Meat & Bone Meal
cautionMeat & Bone Meal is an ingredient that appears in a number of pet foods. Based on veterinary research, this ingredient has worth keeping an eye on. Below, we explain what we found and list the products that include it.
Why it's flagged
A generic rendered ingredient where the animal source isn't identified. It could be any mammal. FDA testing has found contamination issues with unnamed meat meals, and the protein quality can vary wildly from batch to batch. Named meals like 'chicken meal' or 'turkey meal' are more transparent because you know exactly what species you're feeding.
Sources
- FDA/CVM pentobarbital surveys 1998-2000 (60% positive rate in top-3 MBM)
- Shirley & Parsons 2001, Poultry Science (ash 9-63%, protein 38-67%)
- FDA Warning Letters: Evanger's 2017, JBS Souderton 2019
We found Meat & Bone Meal in 52 of the products we analyzed.
Products containing Meat & Bone Meal
Complete Adult with Real Chicken
Dog Chow
Adult Little Bites with Real Chicken & Beef Small Breed
Dog Chow
Tender & Crunchy Adult Real Lamb & Turkey Flavor
Dog Chow
Tender & Crunchy with Real Beef
Puppy Chow
Filet Mignon Flavor & Spring Vegetables Garnish Small Breed
Cesar
Rotisserie Chicken Flavor & Spring Vegetables Garnish Small Breed
Cesar
Complete Nutrition Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor
Pedigree
Complete Nutrition Roasted Chicken & Vegetable Flavor
Pedigree
Gravy Swirlers Chicken & Salmon Flavor
Friskies
Complete Adult with Beef Flavor
Dog Chow
High Protein Real Beef Recipe
Dog Chow
Puppy Growth & Protection Chicken & Vegetable Flavor
Pedigree
Small Dog Complete Nutrition Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor Small Breed
Pedigree
Small Dog Complete Nutrition Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dog Kibble Small Breed
Pedigree
High Protein Beef & Lamb Flavor
Pedigree
Porterhouse Flavor & Spring Vegetables Garnish Small Breed
Cesar
Complete Adult Beef Flavor
Dog Chow
Big Red High Protein
Big Red
Big Red Nuggets
Big Red
Tasty Morsels Natural Chicken Flavor
Big Red
Puppy Growth & Protection Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor
Pedigree
Original Poultry, Liver & Ocean Fish
Kit & Kaboodle
Gravy Train Beefy Classic
Gravy Train
High Protein with Real Chicken
Dog Chow
Nutritious Pork Flavored
Farm Dog
Tender Bites Complete Nutrition Chicken & Steak Flavor Small Breed
Pedigree
Mayday Emergency
Mayday
Complete Adult Meat
Big Red
Seafood & Fish Medley
Big Red
Gourmet Blend High-Protein
Buttons & Bows
