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Royal Canin

Owned by Mars, Incorporated Kibble / retail 2 recalls high

Breed- and size-specific formulas backed by Mars' research division. Publishes GA and calorie data; extended nutrient detail is thinner than Hill's. Recall history limited to 2006-2007 events (vitamin D3; industry-wide melamine).

Royal Canin is owned by Mars, Incorporated. Of the 6 foods we hold, 6 publish a nutrient analysis, 6 a calorie statement, 6 an ingredient list and 4 a nutritional-completeness statement. 4 of those are AAFCO statements. Those counts are what the transparency mark above records — how we read a label.

Recall history

2 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. 2007

  2. 2007-04

    Royal Canin Illness not stated

    Melamine in rice protein concentrate (industry-wide 2007 event)

    Veterinary Diet formulas; expanded May 2007 to Sensible Choice and Kasco dry

    Part of the 2007 industry-wide melamine recalls

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

  3. 2006

  4. 2006-02

    Royal Canin Illness not stated

    Excess vitamin D3

    Multiple Veterinary Diet canned dog and cat formulas

    US

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

All 32 events in the recall tracker

Royal Canin 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.

Dry-matter values computed from each label's published analysis. Hatched cells are values Royal Canin does not publish. Scroll horizontally to see all 4 columns.
Food Form Protein DM kcal / kg
German Shepherd Adult Dry kibble 24.6% 3803
Golden Retriever Adult Dry kibble 25.7% 3513
Labrador Retriever Adult Dry kibble 31.3% 3482
Medium Adult Dry kibble 25.7% 3616
Medium Puppy Dry kibble 33.3% 3869
Small Adult Dry kibble 27.9% 3744

royalcanin.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 Royal Canin

No head-to-head comparison featuring Royal Canin 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 royalcanin.com ↗ Captured 2026-07-25 Methodology