David Lenhardt, former Petsmart president, and CNBC Contributor Steve Odland discusses General Mill's $ 8 billion acquisition of
natural dog food maker Blue Buffalo.
Nestle, the
largest dog food maker, has released a TV ad specifically geared toward dogs, using a high frequency tone to get their attention.
In 1997, the FDA
asked dog food makers to halve the maximum allowed amount of ethoxyquin after tests conducted by manufacturer Monsanto Company showed possible liver damage in dogs fed high levels of the preservative.
So, if you read all of the ingredient lists on foods made by
a dog food maker you will probably notice a lot of shared ingredients.
Modern Dog Food Compared to dog food 25 years ago, today's products are light years ahead of what they used to be mainly because
the dog food makers know so much more about animal nutrition.
The first calculator appears to overfeed when compared to
dog food maker's recommendations.