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Pedigree

Owned by Mars, Incorporated Kibble / retail 9 recalls medium–high

Mars, Incorporated mass-market dog food brand, sold in the US by Mars Petcare US of Franklin, Tennessee, spanning dry kibble, canned and pouched wet food and treats. Its product pages publish calorie content for most recipes, but guaranteed analysis coverage is uneven — several pages omit it entirely.

Pedigree is owned by Mars, Incorporated (Mars Petcare US, Inc.). Of the 4 foods we hold, 4 publish a guaranteed analysis, 4 a calorie statement, 4 an ingredient list and 0 an AAFCO adequacy statement. Those counts are what the transparency mark above records — how we read a label.

Recall history

9 events on record, newest first. The marker is filled where the notice reports illness or death and hollow where it does not; that is read from the notice, not scored. Every event links to its own source.

  1. 2026

  2. 2026-07

    Pedigree Illness not stated

    Hard, sharp metal with plastic. Two lots that had failed QC and been sent for destruction were fraudulently diverted to market

    High Protein Chopped Chicken & Duck wet food, 13.2 oz cans; lot codes 613C3KKCFC and 613C1KKCFC only

    United States; product reached shelves through unauthorised channels

    Source fda.gov ↗ Captured 2026-07-25 Methodology

  3. 2024

  4. 2024-05

    Pedigree Illness not stated

    Loose metal pieces in the bag. Mars states there were no reports of pet injury

    Adult Complete Nutrition Grilled Steak & Vegetable dry, 44 lb; Best By 4 March 2025; lot 410B2TXT02

    Walmart stores in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas; announced 17 May 2024

    Source fda.gov ↗ Captured 2026-07-25 Methodology

  5. 2021

  6. 2021-01

    Pedigree Illness not stated

    Vitamin D exceeding the maximum permitted intake

    Mixer Adult Dry Dog Original, 3 kg and 10 kg, specific batches

    United Kingdom retail; FSA notice FSA-PRIN-04-2021, 15 January 2021

    Source web.archive.org ↗ Captured 2026-07-25 Methodology

  7. 2014

  8. 2014-08

    Pedigree Illness not stated

    Small metal fragments that may have entered packages during production

    Adult Complete Nutrition dry dog food; 15 lb bags, later extended to further sizes and lots

    US only; Dollar General stores in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee

    Source wayback.archive-it.org ↗ Captured 2026-07-25 Methodology

  9. 2012

  10. 2012-06

    Pedigree Illness not stated

    Potential choking risk from small pieces of blue plastic that entered the food during production

    Three weight-management canned varieties, including PEDIGREE+ Healthy Weight Premium Ground Entree

    Retail customers throughout the United States; announced 30 June 2012

    Source wayback.archive-it.org ↗ Captured 2026-07-25 Methodology

  11. 2008

  12. 2008-09

    Pedigree Illness not stated

    Potential Salmonella Schwarzengrund contamination at the Everson, Pennsylvania plant

    All product made at Everson between 18 February and 29 July 2008, including Large Breed Adult

    United States; announced 12 September 2008, revised 17 September

    Source web.archive.org ↗ Captured 2026-07-25 Methodology

  13. 2008-08

    Pedigree Illness not stated

    Potential Salmonella contamination. Mars states there were no complaints or reports of injury

    Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites, 20 lb bags; lot 830BFCAT02; Best Buy 07/2009

    Albertsons stores in Southern California and Las Vegas; announced 8 August 2008

    Source wayback.archive-it.org ↗ Captured 2026-07-25 Methodology

  14. 2007

  15. 2007-09

    Pedigree Illness not stated

    Possible contamination with metal fragments in chilled dog rolls

    Chilled dog rolls

    New Zealand only; no United States product involved. Not an FDA event

    Source nzherald.co.nz ↗ Captured 2026-07-25 Methodology

  16. 2004

  17. 2004-03

    Pedigree Illness not stated

    Mould found in raw materials at the Pakchong, Thailand plant

    Pedigree dry dog food and several dog treat products made at Pakchong

    Asia only (Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, SE Asia); no US product

    Source taipeitimes.com ↗ Captured 2026-07-25 Methodology

All 32 events in the recall tracker

Pedigree foods in the database

Protein is converted to a dry-matter basis so these rows compare to any other format on the site. The bar under each calorie figure spans the full 122-food range, with the tick at the median, so a bar here means what the same bar means anywhere else.

Dry-matter values computed from each label's guaranteed analysis. Hatched cells are values Pedigree does not publish. Scroll horizontally to see all 4 columns.
Food Form Protein DM kcal / kg
Adult Chicken Wet / canned 36.4% 1171
Chicken & Vegetable Flavor Dry kibble 30.7% 3425
Roasted Chicken, Rice and Vegetable Dry kibble 25% 3400
Small Dog Adult Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Dry kibble 23.9% 3469

pedigree.com is the manufacturer's own site and the source everything above was captured from on . Manufacturers reformulate without announcing it, so the bag in your hand outranks this page.

Comparisons featuring Pedigree

No head-to-head comparison featuring Pedigree yet — which is a gap in our coverage, not a verdict on the brand. The 6 we have published are here, each with the date it was checked.

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Source pedigree.com ↗ Captured 2026-07-25 Methodology