review programs. Affiliate links on retail-purchase actions are disclosed and never affect scores. See /trust for the full posture.