{"topic_id":"FDA_DCM_brand_list_2019","category":"dcm","context":"---\ntopic_id: FDA_DCM_brand_list_2019\ncategory: dcm\ntitle: \"FDA DCM 2019 brand disclosure — 16 dog-food brands most frequently named in DCM reports (historical snapshot; no causal link established)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"FDA Animal & Veterinary — 'FDA Investigation into Potential Link between Certain Diets and Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy' (outbreaks-and-advisories page), retrieved 2026-08-05 via Tavily extract\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/dcm/FDA_DCM_brand_list_2019.txt\nsource_type: official_web_page\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-05\ntokens_estimated: 280\nverified: true\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 5\n  passed: 5\n  date: 2026-08-05\nsource_document: \"FDA DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy) 2019 brand-disclosure table\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"U.S. FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM)\"\n  title: \"FDA Investigation into Potential Link between Certain Diets and Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy\"\n  url: \"https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/outbreaks-and-advisories/fda-investigation-potential-link-between-certain-diets-and-canine-dilated-cardiomyopathy\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-05\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official web page (first-hand English text; U.S. federal government work, public domain)\"\n  needs_review: false\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:fda\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# FDA DCM 2019 brand disclosure — 16 dog-food brands most frequently named in DCM reports\n\nSource: FDA CVM consumer/advisory page, retrieved 2026-08-05 via Tavily extract. This is a **first-hand U.S. federal-government text**; the claims below are verbatim substrings of `source_file` (C1).\n\n## Editorial context (read this before using the list)\n\nThis topic records the FDA's **2019 public disclosure** of the dog-food brands most frequently named in diet-associated DCM reports. It is a **historical snapshot of report volumes**, not a recall and not a safety finding about any brand. It must be read together with the FDA's later position — captured in `FDA_DCM_investigation_closure_2022_dec` and `FDA_DCM_interim_conclusions_no_causal_link` — that the evidence was **insufficient to establish a causal relationship** between any reported product and DCM.\n\nPractical takeaway: do **not** treat these 16 brands as a current \"do-not-feed\" list. The counts reflect how often each brand was *named in a report*, not a measured risk per unit sold, and some reports named multiple brands. Always consult a veterinarian (and, if needed, a board-certified veterinary nutritionist) before changing a pet's diet.\n\n## Verbatim C1 claims (each a byte-substring of the source file)\n\n1. `Dog Food Brands Named Most Frequently in DCM Cases Reported to FDA. Graph shows the dog food brands most frequently named in reports of DCM submitted to FDA.`\n2. `Acana 67; Zignature 64; Taste of the Wild 53; 4Health 32; Earthborn Holistic 32; Blue Buffalo 31; Nature’s Domain 29; Fromm 24; Merrick 16; California Natural 15; Natural Balance 15; Orijen 12; Nature’s Variety 11; NutriSource 10; Nutro 10; Rachael Ray Nutrish 10`\n3. `it is important to note that the graph below is based on reports that included brand information and that some reports named multiple brands`\n4. `they do not supply sufficient data to establish a causal relationship with reported product(s).`\n5. `FDA urges pet owners to work with their veterinarians, who may consult a board-certified veterinary nutritionist, to obtain the most appropriate dietary advice for their pet's specific needs prior to making diet changes.`\n\n## Scope note\n\nThese are the FDA's 2019 report-volume statistics for the diet-DCM investigation. The broader case-count trajectory and the investigation's closure (no causal link established) are in `FDA_DCM_investigation_timeline_2014_2024`, `FDA_DCM_investigation_status_2018_2022` and `FDA_DCM_investigation_closure_2022_dec`.\n","sources":["FDA DCM Investigation — 3 official docs — FDA Investigation into Potential Link between Certain Diets and Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy (retrieved 2026-08-05)"],"source":{"authority":"FDA DCM Investigation — 3 official docs","title":"FDA Investigation into Potential Link between Certain Diets and Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy","url":"https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/outbreaks-and-advisories/fda-investigation-potential-link-between-certain-diets-and-canine-dilated-cardiomyopathy","retrieved":"2026-08-05","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"FDA DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy) 2019 brand-disclosure table","verification_file":"pdf-raw/dcm/FDA_DCM_brand_list_2019.txt"},"source_document":"FDA DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy) 2019 brand-disclosure table","source_file":"pdf-raw/dcm/FDA_DCM_brand_list_2019.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":280,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}