Label states 'formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for Maintenance.' This is formulation-based only — no feeding trial was conducted. Meets adult maintenance standards.
☠ This product contains 'MEAT BY-PRODUCTS' as the THIRD ingredient with NO species identified. Under AAFCO and FDA definitions, unspecified 'meat by-products' can legally contain slaughterhouse waste from ANY mammal — including 4D animals (dead, dying, diseased, disabled). The rendering process that produces these ingredients has been confirmed by the FDA to contain pentobarbital (euthanasia drug) in some cases. Pentobarbital can only enter the food supply through rendered euthanized animals. You are feeding your dog a product where one of the top three ingredients could literally be from a euthanized shelter animal, roadkill, or a diseased cow condemned by USDA inspectors. Meijer does not disclose the source species because they either don't know or don't want you to know.
Avoid at All Costs
This is one of the worst dog foods I've reviewed. Let me be brutally clear: you are paying $2.25 for a can that is 82% water, with the remaining 18% consisting primarily of unspecified mystery meat by-products, wheat flour, corn starch, wheat gluten, and artificial coloring. The product is called 'With Beef' — which under AAFCO rules means it can contain as little as 3% actual beef. THREE PERCENT. The third ingredient is unspecified 'Meat By-Products' — no species, no transparency, no accountability. This ingredient can legally come from euthanized shelter animals, roadkill, or 4D condemned carcasses. The FDA has confirmed pentobarbital in foods using these exact types of ingredients. Then they added artificial color to make this slop look appetizing TO YOU — your dog doesn't care what color it is. The wheat flour and corn starch are there to thicken the gravy cheaply. The wheat gluten is there to pump up the protein number so it looks like there's more meat than there actually is. The linoleic acid level is borderline deficient on a dry matter basis. Meijer's 'Quality Guarantee' signature on the back of this can is an insult. This food scores a 28 out of 100 — an F grade. Do not feed this to your dog. For the $67+ per month you'd spend feeding a medium dog this garbage, you could buy an actually decent canned food from a brand that doesn't hide mystery rendering waste behind vague ingredient names. Your dog deserves better than this. Period.