Natural Balance Dog Food Recall & Safety Review
Manufacturer: Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. (Big Heart Pet Brands / Smucker) · Also known as: Natural Balance L.I.D., Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets
Recall Record
4 recalls on record · most recent 2012 · all resolved
Natural Balance's dog food lines were recalled four times between 2007 and 2012: twice in 2007 tied to the industry-wide melamine crisis (its own Venison dry line, then canned products from a co-packer using melamine-contaminated rice protein), once in 2007 when co-packer Castleberry's Food Co. recalled canned products over a botulism-contamination risk, and once in 2010 for a positive Salmonella test on its Sweet Potato & Chicken dry recipe. A 2012 recall was a precaution tied to sister-plant contamination at manufacturer Diamond Pet Foods (Natural Balance's own retained samples tested negative). No recalls have affected its dog food lines since 2012.
Recall History (4)
- medium severityResolved
Precautionary recall of dry dog food recipes manufactured at a Diamond Pet Foods facility during that plant's Salmonella Infantis outbreak; the company's own retained samples tested negative
Affected products: 5 Natural Balance dry dog food recipes manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods
Source: FDA CVMView source - medium severityResolved
Routine FDA surveillance sample of Sweet Potato & Chicken dry dog food tested positive for Salmonella
Affected products: Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Chicken Dry Dog Food
Source: FDA CVMView source - high severityResolved
Co-packer Castleberry's Food Company recalled canned goods for potential Clostridium botulinum (botulism) toxin risk following a sterilization-process failure at its Augusta, GA plant; Natural Balance's canned dog food, produced at that plant, was swept into the recall as a precaution
Affected products: 4 varieties of Natural Balance canned dog food
Source: FDA CVMView source - high severityResolved
Melamine contamination found in rice protein concentrate used in its dry Venison dog food; expanded April 27, 2007 after supplier American Nutrition Inc. confirmed the same contaminated rice protein was also used in Natural Balance's canned dog food line — part of the broader 2007 industry-wide melamine pet food crisis
Affected products: Natural Balance Venison dry dog food, Natural Balance Venison & Brown Rice canned dog food and dog treats
Source: FDA CVMView source
Controversial Ingredients
No controversial ingredients flagged in our review.
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