Report of Nails in Merrick Dog Food

[Britster]

I agree that I don't write off a food simply because of a recall. It is definitely a matter of how they handled it. For example, I do not like the way Diamond handed all their recent mess or past messes.

Merrick consistently has quality control issues. I do not trust them. Even as far back as 2003... they killed lots of dogs when Go! was using their facilities. It's an issue mostly kept hush hush, but it was pretty bad. http://holisticpetfood.wordpress.com...a-2003-recall/ Go! and Now! immediately stopped using them.

Some companies have had a few minor issues, or voluntarily recalls, or whatever the case may be, and seem to have things under control and are very honest with the customers - that does not bother me one bit.

[ironmike86]

YeaI never seen that article on the FDA Pet food recall. Makes me want to make home cooked foods more. I supplement kibble with fresh. But not full fledged home cooked.
Maybe time to start. How hard is it cook alot and freeze?? Add the probotics and vit and minerals =done.

[concretegurl]

Recalls are voluntary.

Whay did Diamond do wrong they recalled everything from the faxtory axross the board beyond yhe time frame expected- seemed very responsible to me.

Anyways, no this response osn't apologetic, it well phrased liability foremost public release response one or several attorneys and pr people prescreened and editied.

Any company xan hace a recall issue its all about looking down to the choices of even a single emplyee.

[concretegurl]

Originally Posted by ironmike86

YeaI never seen that article on the FDA Pet food recall. Makes me want to make home cooked foods more. I supplement kibble with fresh. But not full fledged home cooked.
Maybe time to start. How hard is it cook alot and freeze?? Add the probotics and vit and minerals =done.

I feed BARF but for this same reasoning I made the major changeover.

[mugwee1]

What's next? Always something about one food or another.
Anne/Luci

[Britster]

I am a bit curious about this one story though. Seems odd for just ONE person to experience this. The kibbles are also all different colors? So I'm not sure which Merrick food this is, but I've never seen one that looked like that.

They used to have a food that was also made by Merrick called Beef N More which is just awful, but I do not see it on their site any longer.


Ingredients:

Beef, Ground Yellow Corn, Beef and Bone Meal, Wheat, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Animal Fat, Flaxseed, Yeast Culture, Fish Meal , Salt, Potassium Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Dried Whole Whey, Vitamin E, Manganese Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Beta Carotene, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Proteinate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3, Niacin, Lecithin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pytidoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Proteinate, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenate.

Regardless of if this is true or not though (definitely need to take one story with a grain of salt on the internet).... I still think they have horrible QC. The CEO of Merrick also owns a rendering plant at the same location as the pet food plant apparently.

[107barney]

Originally Posted by Britster

I am a bit curious about this one story though. Seems odd for just ONE person to experience this. The kibbles are also all different colors? So I'm not sure which Merrick food this is, but I've never seen one that looked like that.

They used to have a food that was also made by Merrick called Beef N More which is just awful, but I do not see it on their site any longer.


Ingredients:


Regardless of if this is true or not though (definitely need to take one story with a grain of salt on the internet).... I still think they have horrible QC. The CEO of Merrick also owns a rendering plant at the same location as the pet food plant apparently.

The FDA warning letter to them a while back said it. Here it is again if anyone wants to read it and be informed. Tejas Industries Inc. 6/1/10