Acana Dog Food Recall & Safety Review
Manufacturer: Champion Petfoods LP · Also known as: Acana Dog Food
Safety Status
Acana has never been the subject of an FDA-mandated or company-initiated recall in the U.S. or Canada. In 2011, the FDA placed a temporary Import Alert on Acana Grasslands Dog after one sample appeared to test positive for Salmonella; every subsequent third-party retest came back negative and no recall occurred. Acana shares its manufacturer and beef tallow supply chain with sibling brand Orijen, which had a 2018 pentobarbital-contaminated ingredient incident.
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Acana has some flagged concerns. These alternatives have a cleaner track record if you'd rather not take the risk.
- No FDA-verified recalls on record
- Risk score 7/100 — reviewed 2026-07-22
- No FDA-verified recalls on record
- Risk score 7/100 — reviewed 2026-07-22
- No FDA-verified recalls on record
- Risk score 12/100 — reviewed 2026-07-22
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Recall History
No recalls on record for this brand as of our last review.
Controversial Ingredients (1)
- Beef tallow (shared supply chain with Orijen)low concern
Acana is made by the same manufacturer (Champion Petfoods) and shares suppliers with Orijen, which had a 2018 pentobarbital-contaminated beef tallow incident; no confirmed impact on Acana specifically
Safer Alternatives
Lower-risk brands from our own reviewed dataset, based on the same recall data shown on this page.
- No FDA-verified recalls on record
- Risk score 7/100 — reviewed 2026-07-22
- No FDA-verified recalls on record
- Risk score 7/100 — reviewed 2026-07-22
- No FDA-verified recalls on record
- Risk score 12/100 — reviewed 2026-07-22
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Risk scores are compiled from FDA recall databases, company announcements, and public ingredient records. They are informational only and not a substitute for veterinary advice. Read our full methodology & data sources.