Adult Dry Dog Food Lamb & Rice 5 lb vs Grain Free Farmer's Chicken Recipe: 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

Best Breed Grain Free Farmer's Chicken Recipe

Best Breed

Grain Free Farmer's Chicken Recipe

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Poor 42/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

wet pet food in sealed pouch/tray packaging

Confidence

72%

PossiblePolymer pouch leachables (BPA, phthalates, or other plasticizers)

ReportedMicrobial growth if seal is compromised

PossibleAluminum foil layer in pouch (if present) and aluminum from ingredients

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 Best Breed.
  • We flag Polymer pouch leachables (BPA, phthalates, or other plasticizers), Microbial growth if seal is compromised, Aluminum foil layer in pouch (if present) and aluminum from ingredients and Inadequate disclosure of packaging composition and testing on the Best Breed 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 Best Breed is wet pet food in sealed pouch/tray 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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