PEDIGREE Puppy Growth & Protection Dry Dog Food Chicken & Vegetable Flavor

Dry food for dogs · Puppy · by Pedigree

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What to watch for

• Active recall 2026-07-02
  Potential foreign plastic contamination
• BHA High risk
  A synthetic preservative that keeps fats from going rancid. The U.S. National Toxicology Program lists BHA as 'reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen' based on animal studies. Natural alternatives (mixed tocopherols) exist.
• Meat and bone meal Moderate risk
  Rendered mammal tissue including bone, from unnamed species. High in minerals (ash) and usually less digestible than a named meat meal.
• Peas Moderate risk
  Peas add plant protein, starch and fiber. The FDA has been investigating reports of heart disease (DCM) in dogs eating diets high in peas, lentils and other legumes, often grain-free. No cause has been proven, but it is worth knowing when legumes sit near the top of the list.
• Yellow 5 Moderate risk
  An artificial color added to make food look appealing to people; dogs do not care what color their food is. It can cause sensitivity reactions in some people and was part of the UK hyperactivity study.
• Yellow 6 Moderate risk
  An artificial color added to make food look appealing to people; dogs do not care what color their food is. It was part of the UK hyperactivity study in children.
• Blue 2 Moderate risk
  An artificial color added to make food look appealing to people; dogs do not care what color their food is. It serves no nutritional purpose.
• Red 40 Moderate risk
  An artificial color added to make food look appealing to people; dogs do not care what color their food is. It was one of the dyes in a well-known UK study linking color mixes to hyperactivity in some children.

Ingredients

GROUND WHOLE GRAIN CORN, CHICKEN BY-PRODUCT MEAL, CORN GLUTEN MEAL, SOYBEAN MEAL, MEAT AND BONE MEAL (SOURCE OF CALCIUM), ANIMAL FAT (SOURCE OF OMEGA 6 FATTY ACIDS [PRESERVED WITH BHA AND CITRIC ACID]), GROUND WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, BREWERS RICE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, FISH OIL ([SOURCE OF DHA] PRESERVED WITH MIXED TOCOPHEROLS), BREWERS DRIED YEAST, CALCIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, DRIED PEAS, VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENT, ZINC SULFATE, BHA AND CITRIC ACID (A PRESERVATIVE), NIACIN, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, DRIED CARROTS, BLUE 2, RED 40, D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, COPPER SULFATE, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT (VITAMIN B2), SODIUM SELENITE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), POTASSIUM IODIDE, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENT, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), FOLIC ACID, BIOTIN, VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENT, VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT

What the label cannot tell you

• Ingredient order is by weight before cooking; fresh meat counts water.
• Mineral levels are not printed on this label.
• We could not find the AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement for this product. Scan the bag to confirm it is complete and balanced.

Sizes and barcodes

• PEDIGREE Puppy Growth & Protection Dry Dog Food Chicken & Vegetable Flavor, 16.3 lb. Bag - 16.3 lbs UPC 023100015385

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Score version 2026.11.6 · Page updated 2026-11-03