Recalls · PetScored desk

Was your dog food recalled?

PetScored maps every brand in our scored set against the FDA recall and warning-letter records. A brand is on this page even when nothing is wrong — the absence of a recall is also useful information.

17 brands tracked · 1 currently show no FDA matches · 5 have recent brand-level recalls in the past five years.

Status by brand

PetScored recall index

Each row shows the brand-level recall and warning-letter status. Brand-level history matters even when it does not involve the scored SKU. We do not subtract Brand Trust points without a verified brand-manufacturer-product match.

FDA recall source ›

01
Blue Buffalo / General Mills ›
Brand has recall history worth noting.
Match status: review in progressWarning-letter status: not closed
Manual disposition found brand-relevant historical Blue Buffalo/Blue Wilderness recalls in 2017, 2015, and 2010, with no brand-relevant FDA recall in the five-year archive window.
Visible-table review
Automated export matcher was used. No-recall credit is only allowed when the input represents the full FDA export and --full-export is provided.
Last checked 2026-04-29. Source current as of 2026-04-13. Brand profile ›
02
Canidae ›
Brand has recall history worth noting.
Match status: review in progressWarning-letter status: not closed
Focused FDA source search did not surface a direct Canidae recall record, but full FDA export/archive coverage is incomplete. Keep noFdaRecallPastFiveYears and noClassIRecallEver unknown.
Visible-table review
Focused FDA source search did not surface a direct Canidae recall record. Full FDA export/archive matching has not been completed; do not grant five-year no-recall or no-Class-I credit.
Last checked 2026-05-05. Source current as of 2026-05-05. Brand profile ›
03
Hill's Science Diet / Hill's Pet Nutrition ›
Brand has recall history worth noting.
Match status: review in progress1 warning-letter match
Manual disposition found brand-relevant Hill’s recalls in 2019 and 2014, with no brand-relevant FDA recall in the five-year archive window. A Canyon Bakehouse bread row was dismissed as out of scope.
Visible-table review
Automated export matcher was used. No-recall credit is only allowed when the input represents the full FDA export and --full-export is provided.
Last checked 2026-04-29. Source current as of 2026-04-13. Brand profile ›
04
Iams / Mars Petcare ›
Brand has recall history worth noting.
Match status: review in progressWarning-letter status: not closed
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.
Visible-table review
Automated export matcher was used. No-recall credit is only allowed when the input represents the full FDA export and --full-export is provided.
Last checked 2026-04-29. Source current as of 2026-04-13. Brand profile ›
05
Merrick / Nestle Purina PetCare ›
Brand has recall history worth noting.
Match status: review in progressWarning-letter status: not closed
Manual review found Merrick-relevant FDA recall archive matches for dog treats in 2020/2018, 2011, and 2010. None are inside the five-year window from May 1, 2021 to May 1, 2026. Parent-company Nestle Purina rows were auto-dismissed by the ambiguous-term entity guard because they did not include Merrick-specific terms.
Visible-table review
Automated export matcher was used. No-recall credit is only allowed when the input represents the full FDA export and --full-export is provided.
Last checked 2026-05-01. Source current as of 2026-04-13. Brand profile ›
06
Natural Balance Pet Foods ›
Brand has recall history worth noting.
1 recent relevant matchWarning-letter status: not closed
Manual disposition found one brand-relevant FDA recall within the five-year archive window: a 2021 Natural Balance L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken dry cat formula Salmonella recall.
Visible-table review
Automated export matcher was used. No-recall credit is only allowed when the input represents the full FDA export and --full-export is provided.
Last checked 2026-04-29. Source current as of 2026-04-13. Brand profile ›
07
Nutro / Mars Petcare ›
Brand has recall history worth noting.
Match status: review in progressWarning-letter status: not closed
Manual review found one Nutro-relevant historical cat-food recall from 2009 and one dismissed Natural Choice Distribution Company false positive. No Nutro-relevant FDA recall match was found inside the five-year window from May 5, 2021 to May 5, 2026. Disclose the historical cat-food context; do not use it as a product defect for the scored dry dog-food formula.
Visible-table review
FDA Animal & Veterinary Recalls & Withdrawals visible table, current as of 04/22/2026, did not show Nutro in the first visible current rows. Visible table review is supplemental only. Official archive matching and manual disposition control the recall gate.
Last checked 2026-05-05. Source current as of 2026-04-22. Brand profile ›
08
Open Farm ›
No FDA matches on file.
No matches in FDA exportNo active warning letter in export
Full FDA export matched 6582 row(s) against configured terms with zero hits. 0 ambiguous candidate row(s) were auto-dismissed. Archive and warning-letter checks may still be required before all Brand Trust gates close.
Visible-table review
Automated export matcher was used. No-recall credit is only allowed when the input represents the full FDA export and --full-export is provided.
Last checked 2026-05-07. Source current as of 2026-04-22. Brand profile ›
09
