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In June 2017, a rumor appeared that Blue Buffalo brand pet food had been recalled because it contained toxic levels of lead: As is often the case with pet safety claims, the rumor spread via word-of-mouth, periodically reappearing on social media. According to various versions of the rumor, all Blue Buffalo dog and cat food had been recalled because of the presence of lead, and a class action lawsuit had been filed after the brand was caught tainting its food: However, we found only one legitimate recall involving Blue Buffalo brand, which had nothing to do with lead content and affected just one particular variety. It's possible that the date of the issued recall (17 March 2017) led to the story resurfacing after a year, creating some confusion: The claims upon which the lead rumors were based came from a lawsuit [PDF] filed by one individual in California, who claimed to have independently tested varieties of Blue Buffalo dog food after the death of a pet: In response to the March 2018 viral warning, Blue Buffalo issued a statement via Facebook to set the record straight about these baseless allegations, asserting that their pet food products were safe: Aside from a single claimant's lawsuit against Blue Buffalo and an unrelated recall on one variety of Blue Buffalo product in March 2017, we found no credible information suggesting that Blue Buffalo dog food was tested and found to have abnormally high levels of lead.
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