In 2025 we noticed 13 recollects. A complete of 166,071 kilos of pet meals and treats had been recalled. Causes:
Salmonella: 157,227 kilos
HPAI (avian flu): 5,244 kilos
International Objects: 3,600 kilos
Kinds recalled:
Uncooked Pet Meals: 84,311 kilos
Treats: 78,160 kilos
Cooked: 3,600 kilos
2025 started with a number of regarding recollects for avian flu in uncooked pet meals. As investigation into these recollects proceeded, we discovered that regulatory authorities fumbled the investigations on quite a few ranges.
First Oregon Department of Agriculture instructed the general public they had been “assured” uncooked pet meals was the reason for a cat’s Avian Flu analysis, and instructed the general public the cat was “strictly an indoor cat”. Because the investigation turned out, we discovered the sick cat (who later died) was NOT strictly an indoor cat, and FDA cleared the pet food from being linked to the cat’s sickness.
We discovered in early 2025 the FDA was “proscribing” laboratories from testing pet foods for the public for avian flu. TAPF was instructed the labs have the capability to carry out the necessary testing, however “we aren’t allowed”.
Additionally in early 2025, the FDA invited multiple industry associations to a personal avian flu replace. Nevertheless the company uncared for to replace pet homeowners.
And, although uncooked pet meals turned the villain in 2025 as a big threat to unfold avian flu to cats – statistics showed us that only 4% of the recognized cats consumed a uncooked pet meals. FDA has withheld the knowledge from the general public concerning the model of meals the remaining 96% of recognized cats consumed.
In 2025, we (TruthaboutPetFood) offered pet homeowners with a few new instructional instruments. A pdf doc explaining rendered pet food ingredients, and a Cost to Feed calculator.
In early 2025, we noticed the FDA walk out of the AAFCO meeting stating the brand new administration has prohibited the company from collaborating in any occasion, and prohibited the company from chatting with the general public. A number of weeks later we discovered of staff cuts at the Center for Veterinary Medicine division of FDA (the company that oversees pet meals/animal feed and animal medicine).
We sent FDA questions concerning the walkout and workers cuts, the company despatched us a quick assertion with little info besides “We ask on your endurance as there’s probably going to be lags in communication within the close to future.“
In 2024, we noticed a big rise in sick pets linked to Purina Pet Meals. The FDA – sadly – was lower than clear with the general public concerning what number of complaints they had been receiving about Purina. We filed a Freedom of Data Act Request (FOIA) with the company for all of their hostile occasion stories…it took the company a full 12 months to supply the documents (received in 2025). From the FOIA paperwork we discovered:
Within the first six months of 2024:
- the FDA acquired 1705 stories of sick pets linked to Purina pet meals merchandise, with 206 pet dying stories.
- the FDA acquired 119 stories of sick pets linked to Mars Petcare pet meals merchandise, with 6 pet dying stories.
- the FDA acquired 31 stories of sick pets linked to Hill’s pet meals merchandise, with 2 pet dying stories.
- the FDA acquired 26 stories of sick pets linked to Diamond pet meals merchandise, with 1 pet dying report.
For years natural pet meals was regulated as livestock feed, lastly on the finish of 2024 pet meals was offered its personal natural rules. However…in 2025 the USDA withdrew those regulations as a consequence of “an government order that requires that at any time when an company promulgates a brand new rule, regulation, or steerage, it should establish not less than 10 present guidelines, rules, or steerage paperwork to be repealed.”
In accordance with market evaluation from www.thestreet.com, we discovered in 2025 that Purina pet meals and Mars Petcare collectively – make 61% of the US pet food market. A whole bunch of different manufacturers mixed make up the remaining 39%.
After years of bashing recent pet meals, in 2025 we noticed a number of of Huge Pet Feed manufacturers enter into this rising pet meals section. Mars Petcare brand Royal Canin was one of many manufacturers that we noticed a recent meals from…however…the worth of this feed grade recent pet meals is considerably larger than a human grade pet meals.
A Purina pet food plant in Denver, CO was served a lawsuit in 2025 for “repeated emissions of noxious odors”.
Another lawsuit we discovered of in 2025 was filed in opposition to Petco, the pet retailer chain is being sued by its stockholders claiming the corporate overstated its “capacity to ship sustainable, worthwhile development”.
In 2025 we discovered of one other instance of regulatory treating pet food consumers and advocates poorly. When Kohl Harrington – producer of the movie Pet Fooled, and up to date legislation faculty graduate – questioned the Chair of the AAFCO Ingredient Definitions Committee in regards to the imprecise definitions of uncooked, HPP’d pet meals, and freeze dried (similar to a kibble pet meals that claims ‘Uncooked Coated’), Ms. Erin Bubb (additionally with PA Division of Agriculture) blasted Mr. Harrington with: “In spite of everything these years, for those who haven’t discovered but that we will get extra achieved by working collectively than providing the impolite, pompous, over-inflated model of no matter you suppose you’re, you then’ll by no means study.”
We reported Ms. Bubb’s disrespectful conduct to AAFCO – who refused to take any motion.
Sales of Purina Pet Foods dropped in 2025 – $550 million {dollars} down within the first 9 months of 2025 (in comparison with the identical time-frame in 2024). With pet food, sales for almost every style category dropped in 2025, EXCEPT the class of refrigerated/frozen pet food which rose by a whopping 17.8%. This class (refrigerated/frozen) consists of human grade pet meals.
On the finish of 2025, we discovered of a new lawsuit from the State of California in opposition to Huge Meals producers that has vital ties to pet meals.
And, in closing, the tip of 2025 marks one other full 12 months the FDA Middle for Veterinary Medication has failed to answer our Citizen Petition requesting transparency in pet meals labeling (per the necessities of federal legislation). Regardless that the company is required by legislation to supply a response to Citizen Petitions inside 180 days, as of right this moment (12/31/25), we have now waited 1,259 days for the Middle for Veterinary Medication’s response. Click Here to learn our Citizen Petition, or obtain from the Regulations.gov web site.
Wishing all a Blissful & Wholesome 2026!
Susan Thixton
Pet Meals Security Advocate
Creator Purchaser Beware, Co-Creator Dinner PAWsible
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