Can Any commercial pet food be trusted? latest fda recall notice recalling some products from blue buffalo?
Question: Can Any commercial pet food be trusted? latest fda recall notice recalling some products from blue buffalo?
Blue Buffalo Recalls Can and Biscuit Products Due To Tampering By American Nutrition Inc.
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1-800-919-2833
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David Petrie
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Wilton, Connecticut, April 26, 2007- We at the Blue Buffalo Company have just learned that American Nutrition Inc. (ANI), the manufacturer of all our cans and biscuits, has been adding rice protein concentrate to our can formulas without our knowledge and without our approval. This is product tampering, and it apparently has been going on for some time. The can formulas that we developed, and trusted them to produce, never contained any rice protein concentrate. It appears that only an FDA investigation of ANI’s rice protein concentrate supplies forced them to reveal this product tampering to us.
While this activity by ANI is in itself unlawful, the situation is further clouded by the fact that ANI has been receiving rice protein concentrate from Wilber-Ellis, some of which the FDA has determined to be contaminated with melamine.
So while no BLUE or Spa Select canned product has tested positive for the presence of melamine, and there has been no reported illness due to any of our canned products, we simply cannot be sure of what ANI has been including in our formulas. For this reason, we have decided to remove all of our canned and biscuit products from retail distribution. While this may seem to many to be a major over-reaction, as other ANI customers will probably only recall the products that tested positive for melamine, we see this as a matter of integrity.
We founded Blue Buffalo on the principle of providing dogs and cats with the highest quality and most nutritious food, and we will not sell any product that doesn’t meet this standard. And under these circumstances, we cannot say that any products manufactured by ANI measure up.
The obvious question is “how could Blue Buffalo not know that ANI was putting rice protein concentrate into our canned food?” The answer is we trusted them. In business and in life, we all trust our partners to deal with us honestly. When we buy produce from our local grocery store, we are trusting growers, shippers and a series of handlers to have delivered a product that is safe and nutritious for our family. If any one of these parties betrays our trust, contaminated products can make their way to our dinner table.
And while we test for known toxins and contaminants, we don’t test for protein sources, like rice protein concentrate, especially when we did not formulate our products to contain them.
In the end, this all comes down to an issue of integrity, and ANI has not been honest with us and with the pet parents who buy our products. We will not put any product made by ANI on the shelf, and are temporarily withdrawing an important part of our business in order to be true to our pet parents.
We have already started the process of identifying a can and biscuit manufacturer with whom we can build a partnership based on trust. Once we have accomplished this, BLUE and Spa Select cans and BLUE Health Bars will be reintroduced with the high quality and superior nutrition that our brand stands for and that dogs and cats deserve.
We have informed our retail partners and the FDA about this action and will be cooperating with them to complete this recall quickly. The specific product involved includes all “BLUE” brand can dog foods, all “Spa Select” brand can cat foods and all “BLUE Health Bar” treats.
Consumers who have unused or partially used packages of any of these products should return them to their place of purchase for a complete refund.
All “BLUE” dry natural food for dogs and “Spa Select” dry natural foods for cats are not affected by this recall and are safe for consumption. Should consumers have a specific question, they can call the Company at 1-800-919-2833, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT, to receive more information.
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Answer by Goldengal
So far Candiae is squeaky clean! Thats what I feed my dogs and I am so happy with it and so are my dogs.
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Hey, do all of you who love your pets know what goes into the making of commercial pet food? It’s horrid!
Question: Hey, do all of you who love your pets know what goes into the making of commercial pet food? It’s horrid!
Believe me, you need to check out these books, AND get your pet onto some real pet food. “Natural Pet Care” by Gary Null, and “Foods Pets Die For: Shocking facts about pet food, by Ann Martin. Here’s just a few ingredients … it’s sick! Have you ever wondered where all the euthanized animals go that no one takes from the shelters? What about roadkill in town? Sick, diseased animals. Remember, they aren’t kindly buried in the backyard of the rendering plant! You won’t find their claws or bones or even their flea collars they were wearing … need I say more? PLEASE buy wholesome foods for your little pets. Their health and lives depend on it! Here’s a few … Flint River Ranch-909-682-5048 Nutro Natural Choice-800-833-5330 California Natural or Innova 800-532-7261 Nature’s Recipe-800-237-3856 One Earth (Eight in One)-516-232-1200 There are more, but you need to check into the API on the internet or call 916-731-5521 and ask for the pet food report!
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Answer by ♪♫ Seattle ♫♪
Hi Linda…these books were definately interesting reads, eh? We switched many years ago away from any commercial grade products which contain the rendered animal meat. Innova and Nature’s Variety Praire are some of the brands we (the pet family) prefer.