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08-24-2007, 02:19 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| Beggin strips I contacted Purina to ask if they purchase any ingredients from China for their beggin strips (since my dogs love these and get one a day). Here is the response: Thank you for contacting Nestlé Purina PetCare Company. We appreciate you sharing your concerns with us. Wheat gluten is a high quality ingredient that provides protein and produces the consistency and texture desired in our products. Wheat gluten is a commodity ingredient sold on the global market. While the vast majority of our grain products and ingredients overall are sourced from the United States, wheat gluten that meets our specifications is not available in sufficient quantities in the United States. Only a minority of our supply originates in China. Unfortunately, in this rare case it was contaminated. Please know that we are no longer purchasing wheat gluten from this source. The FDA reported April 19 that it is sampling 100 percent of the wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate received from China, and that they will add other ingredients to the sampling list if necessary. In addition, all products from the two Chinese firms in question are being stopped at the border and prohibited from entry into the United States. Nestlé S.A. also recently has established an office in China, headquartered in Beijing, to assist Nestlé affiliates, including Nestlé Purina, with sourcing ingredients and other materials from China. The goal of this office is to have Nestlé staff physically inspect and monitor the facilities of Nestlé approved Chinese suppliers and test product samples to ensure compliance with Nestlé Quality Assurance and Compliance safety standards. Nestlé Purina is evaluating its ingredients sourced from China, and has implemented a new process to test for melamine in every load of wheat gluten. We also are implementing additional technology to further screen our pet food ingredients. We hope this information is helpful and that you will let us know if you have any other questions. Again, thank you for visiting our web
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08-24-2007, 02:36 PM | #2 |
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| Our unopened bag of beggin strips is going in the trash. Thanks for sharing!
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08-24-2007, 04:26 PM | #3 |
Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida
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| No more beggin strips for us.
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08-24-2007, 04:29 PM | #4 |
Aubrey's Mom Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Georgia
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| Good thing I don't use those. Thanks for posting that! |
08-24-2007, 04:33 PM | #5 |
My Little Princess Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: SUNNY,FLORIDA
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| i just threw mistys in the garbage. thanks for posting this
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08-24-2007, 11:21 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA
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| OMG, that's riley's favorite and the bag is almost gone. thanks for posting.
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08-25-2007, 06:45 AM | #7 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Los Angeles,California
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| I just threw Boobah's in the trash bin! Thanks for the info!
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08-25-2007, 06:48 AM | #8 |
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| I had some of these I got as a free sample a while back. My yorkes didnt like them so I threw them out
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08-25-2007, 06:51 AM | #9 |
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| I stopped giving my dogs all treats except for the occassional small milkbone treat that they love! I just dont think anything is safe anymore! I bought them little bones from the butcher and give those to them now. They are fresh and I keep them in the freezer to keep them good!
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