Orijen / Champion Petfoods ›
Warning-letter status still open.
No matches in FDA exportWarning-letter status: not closed
Full FDA export matched 6582 row(s) against configured terms with zero hits. 0 ambiguous candidate row(s) were auto-dismissed. Archive and warning-letter checks may still be required before all Brand Trust gates close.
Visible-table review
Automated export matcher was used. No-recall credit is only allowed when the input represents the full FDA export and --full-export is provided.
Last checked 2026-04-29. Source current as of 2026-04-13. Brand profile ›
10
Pedigree / Mars Petcare US ›
Brand has recall history worth noting.
1 recent relevant matchWarning-letter status: not closed
Manual disposition captured a directly relevant 2024 Pedigree recall. Current scorecard remains partial.
Visible-table review
Direct FDA recall page captured for the scored product family. Full firm-issued recall archive matching was not rerun in this batch.
Last checked 2026-05-01. Source current as of 2026-05-01. Brand profile ›
11
Purina Pro Plan / Nestle Purina PetCare ›
Brand has recall history worth noting.
1 recent relevant matchWarning-letter status: not closed
Manual disposition found one brand-relevant FDA recall within the five-year archive window: a 2022 Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets wet dog food mislabeling recall. Livestock/feed-company rows were dismissed as out of scope.
Visible-table review
Automated export matcher was used. No-recall credit is only allowed when the input represents the full FDA export and --full-export is provided.
Last checked 2026-04-29. Source current as of 2026-04-13. Brand profile ›
12
Royal Canin / Mars Petcare ›
Brand has recall history worth noting.
1 recent relevant matchWarning-letter status: not closed
Manual disposition found one brand-relevant recall within the five-year window: a January 2023 Royal Canin Veterinary Feline Renal Support F dry cat-food mislabeling recall. The product is not the scored dog food SKU, and linked recall detail says no other Royal Canin products were impacted.
Visible-table review
Official FDA current Animal & Veterinary recall export returned zero Royal Canin hits as of 2026-04-22; one Mars/Pedigree parent-company candidate was dismissed as out of scope. Current table export does not expose the January 2023 iRES enforcement-report event details in static export form, so a linked FDA iRES event and recall-detail page were manually dispositioned.
Last checked 2026-04-30. Source current as of 2026-04-30. Brand profile ›
13
Stella & Chewy's ›
Brand has recall history worth noting.
Match status: review in progressWarning-letter status: not closed
Manual disposition found one brand-relevant historical Stella & Chewy’s recall from 2015, with no brand-relevant FDA recall in the five-year archive window.
Visible-table review
Automated export matcher was used. No-recall credit is only allowed when the input represents the full FDA export and --full-export is provided.
Last checked 2026-04-29. Source current as of 2026-04-13. Brand profile ›
14
Taste of the Wild / Diamond Pet Foods ›
Brand has recall history worth noting.
Match status: review in progressWarning-letter status: not closed
Historical recall context captured. Full FDA archive/current matching remains pending.
Visible-table review
Historical third-party recall context captured; full FDA archive matching still pending. Do not grant five-year no-recall credit from this record.
Last checked 2026-05-01. Source current as of 2026-05-01. Brand profile ›
15
The Farmer's Dog ›
Warning-letter status still open.
No matches in FDA exportWarning-letter status: not closed
Full FDA export matched 6582 row(s) against configured terms with zero hits. 0 ambiguous candidate row(s) were auto-dismissed. Archive and warning-letter checks may still be required before all Brand Trust gates close.
Visible-table review
Automated export matcher was used. No-recall credit is only allowed when the input represents the full FDA export and --full-export is provided.
Last checked 2026-04-29. Source current as of 2026-04-13. Brand profile ›
16
Victor / Mid America Pet Food ›
Brand has recall history worth noting.
1 recent relevant match1 warning-letter match
Direct FDA advisory review confirms recent brand/manufacturer-relevant Mid America Pet Food recall history involving Victor products, including Classic Hi-Pro Plus. Do not grant noFdaRecallPastFiveYears credit; do not promote Victor into a public scorecard until conflict-state copy policy is accepted.
Visible-table review
Direct FDA advisory confirms a recent Mid America Pet Food recall/outbreak involving Victor products, including Classic Hi-Pro Plus. This direct advisory is stronger than a table target for the known event, but it does not replace full FDA archive review for all historical recall classification questions.
Last checked 2026-05-02. Source current as of 2024-12-11. Brand profile ›
17
Wellness / Wellness Pet Company ›
Brand has recall history worth noting.
Match status: review in progressWarning-letter status: not closed
Manual disposition found brand-relevant historical Wellness/WellPet recalls from 2017, 2012, and 2011, with no brand-relevant FDA recall in the five-year archive window.
Visible-table review
Automated export matcher was used. No-recall credit is only allowed when the input represents the full FDA export and --full-export is provided.
Last checked 2026-04-29. Source current as of 2026-04-13. Brand profile ›

