Cause: Potential for salmonella. Announcement: FDA report dated Aug. 14, 2013 (archived here). What was recalled: Iams dry dog foods in the following sizes, varieties and date codes:
Iams Healthy Naturals Chicken Adult, 13.3 lb., Lot #31884177, best by Nov. 7, 2014
Iams Healthy Naturals Chicken Adult, 13.3 lb., Lot #31904177, best by Nov. 9, 2014
Iams Healthy Naturals Chicken Adult, 13.3 lb., Lot #31924177, best by Nov. 11, 2014
Iams Healthy Naturals Chicken Adult, 13.3 lb., Lot #31934177, best by Nov. 12, 2014
Iams Healthy Naturals Chicken Adult, 13.3 lb., Lot #31944177, best by Nov. 13, 2014
Iams Healthy Naturals Chicken Adult, 2.9 lb., Lot #31944177, best by Nov. 13, 2014
Iams Healthy Naturals Chicken Adult, 25.7 lb., Lot #31884177, best by Nov. 7, 2014
Iams Healthy Naturals Chicken Adult, 25.7 lb., Lot #331894177, best by Nov. 8, 2014
Iams Healthy Naturals Chicken Adult, 25.7 lb., Lot #331904177, best by Nov. 9, 2014
Iams Healthy Naturals Chicken Adult, 25.7 lb., Lot #331914177, best by Nov. 10, 2014
Iams Healthy Naturals Chicken Adult, 25.7 lb., Lot #331934177, best by Nov. 12, 2014
Iams Healthy Naturals Chicken Adult, 5 lb., Lot #31904177, best by Nov. 9, 2014
Iams Healthy Naturals Chicken Adult, 5 lb., Lot #31914177, best by Nov. 10, 2014
Iams Healthy Naturals Weight Control Adult, 13.3 lb., Lot #31894177, best by Nov. 8, 2014
Iams Premium Protection Chicken Adult, 12.1 lb., Lot #31894177, best by Nov. 8, 2014
Iams ProActive Health Large Breed Mature Adult, 30 lb., Lot #31884177, best by Nov. 7, 2014
Iams ProActive Health Large Breed Senior Plus, 13.3 lb., Lot #31934177, best by Nov. 12, 2014
Iams ProActive Health Large Breed Senior Plus, 26.2 lb., Lot #31934177, best by Nov. 12, 2014
Iams ProActive Health Large Chunks Adult, 15 lb., Lot #31944177, best by Nov. 13, 2014
Iams ProActive Health Small Breed Adult, 13.3 lb., Lot #1874177, best by Nov. 6, 2014
Iams ProActive Health Small Breed Adult, 13.3 lb., Lot #31894177, best by Nov. 8, 2014
Iams ProActive Health Small Breed Adult, 13.3 lb., Lot #31924177, best by Nov. 11, 2014
Iams ProActive Health Small Breed Adult, 3.1 lb., Lot #31874177, best by Nov. 6, 2014
Iams ProActive Health Small Breed Adult, 3.1 lb., Lot #31894177, best by Nov. 8, 2014
Iams ProActive Health Small Breed Adult, 5 lb., Lot #31874177, best by Nov. 6, 2014
Iams ProActive Health Small Breed Adult, 5 lb., Lot #31894177, best by Nov. 8, 2014
Iams ProActive Health Small Breed Adult, 5 lb., Lot #31924177, best by Nov. 11, 2014
Iams ProActive Health Small Breed Puppy, 5 lb., Lot #331904177, best by Nov. 9, 2014
Turkey — first 4 digits of the lot number are: 2342, 2325, 2331, 2332, 2341, 3016, 3017, 3018 or 3046
Lamb — first 4 digits of the lot number are: 2338
Cause: Aflatoxin. Announcement: FDA report dated Dec. 6, 2011 (archived here). What was recalled: Iams ProActive Health Smart Puppy dry dog food with “best by” dates of Feb. 5 or Feb. 6, 2013, in the following sizes and lot codes:
7 lb. bag, Lot #12784177I6
8 lb. bag, Lot #12794177D2 or 12794177D3
17.5 lb. bag, Lot #12794177K1 or 12794177K2
Cause: Potential for salmonella. Announcement: FDA report dated Aug. 31, 2010 (archived here). What was recalled: Iams Indoor Weight Control With Hairball Care dry cat food, 6.8 lb. bags, Lot #02304173 (B1–B6), no “best by” dates provided.
Cause: Potential for salmonella. Announcement: FDA report dated July 25, 2010 (archived here) and expanded a few days later, per State News Service report dated Aug. 3, 2010. What was recalled: Iams Veterinary Formulas dry cat foods, all sizes and varieties, with “best by” dates falling between July 1, 2010 and Dec. 1, 2011.
