05/07/2025
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Dog and cat food toxin testing
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Initial results
Blueprint Quantified tested 22 mass-market products (12 dog foods, 10 cat foods) from 14 US national brands.
Glyphosate
+ Detected in 21 of 22 products (95%).
+ 8 products hit the upper detection limit of 1,000 ppm
+ That’s 118 mg glyphosate in a 118 g serving, equivalent to maximum tolerable exposure for 68 kg human
+ Lowest non-zero hit: 0.04 ppm (Merrick Chicken & Sweet Potato)
Heavy metals
+ mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium were detected in every sample
+ arsenic: up to 0.238 ppm / 238 ppb (Sheba Seafood Wet Cat Food). 8.9 mcg per 38 g serving
+ cadmium: up to 0.084 ppm / 83.6 ppb (Royal Canin Medium Adult Dog).
+ lead: up to 0.343 ppm / 343 ppb (Royal Canin Indoor Adult Cat), 12.9 mcg of lead per 38 g serving (26x California Prop 65’s daily limit (0.5 mcg))
+ mercury: up to 0.012 ppm / 11.8 ppb (Sheba Seafood Wet Cat Food)
Top heavy metal toxicity:
+ Wellness CORE+ Original (Dog): 43.4 µg/serving
+ Nutro Natural Choice Small Breed (Dog): 42.6 µg/serving
+ Blue Buffalo Homestyle Senior (Dog, wet): 35.6 µg/serving
+ Royal Canin Size Health Medium Dog: 33.7 µg/serving
+ Pedigree Small Dog “Grilled Steak & Veg” (Dog): 27.9 µg µg/serving
Cleanest product
Purina Friskies Surfin’ & Turfin’ (Cat) had non-detectable glyphosate, and the second lowest total heavy metals.