Pet Food Brand
Pedigree
Mars's high-volume budget dog food line, with some of the widest distribution in US grocery and mass retail. Ingredient quality reflects the price point — corn, wheat, and chicken by-product meal are common base ingredients.
At a glance
- Parent company
- Mars Petcare
- Founded
- 1957
- Headquarters
- Franklin, Tennessee, USA
- Made in
- USA
- AAFCO method
- Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles
- Typical price tier
- budget
- Pet types
- Dogs
Product lines
Recall history
2014-08-27
Class IIPedigree Adult Dry Dog Food — metal fragment contamination
Typical ingredients
Common across the brand's formulations — specific SKUs vary. Always scan the actual label.
Common questions about Pedigree
Is Pedigree dog food good quality?
Budget tier. Uses corn, wheat, chicken by-product meal, and meat-and-bone meal as primary ingredients. Nutritionally adequate for AAFCO standards but meaningfully lower quality than mid-tier brands (Iams, Purina ONE) or premium brands. For healthy, non-sensitive dogs it meets nutritional requirements. For food-allergic or specialty-nutrition needs, Pedigree is not appropriate.
Has Pedigree been recalled?
Yes, August 2014 — Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition dry dog food recalled after Mars Petcare identified the potential presence of small metal fragments in specific production lots. 15-lb, 33-lb, 36-lb, and 50-lb bags affected. Foreign-material contamination, not a bacterial or safety issue per se. Full FDA URL on the brand page.
Scan a specific Pedigree 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.