Kibble / retail · 9 foods
Purina Pro Plan
Nestlé Purina PetCare (Nestlé S.A.). 4 recalls on record.
Natural Balance
Owned by Natural Balance Pet Foods Kibble / retail 4 recalls medium–high
Limited-ingredient specialist dating to 1989. Publishes guaranteed analysis, calorie content, and AAFCO statements per recipe; ingredient lists are published as label images. Has recall history including the 2012 Diamond co-manufacturing salmonella event.
Natural Balance is owned by Natural Balance Pet Foods (Nexus Capital). Of the 10 foods we hold, 10 publish a nutrient analysis, 10 a calorie statement, 0 an ingredient list and 10 a nutritional-completeness statement. 10 of those are AAFCO statements. Those counts are what the transparency mark above records — how we read a label.
Recall history
4 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.
- 2012
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2012-05
Natural Balance Illness not stated
Salmonella (Diamond Gaston, SC plant co-manufacturing event)
Sweet Potato & Venison, Lamb & Rice, Sweet Potato & Bison, Vegetarian dry formulas
Part of the Diamond 2012 event
Source pawdiet.com ↗ Captured 2026-07-27 Methodology
- 2010
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2010-06
Natural Balance Illness not stated
Salmonella positive test
Sweet Potato & Chicken dry (5 and 28 lb bags)
US
Source pawdiet.com ↗ Captured 2026-07-27 Methodology
- 2007
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2007-07
Natural Balance Illness not stated
Possible botulinum toxin (Castleberry's co-packer)
Four canned varieties: Irish Stew, Chinese Take Out, Hobo Chili, Southern Style Dumplings
US
Source pawdiet.com ↗ Captured 2026-07-27 Methodology
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2007-04
Natural Balance Illness not stated
Melamine in rice protein concentrate (industry-wide 2007 event)
Venison & Brown Rice dog foods, venison treats, venison cat food
Part of the 2007 industry-wide melamine recalls
Source pawdiet.com ↗ Captured 2026-07-27 Methodology
Natural Balance 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 123-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 & Brown Rice Recipe | Dry kibble | 25.6% | 3580 |
| Chicken & Barley Recipe | Dry kibble | 26.7% | 3590 |
| Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe | Dry kibble | 25.6% | 3445 |
| Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe (Canned) | Wet / canned | 25% | 1011 |
| Duck & Brown Rice Recipe (Canned) | Wet / canned | 31.8% | 1170 |
| Grain-Free Duck & Potato Recipe | Dry kibble | 26.7% | 3584 |
| Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Venison Recipe | Dry kibble | 22.2% | 3290 |
| Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe | Dry kibble | 24.4% | 3520 |
| Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe | Dry kibble | 26.7% | 3538 |
| Vegetarian Recipe with Superfood Blend (Canned) | Wet / canned | 22.7% | 983 |
naturalbalanceinc.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 Natural Balance
No head-to-head comparison featuring Natural Balance 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.
Brands with a similar profile
Same format, then the nearest label transparency and the nearest number of foods. It is a routing rule, not a recommendation.
Kibble / retail · 8 foods
Diamond Naturals
Diamond Pet Foods (Schell & Kampeter). 2 recalls on record.
Kibble / retail · 8 foods
Taste of the Wild
Diamond Pet Foods (Schell & Kampeter). 1 recall on record.
Source naturalbalanceinc.com ↗ Captured 2026-07-25 Methodology