The article you posted from Cooking Light is about the Cesar dog food recall in 2016, not of any of the other Mars owned brands..
“During this time, multiple consumers also complained about finding hard plastic pieces and elastic material in their pet’s food. The plastic was traced back to broken equipment at the plant. After consumers discovered foreign material in the canned food in 2016, Mars recalled 54,255 cases of CESAR Classics Filet Mignon Flavor.” ~ 4th paragraph Cooking Light
There are several links in the article as well, one being to the FDA site. I only found this announcement concerning the Cesar 2016 recall on the FDA site. It only addresses plastic in the food not any of the other alleged observations written about in the article so I am not sure where the rest of the info was gathered from.
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/mars-petcare-us-announces-voluntary-recall-limited-number-cesarr-classics-filet-mignon-flavor-wet
Regardless, I have always found it best to ask the company in question specific written questions so I can reference info when needed. Good luck.
