Hill's Pet Nutrition: recall of 31 January 2019

What happened

On 31 January 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a recall covering Science Diet and Prescription Diet canned dog foods. The reason given in the record: Excessive and potentially elevated levels of vitamin D. The recall expanded in March and May 2019 and is counted here as one event.

A posted recall is the regulator putting a specific product and a specific concern on the public record. It is not a judgement on everything the brand sells, and it is not removed when the story fades: it stays in the count a careful buyer can check, which is why our review scores count events like this one.

If this food is in your cupboard

This recall is about a nutrient at the wrong level, which harms slowly rather than at once. Stop feeding the product even if your dog seems well, and if the dog has eaten a lot of it over weeks, tell your vet what the product was and how long it was fed: the symptoms named in the notice are the ones to watch for, and some need a blood test rather than a waiting game.

For scoring, Hill's Science Diet is one of the brands we review. This event is the only FDA posted event counted in the recall signal of our Hill's Science Diet review; the counting rules are published on the dog food hub.

Back to the dog food recall tracker for the full dated log across all brands.