Grain Free Dog Food Problems 2020

By dan corcoran and katherine loy published february 24 2020 updated on july.

Grain free dog food problems 2020.

Tender and true salmon and sweet potato grain free recipe. The food and drug administration s investigation of grain free dog and cat foods highlights how hard it can be for pet owners to figure out whether they are buying the healthiest products for. Wild carnivores never eat grain not even in the stomach contents of herbivores but today s grain free dog food marketing may be a heart felt disaster. Grain free dog foods are generally more expensive than those with grains.

Chicken chicken meal as opposed to poultry poultry meal. Fda 2020 warning on grain free. Taste of the wild wetlands grain free kibble. The fda is investigating a possible link between grain free pet foods and a form of heart disease called dcm.

According to a warning from the food and drug administration released last week grain free food might be giving dogs a life threatening heart problem called dilated cardiomyopathy or dcm. Best grain free dry dog foods. All 2020 dog food recalls are listed in the table below. Grain free dog food.

Potential for canine dilated cardiomyopathy see below grain free is not likely to be healthier if it uses anything other than named animal sources i e. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement. But in 2019 a study by the university of california davis concluded that grain free as well as certain boutique foods are linked to a heart condition affecting dogs. Pet food recalls canine nutrition ingredients analysis.

Dog food recall 2020 full list. Before trying a new brand of pet food i read the ingredients list on the back of the package. 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. Manufacturers of grain free dog foods promote the benefits of pure animal based protein and alternative meats such as wild game.