Kuris - Morgan: Most
pet food companies use synthetic vitamins to supplement the food.
Even so, you have no way of knowing which parts of the fish
the pet food companies use, or why they use some parts and not others.
In most cases only the big
pet food companies use this option.
Since ethoxyquin helps to prevent fats from becoming rancid, many
pet food companies use it as a preservative.
Holistic
pet food companies use different manufacturing techniques than standard commercial suppliers.
In fact, many
pet food companies use chicken as their primary source of meat - based protein for all of their formulas.
Sure,
the pet food companies use antioxidants called «mixed tocopherols» to help slow down this oxidization problem, but every time the bag of kibble is opened and exposed to oxygen, eventually those antioxidants succumb to oxidization and are all oxidized.
Not exact matches
Unilever has announced a partnership with start - up
company Ioniqa and the largest global producer of
PET resin Indorama Ventures to pioneer a new technology which converts
PET waste back into virgin grade material for
use in
food packaging.
For example, through its
company, Natural Blend Vegetable Dehydration, it dehydrates products to be
used in both the
pet and human
food industries.
The strategy by which
companies use this information to formulate and market
pet foods differs greatly.
«We have seen this go from the
pet food industry all the way to poop bags, where now
companies are
using recyclable or biodegradable materials.»
But as
pet parents face a growing number of choices in
pet food, many
companies use the term «natural» loosely,» says Brad Johnson, chief marketing officer, at the St. Louis - based Nature's Variety.
The
company still
uses the trademark red and white checkerboard logo as part of its marketing of different
pet food formulas.
Earthborn Holistic Small - Breed Adult Dog Formula — The Earthborn Holistic
pet food company follows a wholesome approach to
pet nutrition,
using the highest quality ingredients available to ensure total - body health and wellness for
pets.
The Natural Balance
pet food company believes in
using only premium quality ingredients for superior digestibility and balanced nutrition.
There are a lot of
pet food companies that
use jargon, fads, misinformation, and fear tactics to encourage you to purchase their products.
Many
pet food companies make claims that are not true or try to persuade
pet owners by
using key words like «grain free», «organic», «all natural», and «no preservatives».
One
pet food company advertised its
food as better than its competitors» products because it
used poultry meat as their main ingredient while the competitors
used feathers.
Nutrition is an important part of your
pet's life, so our goal is to customize a diet for your individual
pet's needs,
using the wellness and prescription
foods offered by the following
companies.
The late John Bierre, who had been the chairman of the pantry, had a vision to
use a 97,000 - pound donation from the Royal Canin
pet food company to launch a program nationwide called Cats Helping Dogs.
Ziwi is a New Zealand based
company that makes
use of a unique, air - dried method of preparing its
food in order to create a more natural meal for your
pet.
Note: A prescription diet is needed for the test because over-the-counter diets are not considered trial
foods since
pet food companies often
use ingredients that are not listed on the label.
The
pet food company that killed her, is still one of the top
pet food companies; although they no longer
use ethoxyquin in their
foods, they
use many disease causing ingredients including dangerous chemicals.
In order for minerals to survive processing and to stay price - competitive, most
pet food companies add things like magnesium oxide, which is hard for your dog's body to
use.
A low quality
pet food company will
use scraps from a rendering plant, including many things that are not digestible, rather than targeted organ meat.
These
companies also
use the packaging of the
food to make it appear healthy for your
pet.
In 1939, the
company released the first canine distemper vaccine and over the next decade they pioneered the cooking process that is still
used today to make dry
pet foods.
The AAFCO nutritional requirements for puppies are later adjusted and
used for governing
pet food companies and ensuring that dog
food for puppies formulas are well - designed for growing dogs.
As for concerns about arsenic in rice, and thus in dog
foods that include rice, the FDA has not made any recommendation for
pet food companies to stop
using rice or for dog owners to avoid feeding
foods that contain rice.
However,
pet food companies can not, by law,
use the term «human grade» or similar terms on their product labels.
We're a family - owned
company, raising the bar in
pet food by
using the finest natural ingredients and quality standards to create delicious recipes your
pets will crave.
Many
pet owners and smaller
pet product
companies are dubious of AAFCO because it is partly made up of major manufacturers within the industry who have an incredibly large influence on how the regulations for their own industry are established, and in determining the feed ingredient definitions that allow by - products, 4 - D meats (dead, dis - eased, decaying and disabled) and other non edible ingredients to be
used in
pet food.
Because of this, many
pet food companies are now
using them to promote various marketing strategies — some of which involve deep discounts!
Little by little, dog
food companies began
using some of their research and making «premium»
pet foods that were geared toward owners who wanted to buy what was sold as a healthier dog
food.
By law,
pet food companies must list their ingredients with the most heavily
used (as measured by weight) first.
Its not just consumers who've had an ax to grind against Blue Buffalo, competitor Nestlé Purina PetCare of St. Louis claimed to have
used a «sophisticated, independent lab» to analyze Blue Buffalo
pet food to see if the
company's claims of «no poultry by - product meal.»
The best way to learn which
pet food manufacturers
use human grade ingredients is to look for small
companies with relatively expensive product lines (edible is more costly than inedible).
However, there ARE
pet food companies out there who do indeed
use human grade ingredients in their formulas.
In the past FDA has taken some
pet food companies to court for
using this term.
While
using the «human grade» claim is somewhat rare on
pet food labeling,
companies do seem to
use the term more freely on their web sites and in - store materials.
What are
pet foods companies claiming and what are they really telling you when they
use these labels?
This
company makes
pet food products
using only the healthiest natural ingredients and every recipe delivers a wholesome boost of balanced nutrition.
Dog
food companies use grain and fillers because it is cheap, not because it has nutritional benefits for your
pets.
The
pet food company website states that the brand
uses premium quality ingredients and that all of their products go through rigorous safety testing.
The vitamins
used in Dr. Tim's
pet foods are supplied by the DSM
Company as a pre-mixed ingredient called «OVN»; OVN (Optimal Vitamin Nutrition) is designed to support and maintain optimal skin, coat and paw pad health via high quality vitamins that are safe, bioavailable and stable through
food manufacturing and storage.
Sometime in mid-March, an «unnamed
pet food company» reported to Cornell they had discovered an industrial chemical
used in plastics manufacture, melamine, in internal testing of wheat gluten samples.
Many
pet food companies claim to
use human grade meat, but there is a distinct difference between human grade meat, and meat sold at restaurants and supermarkets.
The generic term «Meat» allows the
pet food companies to
use any animal source as an ingredient, as opposed to more specific terms that clearly state the animal source — i.e.; «Chicken Meal» or «Beef By Products».
Alternatively, a
pet food company can
use the formulation method.
Pet owners can help themselves by doing a little research, by choosing a
food that meets their needs as well as Rover's, and by demanding proof when told that so - and - so
company uses roadkill, harmful chemicals, or rendered
pets in its
food or that a home - prepared raw meat and vegetable diet is healthy and commercial
foods are making dogs sick.