Original Dry Cat Food vs Adult Dry Dog Food Lamb & Rice 5 lb: which is safer?

Purina Pro Plan Adult Dry Dog Food Lamb & Rice 5 lb is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Orijen Original Dry Cat Food

Orijen

Original Dry Cat Food

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 58/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Paper/kraft sack with ink printing

Confidence

72%

PossiblePlastic liner degradation and microplastic migration into kibble

PossibleMold or bacterial growth on bag exterior from moisture

PossibleRecycled paper content and unknown contaminant history

Our pick

Purina Pro Plan Adult Dry Dog Food Lamb & Rice 5 lb

Purina Pro Plan

Adult Dry Dog Food Lamb & Rice 5 lb

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 62/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

paper/kraft outer bag with likely polyethylene inner lining (food contact)

Confidence

72%

PossibleMineral oil or ink migration from paper

PossibleMold or bacterial growth from moisture ingress

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Plastic liner degradation and microplastic migration into kibble, Mold or bacterial growth on bag exterior from moisture and Recycled paper content and unknown contaminant history on the Orijen and not on the Purina Pro Plan.
  • We flag Mineral oil or ink migration from paper and Mold or bacterial growth from moisture ingress on the Purina Pro Plan and not on the Orijen.
  • The Orijen is Paper/kraft sack with ink printing where the Purina Pro Plan is paper/kraft outer bag with likely polyethylene inner lining (food contact), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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