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Originally Posted by kodimerlyn  I think Willi is currently being fed Fromm so will be checking that out tonight at Rens and may put both dogs on it.
I def. have more research to do. It was interesting to read the most of my suspicions were correct.
My reference to lack of regulation in food in Canada is due to my lack of knowledge on how pet food is regulated in the U.S. Canada seems to have stricter laws for food and drugs but I think we are on par with the U.S. regarding pet food. Mind you with the IAMS debaucle a few years ago I think the laws are changing here and have changed but not sure how good they are...off to investigate them now. |
Origen appears to be a very quality food...they at lest attempt to make the feed "species specific" including things that particular animal in a natural state 'would' eat of its own initiative...and it def comes from Canada according to their website.
I don't know about laws or regulation in Canada, but in the USA even regulation is not always reliable. For example, even on regulated (required to be listed as an ingredient) items, it is only the 'ingredient' that must be listed...such as "msg" but when a "broth" that contains high quantities of monosodium glutamate (an "msg") the requirement only applies to the "broth" ingredient but no requirement exists to list the individual "broth" ingredients themselves. Since I am extremely 'chemical sensitive' and make my own 'broth' I had a considerable amount of research to do before I learned that I could be/was being made sick even by "chicken" that had been pre-infused by "broth" as is being done by some companies, or marinated in "broth" or "bouillon". As you can well imagine, from my research on human foods alone, I immediately reject pet foods containing "broth" or "bouillon" etc. if not for other ingredients.
Then there is that whole hormone/antibiotic thing, including companies that say they don't give the chickens antibiotics...instead, they inject the unhatched egg with them.
Also, what about fluoridation etc. of the processing water as well...there is no requirement in the USA to mention that little detail...or whether an ingredient is GMO...products containing a ".5" qty/serving of hydrogenated fats/oils are being 'allowed' to "round down" and print "0% trans fats" on the pkg like there aren't any trans-isomer fats at all
...and more. But, things like this happen when regulation only stipulates certain specific requirements...companies find a way around the regulation looking for a profitable 'edge' for their own products, and the rest is up to the individual to diligently research...forget about 'free time' if you start that particular quest, however
and that's 'nuff o'that for now.