Despite the efficiency and cost - savings of this highly profitable practice for companion and farmed animal (including fish) feed industries, safety and
nutritional quality concerns continue to be issues that regulatory agencies (the FDA and USDA) are hard - pressed to monitor and rectify.
Not exact matches
«As the global availability of
nutritional, high -
quality food supplies becomes more critical — due to a growing worldwide population and rising food prices — consumers are becoming increasingly
concerned with food freshness, shelf life and cost.
School food - service officials recently have become
concerned with the
nutritional quality of school breakfasts and lunches.
While the program continues to generate a lot controversy in more affluent schools (lost class time, sanitation issues and
concerns about the
nutritional quality of the food), our Food Services department has said that in poorer schools the program has been enthusiastically welcomed by principals who are seeing increased attendance, reduced tardiness and fewer discipline problems.
Philadelphia, April 6, 2018 - While school lunches in the UK are subject to food standards, the contents of packed lunches are not as closely scrutinized, and studies have raised
concern regarding the
nutritional quality of packed lunches.
There are also serious
concerns regarding the
nutritional quality of this diet.
I created Be Well to help consumers easily discover practical, accessible advice, guidance, and high -
quality nutritional supplements to address their health
concerns and help them make the life changes essential for their optimal health.
To guarantee that the ingredients Gnosis uses are Raw, Vegan, Organic, and of the highest
quality, I regularly return to my suppliers with increasingly in - depth questions, and put my hands in every stage of production at the farms and factories I visit to ensure the
nutritional integrity that is the foundation of Gnosis.I continue to work with industry leaders to develop new and ever more effective ways to assure raw integrity, and I invite you to voice your
concerns to merchants and their suppliers.
In response to longstanding
concerns about the
nutritional quality of school meals, five school districts this fall began using new menus and recipes in an unusual effort funded by the U.S. Agriculture Department to lower the amount of fat and sodium in school breakfasts and lunches.
«As dogs and cats increasingly fill the living rooms and hearts of empty nesters,
concern about the
quality and
nutritional value of the food they eat will be at the forefront of consumers» attitudes.»
Dr. Becker writes, «Although the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) has established minimum
nutritional standards for cats and dogs, it isn't
concerned with the
quality of the ingredients pet food producers put in their formulas.»
One other
concern about grain - free foods is that almost all of them are made by smaller companies with little to no professional
nutritional oversight and limited
quality control capabilities.
Pet parents»
concern about
nutritional value and ingredient
quality isn't just about choosing the right food anymore — treats are now facing similar scrutiny.
Important: Many veterinarians, while acknowledging that pet food recalls and the poor
quality of some pet foods are causes for
concern, still feel that homemade diets, when fed exclusively, may result in
nutritional imbalances and vitamin / mineral deficiencies that may pose threats to canine health.