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08-07-2011, 11:53 AM | #1 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| Quality control and dog food This has come up a lot lately. A few of us have really been concerned as of late about the QC (or lack there of) with some companies. There are also questions about the unwillingness to spend money on things that money should be spent on for some companies. I just wanted a thread titled this to grab attention. Just to say please make sure that your company is testing foods properly before putting them on store shelves even if it means a profit loss to them.. I can't tell you exactly what the best QC procedures are, but I can say the companies that I have emailed with in the last week, too many of them give responses that are just plain vague and scary. Who is creating your chosen company's recipes? What do they test each ingredient/batch for? And did they test this food on animals or are your pups the first to try it out (guinea pigs)? If a food is generally considered safe by those trusted in the field, then you don't need to be so worried about their exactly methods for how they test each batch. But if it's a newer food without a ton of veterinary support, it is wise to be suspicious. I think the internet has played nutritionist for many people (including me) which probably isn't a good thing. We just want to see all the Yorkies safe and healthy. Also, please don't take this to mean that I'm totally against newer foods. In fact, I'm very happy with at least one holistic company's response. Just a caution to be very careful. It doesn't matter how good the ingredients sound. A nice sounding ingredient list does not always equate to a good dog food.
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08-07-2011, 12:20 PM | #2 |
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| One of my concerns is that if a dog food company changes their formula they don't seem to have any obligation to let the public know that they have made changes.
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08-07-2011, 12:27 PM | #3 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| I think they just have to list the new ingredients on the bag? Yup, if there is an allergy pup eating it or one sensitive to certain things in food, then the label would have to be read everytime.
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08-07-2011, 12:52 PM | #4 |
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| Can you not post the questions you asked and responses you received from all companies contacted so far? It would be quite interesting, I am sure. Possibly this violates a forum policy? If so, my apologies in advance.
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08-07-2011, 12:58 PM | #5 | |
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| Quote:
And I agree. Look at how many people used to feed Nutro on this forum, it was looked upon as a pretty "premium" food and I'm pretty sure most now would never feed it.
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08-07-2011, 01:12 PM | #6 |
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| I don't think she should share her info on the forum. But if you ask her what she's feeding her dog, it's not holistic food.
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08-07-2011, 01:27 PM | #7 |
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| After skimming Champion's FAQ, alot of that is addressed there. I am more than happy to back their Acana or Orijen line in terms of safety. There are indeed companies which I would not trust if, for no other reason, than the way they handle recalls.
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08-07-2011, 01:56 PM | #8 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| Instead of answering individual questions about what companies have told me, I really think it would be good for anybody concerned to contact these places and inquire. I asked some very basic questions about what quality control measures were in place, what they test for, who creates their foods... Some tried to answer my questions. Some haven't replied yet. Some don't like specific questions. Some are lacking in a lot of areas. One preferred to send me coupons instead of explaining things. Etc. Some try to tell me their meats are human grade without telling me that they are fit for human consumption. I don't like when companies use undefined terms. And the smaller company that I didn't mind (so far - will have to do follow-up), it still wouldn't be my first or even second choice for a dog, esp. a Yorkie. Some of their products are of some concern (IMO). All that to say, contact companies and don't just read the ingredient list and trust that the food is okay just because the ingredients sound good.
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