Pedigree: recall of 17 May 2024

What happened

On 17 May 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a recall covering Adult Complete Nutrition Grilled Steak and Vegetable Flavor dry dog food (44 lb bags). The reason given in the record: Possible presence of loose metal pieces in the food.

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 physical contamination. Stop feeding the product and check any food already served for remaining pieces. A swallowed fragment can cut, lodge or block, so a dog that vomits repeatedly, drools, paws at its mouth or goes off its food after eating it needs a vet the same day. Keep the packaging: the notice and the maker will both ask for the lot details printed on it.

The brand's wider record

Our tracker holds 2 entries for Pedigree (Mars Petcare US) in total. The others:

• 2 July 2026: Can High Protein Chopped Chicken and Duck Flavor wet dog food (13.2 oz cans, two lots)

We have not scored this brand's recipes, so no review score carries this event; the page stands on the FDA record alone.

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