Flavor Snacks Dog Biscuits vs Farmstead Duck & Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food: which is safer?
Milk-Bone Flavor Snacks Dog Biscuits is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Milk-Bone
Flavor Snacks Dog Biscuits
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleRancidity and oxidative degradation of fats
ReportedIngredient sourcing transparency and traceability
Open Farm
Farmstead Duck & Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleMycotoxin contamination (aflatoxin)
PossibleBacterial contamination (Salmonella, E. coli)
PossibleNutrient deficiency or imbalance
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Rancidity and oxidative degradation of fats and Ingredient sourcing transparency and traceability on the Milk-Bone and not on the Open Farm.
- We flag Mycotoxin contamination (aflatoxin), Bacterial contamination (Salmonella, E. coli), Nutrient deficiency or imbalance and Packaging contaminant leachate (PFAS in bag liner) on the Open Farm and not on the Milk-Bone.
- The Milk-Bone is Wheat flour, meat by-products, soy lecithin, standard binders and preservatives where the Open Farm is Dry kibble with duck and grains, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- We are less certain about the Open Farm grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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