PROTEIN · ANIMAL
Menhaden Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids)
PETLYTIC SCORE
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50/100 risk index
Menhaden Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids) appears in the ingredient lists of thousands of pet foods. Here's what the regulatory record, toxicology data, and veterinary nutrition research actually say about it — not the marketing copy on the bag.
FDA PET STATUS
Not evaluated
FDA HUMAN STATUS
Not evaluated
EFSA STATUS
Not evaluated
NTP CARCINOGEN
Not listed
What Menhaden Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids) actually is
Menhaden Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids) is a protein commonly found in commercial pet food. It is sourced from animal origins and is classified as watch quality by Chowmark's scoring rubric.
Why it's still in pet food when human food has moved on
Two reasons: cost and regulatory inertia. Pet food regulation lags human food regulation by decades. Premium brands have largely moved away from it. The cheap ones still use it.
WHICH BRANDS STILL USE MENHADEN FISH MEAL (SOURCE OF OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS)
We checked every brand in our database. Here's the partial list — the products with the highest sales volume that still include this ingredient.
| BRAND | PRODUCT | CATEGORY | RECALLS (5YR) | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Buffalo | Blue Buffalo Wilderness Adult Chicken Grain-Free Dry Dog Food 24 lb | dry dog | 2 | 74 |
| Blue Buffalo | Blue Buffalo Indoor Health Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Cat Food 15 lb | dry cat | 2 | 71 |
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