Natural Balance Pet Foods is an American commercial pet food manufacturer located in Pacoima, California and established in 1989 by actor Dick Van Patten. The company markets itself as "Food For a Lifetime" and promotes itself as having "the finest food you can buy for your pet." The current President is Joey Herrick and Vice President is Frank Koch.

A report of botulism prompted Castleberry to recall 10 product lines under various brand names on July 19th, 2007. The recall has been expanded to over 90 products, including Natural Balance pet foods products that are manufactured to human quality standards. However, dogs and cats are believed to be highly resistant to to botulism toxins.

An industrial chemical that led to the nationwide recall of more than 100 brands of cat and dog food has turned up in a second pet food ingredient imported from China. The chemical, melamine, is believed to have contaminated rice protein concentrate used to make a variety of Natural Balance Pet Foods products for both dogs and cats.

According to the Food and Drug Administration, Natural Balance Pet Foods has recalled two kinds of pet food after it received complaints of animals vomiting and experiencing kidney problems. At least six other pet food companies have also recalled products made with an imported Chinese wheat gluten tainted with the industrial chemical melamine.

As a precautionary measure, Natural Balance has voluntarily recalled all its Venison & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food and Venison & Green Pea Dry Cat Food. Unlike the MenuFood pet products recalled previously, Natural Balance uses "human grade" ingredients. The problem seems to be focused on one lot of food using rice protein contaminated with melamine.

Natural Balance Pet Foods has received consumer complaints regarding the Venison & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food, and Venison & Green Pea Dry Cat Foods. The company does not know the cause of the problems, but has received reports of animals vomiting and experiencing kidney problems. This is a swift voluntary recall out of caution, which is impressive.