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There was an old article I happened to read in a magazine over a year back about how the Chinese chicken & meats, for dog products were treated with a radiation process to kill all germs. The article said this process was not safe. Sure enough, Taffy's jerky said made in China. I went to the two big "chain pet stores"...none of their jerkies were from USA! All were Chinese. So, I began to hunt for MADE IN USA chicken jerky, and found more and more USA companies had switched to the cheaper Chinese chicken. I began to read all the small print on packages and would finally find a tiny line on side or bottom of pakage that the Chicken was from China, although "packed" in N.C. or Calif., etc! I switched over to our local family-owned pet store's products over which they had labeled "Made in USA", which was 1/4 of their treats, and no dry chicken jerky was from USA. Now, there are more products there this year. The local Farm Bureau carries a chicken jerky made in N.C.; it costs more and there was less inthe bags because it has to go through USA production methods, which are not as cheap. Last year, I switched over to the Wellness Puppy Meat Jerkies which I pay more for, but the pieces can be easily broken in half..so takes a good while to finish. So, I was sad, but not surprised when the news stories broke about more and more dogs becoming sick from the Chinese Jerky & other foods. (Remember the big news stories a few years ago about human baby foods that were made in China that did not meet USA standards, and had to be recalled, and totally remade?) Taffy liked the dried chicken jerky, but he doesn't get it any more. So, he has forgotten it even exists, and happily eats the other brand. I just Don't buy any Chinese dog products.