Blue Buffalo uses a process known as extrusion, which involves extreme heat and intense pressure to process the dog food. Companies do this to help kill bacteria and increase the shelf life of their food. However, heat extrusion ends up killing a large portion of the nutrients in dog food along with bacteria.

In 2016, Blue Buffalo settled a class action lawsuit for $32 million whereby customers complained that the company misled the public when they claimed their pet food ingredients were free of poultry byproducts, corn, wheat, soy and artificial preservatives. Do you give your dogs any of the Blue Buffalo products?

Most boiled chicken and rice for dogs recipes call for two parts white rice to one part boneless skinless chicken breast. (For example, two cups white rice with one cup of chicken.) Su recommends feeding whatever volume your dog is used to getting per day with its regular diet.

Has Blue Buffalo Ever Been Recalled? Yes. Blue Buffalo has had to issue a number of pet food recalls going back to 2007.

History of Purina and Blue Buffalo legal battles On May 6, 2014, Purina filed a lawsuit against Blue Buffalo for false advertising of pet food after testing revealed the presence of poultry by-product meal in some of Blue Buffalo's top-selling pet foods.

The Dog Food Brands to Avoid

• Ol Roy. This brand has been linked to several health issues in dogs, including kidney disease and liver failure.
• Gravy Train Dog Food Brand.
• Dog Chow Pet Food.
• IAMS Dog Foods.
• Beneful Dog Food Brand.
• Pedigree Pet Foods.
• Great Choice Dog Food Brand.
• SportMix Dog Food.

Blue Buffalo reached a $32 million settlement over claims that its products were free of poultry byproducts and didn't contain corn, wheat, soy, artificial flavors, colors of preservatives.

Are There Any Blue Buffalo Recalls? Blue Buffalo doesn't have any active pet food or treat recalls. For accurate pet food recalls and withdrawal information, we encourage you to visit the FDA site.

Why We Love It. REAL MEAT FIRST: Blue Buffalo foods always feature real meat as the first ingredient. High-quality protein from real chicken helps your dog build and maintain healthy muscles. Plus they contain wholesome whole grains, garden veggies and fruit.

Breasts. Once the chicken breasts have cooled you can start to shred them into smaller more manageable pieces for your dog. The ideal blend will be 1 3 meat. And 2 3 rice.

After an investigation, Blue Buffalo issued a recall for the one production lot in question. The production lot that is being recalled has UPC Code "840243101153" and a Best Buy Date of "June 7, 2019," which is found on the bottom of the can.

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