How this index is built

What we count, and what we won’t.

Brand Trust penalties require a verified brand-manufacturer-product match against the FDA recall record — not just a name collision.
Brand-level recalls matter even when they do not involve the scored SKU. We show them and explain the difference; we do not silently use them.
The accessible FDA warning-letter export is capped at a fixed row count. When that cap closes the question, we say it; we do not credit a clean record without a complete export.
We do not score active legal or commercial disputes between a brand and a regulator if the public copy would mislead. See what we refused.

FAQ

Recall index FAQ

How do I check if my dog food was recalled?

Use the brand filter above to search any of the 17 brands we track. The status chip shows whether we have FDA matches on file for that brand. For a one-line email when your brand is recalled, sign up for the recall alert at the top of this page.

What does "No matches in FDA export" mean?

It means we have processed the accessible FDA recall export for the relevant window and found no recall records matching this brand's name or manufacturer. It does not mean the brand has never had a recall — it means none appears in the export we have. Brand-level history outside the export is still visible on the brand profile when known.

How often does PetScored update the recall index?

The accessible FDA recall export is reprocessed on the editorial calendar. Each brand row shows its "last checked" date. When the FDA publishes a new enforcement record matching a tracked brand, the disposition gets updated within the week and the affected scorecards recompute.

Will a recall lower a brand's PetScored rating?

Only after a verified brand-manufacturer-product match. A name collision in the FDA export is not enough on its own; we surface it for context but do not subtract Brand Trust points without confirmation. 5 of the 17 tracked brands have at least one such verified recent match.

What if my food's brand isn't in the index?

1 of 17 tracked brands currently show no FDA matches. If your food's brand isn't tracked at all, we haven't scored it yet. See /refused for foods we have explicitly decided not to score and why.