In july 2018 the fda announced that it had begun investigating reports of canine dilated cardiomyopathy dcm in dogs eating certain pet foods many labeled as grain free which contained a high.
Fda grain free dog food list.
In the fda s july 2019 update on diet and canine heart disease they examined labels of dog food products reported in dcm cases to determine whether the foods were grain free defined as.
Ultimately gelzer and others found there was a common denominator.
Of the dog food brands on the fda s list 91 per cent of the products were labelled grain free did not contain corn soy wheat rice barley or other grains while 93 per cent contained peas lentils including chickpeas and beans or potatoes including sweet potatoes.
The agency instead pointed to pet food labeled as.
Of the dog food brands on the fda s list 91 per cent of the products were labelled grain free did not contain corn soy wheat rice barley or other grains while 93 per cent contained peas.
Food and drug administration the fda initially alerted the public to the cases plaguing dogs last july but did not specify food brands.
The current reports mostly involve diets labeled as grain free however the small number of reports received for foods that contain rice including brown rice do not suggest there is any link.
Grain free dog foods which had replaced grains with substitutes such as lentils peas and chickpeas.
Acana there were 67 reports of this brand of dog food having a connection to canine dilated.
Since 2018 the fda has been investigating more than 500 reports of canine dilated cardiomyopathy that appears to be linked to dog foods marketed as grain free.