Since 2018 the fda has been.
Fda grain free dog food brands.
Food and drug administration is warning dog owners of a possible link between certain dog food brands and a serious form of canine heart disease.
If your vet advises it you may want to consider avoiding grain free recipes from these brands.
The food and drug administration s investigation of grain free dog and cat foods.
In the fda s july 2019 update on diet and canine heart disease they examined labels of dog food products reported in dcm cases to determine whether the foods were grain free defined as.
Any brand named 10 or more times is included in the report.
Here is my list of healthy grain friendly dog foods without peas lentils legumes and potatoes.
Of the dog food brands on the fda s list 91 per cent of the products were labelled grain free did not contain corn soy wheat rice barley or other grains while 93 per cent contained peas.
Fda examined product labels of products reported in dcm cases to determine whether the products were grain free did not contain corn soy wheat rice barley or other grains and whether the.
Don t ignore all the premium high quality and healthy dog foods that contain whole brown or white rice and other healthy grains instead.
In july 2018 the fda announced that it had begun investigating reports of canine dilated cardiomyopathy dcm in dogs eating certain pet foods many labeled as grain free.
Grain free dog food and heart disease list of 16 dog food brands to avoid.
Acana was named in 67 dcm reports zignature in 64 and taste of the wild in 53.
Updated june 27 2019.
The fda has investigated more than 500.
The probe now has the agency identifying 16 brands of dog food with the most frequently reported cases of dcm.
Health fda names 16 brands of dog food linked to canine heart disease.
About the fda warning re.