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Iams

Owned by Mars, Incorporated Kibble / retail 5 recalls medium–high

Mars-owned mainstream brand sold in grocery and mass retail, spanning the ProActive Health and Advanced Health lines in dry and wet form. Its product pages publish the guaranteed analysis, calorie content and ingredient list as a NUTRITION FACTS image rather than as text; several products carry no AAFCO adequacy statement anywhere on the page.

Iams is owned by Mars, Incorporated (Mars Petcare). Of the 14 foods we hold, 14 publish a nutrient analysis, 14 a calorie statement, 14 an ingredient list and 1 a nutritional-completeness statement. 1 of those are AAFCO statements. Those counts are what the transparency mark above records — how we read a label.

Recall history

5 events on record, newest first. The marker is filled where the notice reports illness or death and hollow where it does not; that is read from the notice, not scored. Every event links to its own source.

  1. 2013
  2. 2013-08

    Iams Illness or death reported

    Potential Salmonella contamination. The FDA notice states "No Salmonella-related illnesses have been reported to date in association with

    Iams dry dog foods, verbatim from the FDA notice: Iams Dog Food Healthy Naturals Chicken Adult (2.9, 5, 13.3 and 25.7 lb; best-by 7Nov14–13Nov14); Iams Dog Food Healthy Naturals Weight Control Adult (13.3 lb; 8Nov14);

    United States, select retailers. Specific lots only, representing "roughly one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of annual production". Announce

    Source wayback.archive-it.org ↗ Captured 2026-07-27 Methodology

  3. 2013-03

    Iams Illness not stated

    Potential mold growth; the manufacturer stated the treats "do not meet our quality standards". Trade coverage reports Iams confirmed "No a

    Iams Shakeables Soft & Chewy Treats for Dogs, Turkey flavour lot codes 2342, 2325, 2331, 2332, 2341, 3016, 3017, 3018 and 3046, and Lamb flavour lot code 2338. The chicken flavour was not affected.

    Dog treats, not dog food. Limited lot codes only; P&G Pet Care (Mason, Ohio) characterised the action as a voluntary withdrawal and handle

    Source veterinarypracticenews.com ↗ Captured 2026-07-27 Methodology

  4. 2011
  5. 2011-12

    Iams Notice reports no illness

    Aflatoxin detected above the acceptable limit. The FDA notice states "No illnesses have been reported in association with this production

    Iams ProActive Health Smart Puppy dry dog food, one production lot, use-by / expiration date 5 February 2013 or 6 February 2013: 7.0 lb bag (code 12784177I6, UPC 1901402305); 8.0 lb bag (codes 12794177D2 and 12794177D3

    A single production lot distributed to a limited number of retailers in AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, SC and VA.

    Source wayback.archive-it.org ↗ Captured 2026-07-27 Methodology

  6. 2010
  7. 2010-07

    Iams Illness not stated

    Potential Salmonella contamination, described by P&G as a precautionary measure after it determined, in cooperation with FDA, that product

    Iams Veterinary Dry Formulas — all dry sizes and varieties, all UPC codes; Eukanuba Naturally Wild, Eukanuba Pure and Eukanuba Custom Care Sensitive Skin — all dry sizes and varieties. "Best By" dates 01Jul10 through 0

    Sold through veterinary clinics and specialty pet retailers throughout the United States and Canada; all product made in a single, special

    Source wayback.archive-it.org ↗ Captured 2026-07-27 Methodology

  8. 2007
  9. 2007-03

    Iams Illness not stated

    Wheat gluten adulterated with melamine, supplied by ChemNutra Inc. and used by contract manufacturer Menu Foods; P&G Pet Care joined Menu

    Iams and Eukanuba canned and small foil pouch "wet" cat and dog foods manufactured at Menu Foods Inc.'s Emporia, Kansas plant: 3 oz., 5.5 oz., 6 oz. and 13.2 oz. cans and 3 oz. and 5.3 oz. foil pouches bearing code dat

    United States and Canada. Announced 16 March 2007 as P&G Pet Care's participation in the wider Menu Foods recall, which grew over the foll

    Source wayback.archive-it.org ↗ Captured 2026-07-27 Methodology

All 42 events in the recall tracker

Iams foods in the database

Protein is converted to a dry-matter basis so these rows compare to any other format on the site. The bar under each calorie figure spans the full 178-food range, with the tick at the median, so a bar here means what the same bar means anywhere else.

Dry-matter values computed from each label's published analysis. Hatched cells are values Iams does not publish. Scroll horizontally to see all 4 columns.
Food Form Protein DM kcal / kg
Adult Beef Chunks in Gravy Wet / canned 44.4% 760
Adult Chicken Chunks in Gravy Wet / canned 44.4% 751
Adult Minichunks Chicken & Whole Grain Recipe Dry kibble 27.8% 3657
Adult Minichunks Lamb & Rice Recipe Dry kibble 27.8% 3656
Healthy Aging with Real Chicken Dry kibble 26.7% 3428
Healthy Digestion Adult with Real Chicken Dry kibble 28.9% 3649
Healthy Weight Adult with Real Chicken Dry kibble 22.2% 3380
Large Breed Adult Chicken & Whole Grain Recipe Dry kibble 25% 3551
Puppy Large Breed Dry kibble 31.1% 3633
Puppy Small Breed with Real Chicken Dry kibble 33.3% 3798
Puppy with Real Chicken Dry kibble 32.2% 3773
Senior with Slow Cooked Chicken & Rice Classic Ground Wet / canned 43.8% 741
Skin & Coat Adult Chicken & Salmon Recipe Dry kibble 27.8% 3664
Small Breed Adult with Real Chicken Dry kibble 30% 3800

iams.com is the manufacturer's own site and the source everything above was captured from on . Manufacturers reformulate without announcing it, so the bag in your hand outranks this page.

Comparisons featuring Iams

No head-to-head comparison featuring Iams yet — which is a gap in our coverage, not a verdict on the brand. The 6 we have published are here, each with the date it was checked.

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Source iams.com ↗ Captured 2026-07-25 Methodology