Cause: Low levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1). Announcement: FDA report dated June 9, 2010 (archived here). What was recalled: Iams ProActive Health canned cat and kitten food, all varieties, 3 oz. and 5.5 oz. cans, with dates falling between September 2011 and June 2012.
Cause: Melamine. Announcement: Menu Foods webpages (archived here). What was recalled: The following Iams pet foods in cans and pouches with codes of 6312 through 7043 followed by plant code 4197 (no dry foods were recalled):
Iams Select Bites Cat Food, 3 oz. pouches:
Adult With Beef in Gravy
Adult With Chicken and Wild Rice in Gravy
Adult With Chicken in Gravy
Adult With Turkey in Gravy
Adult With Salmon in Sauce
Adult With Tuna in Sauce
Kitten With Chicken in Gravy
Weight Control With Tuna in Sauce
Active Maturity With Chicken in Gravy
Variety Pack With Beef, Chicken & Turkey
Variety Pack With Salmon and Tuna
Variety Pack With Chicken and Turkey
Iams Slices Cat Food, cans:
Slices With Turkey in Gravy, 3 oz. and 6 oz.
Slices With Beef in Gravy, 3 oz. and 6 oz.
Slices With Chicken in Gravy, 3 oz. and 6 oz.
Kitten Slices With Turkey in Gravy, 3 oz.
Variety Pack Slices With Chicken and Beef in Gravy, 3 oz.
Iams Flakes Cat Food, cans:
Flakes With Tuna & Ocean White Fish in Sauce, 3 oz. and 6 oz.
Flakes With Salmon in Sauce, 3 oz. and 6 oz.
Variety Pack Flakes With Tuna & Ocean White Fish and Salmon in Sauce, 3 oz.
Iams Select Bites Dog Food, 5.3 oz. pouches:
Puppy With Chicken in Gravy
Adult With Beef in Gravy
Adult With Beef, Potatoes and Carrots in Gravy
Adult With Chicken in Gravy
Adult With Turkey in Gravy
Adult With Lamb and Wild Rice in Gravy
Weight Control With Chicken in Gravy
Active Maturity With Beef in Gravy
Variety Pack With Beef, Chicken, Lamb and Rice
Variety Pack With Beef and Chicken
Iams Small Bites Dog Food, 6 oz. cans:
Puppy With Beef & Chicken in Gravy
Small Dogs With Chicken in Gravy
Small Dogs With Beef & Vegetables in Gravy
Variety Pack for Small Dogs With Beef & Vegetables and Chicken in Gravy
Iams Chunks Dog Food, 13.2 oz. cans:
Beef & Vegetables in Gravy
Chicken in Gravy
Active Maturity With Beef in Gravy
Weight Control With Beef in Gravy
Puppy With Beef & Chicken in Gravy
Variety Pack With Beef & Vegetables and Chicken in Gravy
Multipack With Beef & Vegetables in Gravy
Multipack With Beef & Chicken in Gravy
Multipack With Chicken in Gravy
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What happened to IAMS dog food?
In 1999, Procter & Gamble acquired the Iams Company, as it is now known, and expanded to selling pet food in 70 countries worldwide. Then, in 2014, the company was sold to Mars Inc.
Is Iams a high quality dog food?
On Dog Food review sites, IAMS is classified as an average or slightly above average dog food, and it has received a rating of 3.5/5. This means that it is currently not the best dry dog food, but it is a good option for dog owners on a budget, as it rates higher than many other grocery store brands.
What’s wrong with Iams dog food?
They’ve been dying in the Iams labs, and now they’re dying in people’s homes. After an unknown number of cats and dogs died of kidney failure from eating tainted pet food, Menu Foods, which is a contract manufacturer for Proctor & Gamble’s Iams and Eukanuba brands, has recalled 60 million cans of pet food from stores nationwide. As a result, Proctor & Gamble has announced a major recall of certain types of its food throughout the country. You can learn more about the story here.
Proctor & Gamble is no stranger to killing dogs: They’ve been doing it efficiently and professionally for years, and they’ve developed numerous ways of getting the job done, such as cutting out huge chunks of muscle from their test subjects’ legs and leaving them to suffer for days before they die—as our investigation into Iams a couple of years ago discovered. Now, of course, boycotting Iams has taken on a whole new meaning since the company has shown
itself to be a real danger not just to the animals who suffer and die in silence (quite literally—dogs in Iams labs have been debarked so as not to bother the technicians with their cries for help) in Proctor & Gamble laboratories, but to the millions of households that feed their animals Iams food. You can find a list of pet-food companies that don’t test on animals here, and I’ll be sure to keep you updated when I get more information about this story.
