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{{Short description|American company}}
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{{Infobox company
| logo_size = 150
| type = [[Subsidiary]]▼
| image = One Maritime Plaza, San Francisco.jpg
| foundation = {{start date and age|2014|1|28}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whois.domaintools.com/bigheartpet.com|title=BigHeartPet.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools|work=[[WHOIS]]|date= |accessdate=2016-12-07}}</ref>▼
| image_size = 200
| location = [[One Maritime Plaza]]<br>[[San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]▼
| image_caption = [[One Maritime Plaza]], headquarters
| key_people = David J. West <br />([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])▼
| fate = Acquired by The J.M. Smucker Co. in 2015, which took over its brands
| industry = [[Pet food]]▼
| predecessor = [[Del Monte Foods]]
| products = [[Pet food]], Pet snacks.▼
| successor = [[The J.M. Smucker Company|J.M. Smucker Company]]
| company_slogan = ▼
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| parent = [[The J.M. Smucker Company]]<br>(2015–present)▼
| defunct = {{end date and age|2015}}
| num_employees = ▼
| area_served = Americas
| owner =
| subsid =
| brands = {{Hlist|
* [[Gravy Train (dog food)|Gravy Train]]
* Meow Mix
* Milk-Bone
* Milo's Kitchen
* [[Kibbles 'n Bits]]
* [[9Lives (cat food)|9Lives]]
* Natural Balance <ref>[https://www.cleveland.com/business/2015/03/jm_smucker_acquires_big_heart.html J.M. Smucker acquires Big Heart Pet Brands (Meow Mix, Milk Bones, Kibbles 'n Bits, 9Lives) in a $6 billion deal] on Cleveland.com, March 24, 2015</ref>
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'''Big Heart Pet Brands''' was an American company that manufacturers, distributes and markets branded [[pet food]] and other products for the U.S. retail market. Formerly a subsidiary of [[The J.M. Smucker Company|J.M. Smucker Co.]], it was headquartered at the [[One Maritime Plaza]] in [[San Francisco]].
Big Heart Pet Brands was previously the pet food [[division (business)|division]] of [[Del Monte Foods]] prior to their 2014 sale to
They generated approximately $2.0 billion in net sales in fiscal 2013. Their brands
▲Big Heart Pet Brands was previously the pet food division of [[Del Monte Foods]] prior to their 2014 sale to [[Del Monte Pacific Limited]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Big Heart Pet Brands is the New Name for Del Monte Foods' Pet Products Business; Now Largest Standalone Pet Products Company in North America |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140219005924/en |work=[[Business Wire]] |date=2014-02-19 |accessdate=2015-02-04}}</ref>
On February 3, 2015,
▲They generated approximately $2.0 billion in net sales in fiscal 2013. Their brands include [[Meow Mix]], [[Kibbles 'n Bits]], [[Milk-Bone]], [[9Lives (cat food)|9Lives]], [[Natural Balance]], [[Pup-Peroni]], [[Gravy Train (dog food)|Gravy Train]], [[Nature’s Recipe]], [[Canine Carry Outs]], and [[Milo’s Kitchen]].
==Pentobarbital detection in Gravy Train dog food in 2018==
After [[pentobarbital]]—a [[barbiturate]] used for euthanasia of dogs, cats and horses—caused the death of a dog on New Year's Eve of 2016, a wide range of pet food brands were tested by [[WJLA-TV]] of [[Washington, D.C.]], partnered with Ellipse Analytics. The brand that most consistently was found to contain pentobarbital was Big Heart Pet Brands' Gravy Train dog food.
Out of 15 cans of the company's Gravy Train dog food that were tested, 60% tested positive for pentobarbital. The source was identified as likely to be that animals that had been [[Animal euthanasia|euthanized]] with pentobarbital had been used for making the dog food. While the levels detected were not considered lethal, the drug is not legally permitted at any concentration in pet food. After declining an on-camera interview, the [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] stated that it would "investigate the matter and take appropriate enforcement action".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fletcher |first1=Lisa |title=FDA to investigate after report exposes euthanasia drug in dog food |url=http://wgme.com/news/nation-world/fda-to-investigate-after-report-exposes-euthanasia-drug-in-dog-food |accessdate=December 8, 2019 |website=[[WGME-TV]] |date=February 9, 2018}}</ref>
▲On February 3, 2015, [[the J.M. Smucker Company]] announced the acquisition of Big Heart Pet Brands.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Mackinnon |title=J.M. Smucker adds major pet food brands in 'transformational' $5.8 billion purchase |url=http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/j-m-smucker-adds-major-pet-food-brands-in-transformational-5-8-billion-purchase-1.564057 |work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |date=2015-02-03 |accessdate=2015-02-04 }}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140324001428/http://www.bigheartpet.com/
* [http://wgme.com/news/nation-world/fda-to-investigate-after-report-exposes-euthanasia-drug-in-dog-food WGME-TV investigation of dog food deaths]▼
▲* [http://wgme.com/news/nation-world/fda-to-investigate-after-report-exposes-euthanasia-drug-in-dog-food]
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