Adult Dry Dog Food Lamb & Rice 5 lb vs Size Health Nutrition Large Breed Adult Dry Dog Food: 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.

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

Royal Canin Size Health Nutrition Large Breed Adult Dry Dog Food

Royal Canin

Size Health Nutrition Large Breed Adult Dry Dog Food

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Poor 48/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Paper/cardboard bag (standard dry pet food packaging)

Confidence

72%

PossibleMoisture barrier coating composition and migration

ReportedMold and mycotoxin contamination if bag integrity fails

PossibleCardboard recycled fiber contaminants (printing inks, legacy chemicals)

Where these two actually differ

  • 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 Royal Canin.
  • We flag Moisture barrier coating composition and migration, Mold and mycotoxin contamination if bag integrity fails, Cardboard recycled fiber contaminants (printing inks, legacy chemicals) and Oxidation and nutrient loss if bag seal degrades over time on the Royal Canin and not on the Purina Pro Plan.
  • The Purina Pro Plan is paper/kraft outer bag with likely polyethylene inner lining (food contact) where the Royal Canin is Paper/cardboard bag (standard dry pet food packaging), 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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