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Part 2

Both Ron and I are very saddened by the loss of this pupper. I can not imagine the grief.

But please know this, human processed food and the meat industry is not any better.

If you would take a hair from your head and have it analyzed for what you are eating, YOU ARE EATING MOSTLY CORN and don't think that corn is much better than what is going into the dog food. It is very low grade corn. NOT what you eat off the cob. This corn is inedible unless processed.

I am sorry for the lecture, this is a subject that is a true conviction of ours.

Please take the time to educate yourself and make your own decisions about your life and your dogs life.

Watch these documentaries:

Food Inc

King Corn

Then take the time to read:

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan

VOTE WITH YOUR DOLLARS!!!! Thank you for your time in reading this.

~~~~~visualize Ron and Jan now humbly stepping down off their soapbox and quietly petting MMM~~~~~~
 
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Smudge said:
Also, as somebody else pointed out on facebook - a "voluntary" recall is not voluntary. The word voluntary is misleading. :rolleyes2: It is mandatory. but I forgot why they said they put the word "voluntary" in front. Maybe to lessen the scare? :confused2: A lot of companies do that.
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The FDA actually has very little power to mandate recalls. At least at the time of the 2007 recalls they didn't. So what they do is say "You voluntarily recall this product or we will make public that we think there are issues". Most companies will do the recalls to save face. So you are right, it's not really voluntary, but it is. : )
 
Rachel is absolutely right. I covered the big recall story in 2007, and it wasn't until animals were dying and people went to the press that companies finally went public and began doing recalls. Even then, when I'd call pet food companies for comment they'd try to shrug it off. I'd ask where their pet food was made and they'd tell me it was "proprietary information" -- the equivalent of 'no comment' or taking the fifth. It was dreadful and really sends home the message that we have to do our own research, READ and understand the labels, and be our own advocates for our pets. And ourselves!
 
ClantyreSheltie said:
The FDA actually has very little power to mandate recalls. At least at the time of the 2007 recalls they didn't. So what they do is say "You voluntarily recall this product or we will make public that we think there are issues". Most companies will do the recalls to save face. So you are right, it's not really voluntary, but it is. : )
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I am trying to find on facebook where they had a discussion about "voluntary" recalls, but I can't find it. It was a while back when they had the pro pet recall. Stuff gets burried on facebook pretty quick, and that was a few weeks ago. I might not be able to find it. :yes:
 
Unless P & G is hidden very well, from what I can tell Wellness is owned by WellPet LLC

What ticks me off is P & G owns NaturaPet which is Innova which is MMM's food. WHICH means when our life is less crazy, I am going to have to go searching to replace his food. Wellness could be a consideration.

(Can you tell we are not fans of P & G?)
 
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RonandJan said:
Unless P & G is hidden very well, from what I can tell Wellness is owned by WellPet LLC

What ticks me off is P & G owns NaturaPet which is Innova which is MMM's food. WHICH means when our life is less crazy, I am going to have to go searching to replace his food. Wellness could be a consideration.

(Can you tell we are not fans of P & G?)
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If your looking at wellness, I'd suggest two things. #1 if you have a petco in your area, join the pets rewards program in store. They give you a $5.00 cupon for every $100 you spend. 2 big bags of wellness will get you that cupon. They also seem to automatically discount the food per manufacturers cupon so you don't need to bring in a cupon. And when I have brought in a cupon the employees usually end up adding that in as well.

Second go to the wellness website & sign up for their email. Every few months you'll get a cupon for the food. It is $3.00 off typically for dry food.
 
New recall for anyone feeding these foods –







CINCINNATI, July 30, 2010 - The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) (NYSE:PG) is voluntarily expanding its recall to include veterinary and some specialized dry pet food as a precautionary measure because it has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. No salmonella-related illnesses have been reported.



The following products are included:



Product Name


Version


"Best-By" Dates


UPC Code

Iams Veterinary Dry Formulas


All dry sizes and varieties


01Jul10 - 01Dec11


All UPC Codes

Eukanuba Naturally Wild


All dry sizes and varieties


01Jul10 - 01Dec11


All UPC Codes

Eukanuba Pure


All dry sizes and varieties


01Jul10 - 01Dec11


All UPC Codes

Eukanuba Custom Care Sensitive Skin


All dry sizes


01Jul10 - 01Dec11


All UPC Codes



http://www.iams.com/iams/en_US/data_root/html/recall_message.html
 
Ann said:
Yes, P&G does now own Wellness. And Innova too. The field of food is narrowing, sadly.
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Ain't it nice? :rolleyes2: They were finally starting to get some nice brands in, and now this.

We can't keep switching foods every time they do this though. We move to another brand, P&G will eventually buy it. When I worked overnights I stocked the HBA and sometimes pharmacy (just the otc stuff). It is unreal at all the stuff P&G sells. You can't make a shopping trip without putting some of their stuff in your cart. It's almost impossible. Soap, razors, maxi pads, tampons, make up, cough medicine, allergy medicine, ect. You just can't do it. :no:

Back to the drawing board! Wellness has been the only food Smudge has ever been wild about. He loved the Wellness puppy when I was ordering it online. Fluffy will need another bag of dog food sometime in the next three weeks. Even though the puppy formula was not on their recall list, I think we better drop Eukanuba like a bad habbit.

So it's either Blue Wilderness Salmon or TOTW pacific stream, although TOTW is going to be a very, very, very last resort. Probably didn't have anything to do with Smudge getting sick, but why take the chance?
 
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