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.