Fresh / DTC · 4 foods
Spot & Tango
Independent. 1 recall on record.
The only brand in this database with completed AAFCO feeding trials AND peer-reviewed published research (6 studies, including University of Illinois digestibility work). Open-kitchen retail model, vet-support Rx line, no subscription required. One recall (2018, listeria risk from a green bean supplier, no illnesses).
JustFoodForDogs is independently owned (L Catterton-backed). Of the 4 foods we hold, 4 publish a nutrient analysis, 4 a calorie statement, 4 an ingredient list and 4 a nutritional-completeness statement. 4 of those are AAFCO statements. 2 of the AAFCO statements rest on animal feeding tests rather than formulation alone. Those counts are what the transparency mark above records — how we read a label.
Premium-priced: roughly $6–7/day for a 15 lb dog and $13+/day for a 40 lb dog per 2026 third-party tests. 50% off first Autoship.
Prices are not label data: they come from the brand's published rates and 2026 third-party pricing tests, they change without notice, and they are the one figure on this site we cannot verify against a label. Calorie cost is the comparable number — work it out per 1,000 kcal.
1 event 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.
2018-10
JustFoodForDogs Notice reports no illness
Possible Listeria monocytogenes from a green bean supplier
Three daily diets: Beef & Russet Potato, Fish & Sweet Potato, Turkey & Whole Wheat Macaroni
Retail and DTC; voluntary; no illnesses reported
Source fda.gov ↗ Captured 2026-07-27 Methodology
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 203-food range, with the tick at the median, so a bar here means what the same bar means anywhere else.
| Food | Form | Protein DM | kcal / kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beef & Russet Potato | Fresh cooked | 34% | 1559 |
| Chicken & White Rice | Fresh cooked | 28.6% | 1530 |
| Fish & Sweet Potato | Fresh cooked | 38.9% | 922 |
| Turkey & Whole Wheat Macaroni | Fresh cooked | 32.3% | 1741 |
justfoodfordogs.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.
No head-to-head comparison featuring JustFoodForDogs 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.
Same format, then the nearest label transparency and the nearest number of foods. It is a routing rule, not a recommendation.
Fresh / DTC · 4 foods
Independent. 1 recall on record.
Fresh / DTC · 4 foods
Independent (vet-founded). No recalls on record.
Fresh / DTC · 6 foods
Mars Petcare (Royal Canin division). No recalls on record.
Source justfoodfordogs.com ↗ Captured 2026-07-25 Methodology