A Shared Blog Post from Truth about Pet Food – 45 Pet Food Recalls over the Past Five Years

A Shared Blog Post from Truth about Pet Food – 45 Pet Food Recalls over the Past Five Years

< Updated 2025-08-01 >

On July 17, 2025, Susan Thixton of Truth about Pet Food published an article entitled “45 Pet Food Recalls over the Past Five Years.” Highlights from the article and a link to it are listed below.

• July 1, 2020 thru 6/30/25 – the FDA issued 45 different recall announcements
• Kibble pet foods were responsible for 99% of the pounds recalled, at 68.8 million pounds.
• Raw pet foods were the least recalled pet food style (based on pounds), with 79 thousand pounds.
• Based on pounds recalled, aflatoxin contamination was the leading cause of recalled pet food, with more than 60 million pounds. All of the aflatoxin recalls were in kibble pet foods, linked to two manufacturers: Midwestern Pet Food and Sunshine Mills.
• Pathogenic bacteria (Salmonella and/or Listeria) was the second leading cause of recalled pet food with more than 8 million pounds. Kibble pet foods held the largest percentage of pounds recalled for pathogenic bacteria, cooked/sold refrigerated was the second highest pet food style in this category at 1.4% of total pounds recalled, and raw pet food was the third in this cause category at 0.7% of total pounds recalled for pathogenic bacteria.

This article demonstrates that contrary to what the big pet food companies ( Nestle, Mars, Colgate-Palm Olive, General Mills, and JM Smucker’s, and sometimes what your veterinarian might tell you, fresh food is safer and healthier than kibble.

Truth about Pet Food is an excellent resource on what to look for and what to avoid when selecting a pet food for your precious pets. Read the complete article at https://truthaboutpetfood.com/45-pet-food-recalls-over-the-past-five-years/