Moderate riskPenalizedDogs and cats
Fish meal
Also labeled as
unspecified fish meal
Why it matters
Unspecified fish species, and fish meal is commonly preserved with ethoxyquin before import without label disclosure. Named fish meals such as salmon meal score better.
How PawScore treats it
Foods containing Fish meal are penalized when we grade the label. We don't publish the exact numeric weights so scores stay honest as the rubric evolves.