A concerned pet owner recently filed a class action lawsuit against the maker of Taste of the Wild dog food claiming that the products are contaminated with heavy metals, pesticides, and other harmful chemicals.
Plaintiff Martin Grossman is suing defendant Diamond Pet Foods Inc. over allegations that the company’s Taste of the Wild products are contaminated with harmful chemicals including pesticides.
Diamond Pet Foods manufactures and distributes Taste of the Wild products, marketing the dog food as formulated “based on your pet’s ancestral diet.”
The company further supports the quality of their products by stating: “Every ingredient is carefully selected from trusted sources, each recipe is designed by our veterinarians and nutritionists to meet specific nutritional requirements and every product is tested for quality and safety before leaving our facilities.”
Despite claims of natural ingredients and high quality nutrition, Taste of the Wild dog food may not be as incredible as marketing suggests. Grossman alleges that Diamond Pet Food products contain a series of undesirable contaminates which can cause harm to animals.
Through testing of Taste of the Wild, Grossman says he discovered the dog food contains heavy metals including arsenic, lead, mercury, and cadmium, as well as pesticides, acrylamide, and BPA.
These contaminates can allegedly build up in an animal’s body and cause toxicity, leading to adverse health conditions. Health conditions reported in relation to pet food contaminates include lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, gastrointestinal damage, nerve damage, neurological side effects, seizures, heart problems, cancers, and in some cases death.
In his Diamond Pet Food class action, Grossman alleges that the manufacturer knew about the contaminates in their Taste of the Wild pet foods, but chose to mislead consumers in an attempt to increase their profits. The Taste of the Wild manufacturer allegedly acknowledges and aims to capitalize on the trend of pet owners prioritizing natural, nutritious ingredients in their pet food.
“Defendants know that certain consumers seek out and wish to purchase premium pet foods that possess high quality ingredients and do not contain chemicals or contaminants, and that these consumers will pay more for pet foods that they believe possess these qualities than for pet foods that they do not believe possess these qualities,” the Taste of the Wild dog food class action claims.
Grossman seeks to represent a Class of consumers who have purchased contaminated Taste of the Wild dog food since May 1, 2013. The Diamond Pet Food class action seeks restitution, disgorgement, statutory damages, punitive damages, court costs, and attorneys’ fees.
Plaintiffs are represented by Robert K. Shelquist and Rebecca A. Peterson of Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP; Joseph DePalma, Steven J. Greenfogel, and Susana Cruz-Hodge of Lite DePalma Greenberg LLC; Daniel E. Gustafson, Karla M. Gluek and Raina C. Borrelli of Gustafson Gluek PLLC; Kevin A. Seely and Steven M. McKany of Robbins Arroyo LLP; and Charles Laduca and Kathrine Van Dyck of Cuneo Gilbert & Laduca LLP.
The Taste of the Wild Contaminated Pet Food Class Action Lawsuit is Grossman v. Shell & Kampeter Inc. d/b/a Diamond Pet Foods, Case No. 2:18-cv-02344-JAM-AC, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
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809 thoughts onTaste of the Wild Class Action Says Dog Food Contains Pesticides, Metals
My dog Thumper was a 3 yroldgerman shepard husky mix whose was very healthy until he suddenly started rapidly wasting away and it was horrible because we were alk at a loss as to what happened to him. No matter what we did he just kept getting worse until his body shut down and he died in april 6th of 2025 a little over a month before his birthday. Yesterday me and my boyfriend were having dinner with some friends and they had shared that they went threw something similar with their German shepard around the same age. They had explained to us about the lawsuit again taste of the wild and how they learned about the awful things it was doing to dogs all over and how they’re pretty sure thats what killes rheir dog and me and my boyfriends hearts just sank, we had been feeding taste of the wild to Thumper pretty much his whole life and in that moment it finally made sense as to why we lost our boy. Dealing with his loss has been been one of the most difficult things to go threw, he was a unique dog, loved by everyone, and spent every moment with us including going to work with me. If I would’ve known about this sooner I could’ve had him treated differently and still had him and not have gotten myself thousands of dollars in debt blindly looking for answer desperate for an answer just to end up losing him. Im fully convinced taste of the wild is to blame for his loss.
Was feeding mine Taste of the Wild one dog just keeled over and died in March and now my 2 years old dog just fell over and died last night. Was it the dog food.
My dog was on this food for 6 weeks- last weeks he almost DIED because of this food, and likely has organ damage and/or FAILURE. THIS COMPANY NEEDS TO BE STOPPED.
My Samoyed was also fed taste of the wild for about 2 years, he started to develop loose stools and blood everyday and have just found out now he has bowel cancer and malignant polyps caused from an inflamed gut. I believe this was from the taste of the wild dog biscuits we fed him. So disappointing would never touch the brand again. He’s now receiving palliative care and will be putting him down in the coming weeks. His loss will be devastating to our family. How can a company get away with toxic ingredients and then be able to importing this rubbish food to Australia. Why is there not strict regulations on pet food? How can they charge a premium and advertise their food as healthy when it is not. I hope the brand is taken off the shelves so no other loved dog, end up with the same fatal outcome.
I just had one dog die and i have another one on the verge of dying from tadte of the wild buffalo venison and beef. I didnt think it was the food. My one was just small 9lbs the other medium size she is very sick. And about to die. I want justice everything i can get these were my emotional support dogs as i am mentally and physically disabled. I just started feeding them this dogfood they ate one helping and would not touch it anymore and then the little one died and my my other sick. My phone number is 276 620 4479 or 276 223 8670 my name and email are below and mailing address is 2255 west Washington street wytheville va 24382
My dog Cooper just died of stomach cancer at the age of 8. He was eating taste of the wild food since he was a puppy. He ate the food until he was 6 until it was pulled off the shelves and we could not find the food anymore. He started developing stomach issues and would throw up yellow bile each morning. We then found out that this “healthy food” contained insane amounts of heavy metals. We just had to put down our best friend because we fed him this poison and the fact that you are still in business is appalling. I went to your website and was sickened by what you have on there fooling people that this is actually good food and you care about their pets. Cooper had so much more life to life and by feeding him this food it was cut short. From the age of 6 to 8 he threw up yellow bile if he did not eat every 3 hours because of the issues with his stomach.
I have 3 dogs (had 4) and they have all been fed ONLY TOW Bison…. Ancient Recipe everyday since pups. It’s an expensive food that I researched and believed was providing the best for my fur babies. Last year my Corgy died suddenly and I wonder if it was the food I fed her. I paid $64.00 a mo. and dehydrate organs for healthy safe treats. I’m devastated. Can’t afford the higher end foods and DIY I am finding isn’t within my budget. Will they get sick, are they? I’m how much build up is in their muscles and organs? Will they or can they recover fully
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