Pet Food Brand
Castor & Pollux
Organic-focused pet food brand, now under Nestlé Purina after the 2015 Merrick acquisition. Organix is one of the few USDA-certified organic dog food lines in the US market. PRISTINE is the non-organic natural-positioning line.
At a glance
- Parent company
- Nestlé Purina PetCare (acquired Merrick 2015)
- Founded
- 2002
- Headquarters
- Clackamas, Oregon, USA
- Made in
- USA
- AAFCO method
- Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles
- Typical price tier
- premium
- Pet types
- Dogs, Cats
Product lines
Recall history
No recalls in the FDA enforcement archive at time of last review.
Typical ingredients
Common across the brand's formulations — specific SKUs vary. Always scan the actual label.
Common questions about Castor & Pollux
Is Castor & Pollux the same as Merrick?
Both owned by Nestlé Purina since the 2015 Merrick acquisition. Castor & Pollux was a separate brand acquired by Merrick before its own Purina acquisition. Operates as a premium-organic positioning within the Purina portfolio. The Organix line is USDA-certified organic — one of the few in the US pet food market.
Is USDA-certified organic pet food worth the price?
Depends on the household's broader organic-food priorities. USDA Organic certification on pet food means no synthetic pesticides or fertilisers in the ingredient sourcing, and restrictions on processing aids. No direct nutritional-quality advantage over premium non-organic pet food. For households already committed to organic food choices, extending that to pets is consistent; for strictly nutritional reasons, organic certification is not decisive.
Scan a specific Castor & Pollux product
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Scan a label →Factual brand reference sourced from FDA enforcement reports, AAFCO publications, and manufacturer disclosures. Not an endorsement or a ranking.