Where Is Health Extension Pet Food Made?

Health Extension is a family-owned pet food company founded in 1963 in New York by Brad Gruber and his family. They are going strong, now in their third generation. They focus on ensuring pet food recipes include essential vitamins to help your dog stay healthy. You will not find artificial preservatives or flavors, meat by-products, rendered fats, added sugar, or other fillers.

In addition to wet and dry food for dogs’ various life stages and sizes, Holistic Health has supplements and vitamins to further your dog’s health. But is everything from Holistic Health made in the USA? We did the research to find out. Here is our verdict.

Verdict: Is Health Extension Pet Food Made in the USA?

Health Extension pet food is cooked in the USA, and many of its ingredients are sourced in the U.S. as well; however, some of its major ingredients are from other countries, like France and New Zealand.

This news is pretty much par for the course in the pet food industry. There are a lot of good boutique brands cooking their food here, but it’s tough to find a brand sourcing 100% of its ingredients domestically as well. However, I put Health Extension in a tier above the competition primarily because of its ingredient transparency.

Health Extension has an interactive map on their website that details where every single one of their ingredients is from. We were shocked when we found this! We absolutely love it and think it is wonderful for American consumers.

So, here is a breakdown of where some of their internationally sourced ingredients are from:

  • Duck and Duckmeal – France
  • Buffalo – India
  • Lamb and lamb meal – New Zealand
  • Venison and venison meal – New Zealand
  • Kelp – Canada
  • Oatmeal – Canada
  • Whitefish – some from Argentina (the rest from Texas)

Everything else we could find outside those ingredients is sourced in the USA. That includes chicken (which they get from Virginia), which is a primary protein source in some of their most popular recipes.

Popular American Made Health Extension Pet Food

  • Chicken and Brown Rice recipe dry dog food
  • Salmon recipe dry dog food
  • Lamb and brown rice recipe dry dog food
  • Grain Free Tuscan Style canned dog food
  • Chicken and Brown Rice recipe dry cat food
  • Grain Free Chicken Pate recipe canned cat food

Use the code ALLAMERICANORG at checkout for 5% off your order.

Popular Health Extension Pet Food Not Made in the USA 

  • Only a few ingredients listed above are imported

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About The Author

Mike

Mike

Mike leads research on the team, writes, and manages the YouTube channel. He’s been buying products made in the USA for as long as he can remember. It’s in his blood, growing up working in American manufacturing.