The presence of a chemical contaminant (melamine) within specific batches of wheat gluten and
rice protein concentrate from Chinese companies used by the Menu Foods company and Wilbuer - Ellis Co. are the issues in this case.
Many pet's lives could have been saved if NB had made public a recipe change about
rice protein concentrate in their allergy formula, most customers would have immediately stopped using it had they known b / c rpc shouldn't have been in a grainless diet for pets with sensitivities.
The Blue Buffalo Company voluntarily recalled the products and stated that the manufacturer may have
added rice protein concentrate to the products without the company's consent.
Newman's Own Organics Dog Food: Newman's Own Organic dog foods never use wheat gluten or
rice protein concentrate in any of their products.
Organic pea protein isolate, Organic brown
rice protein concentrate, Inulin, Organic coconut sugar, Natural flavors, Organic cocoa, Gum arabic, Xanthan gum, Guar gum, Cinnamon, Rebaudioside A (Stevia Leaf Extract), Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
ORGANIC PROTEIN BLEND (PEA PROTEIN ISOLATE,
RICE PROTEIN CONCENTRATE), ORGANIC FLAVORS, ORGANIC COCONUT SUGAR, ORGANIC COCOA, ORGANIC STEVIA
Almond Butter, Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Natural Vanilla Flavoring), Oat Bran, Healthy Skoop Protein Powder (Pea Protein Concentrate, Coconut Sugar,
Rice Protein Concentrate, Flax), Tapioca Syrup, Walnuts, Cane Sugar, Rice Dextrin, Grape Juice, Vanilla Extract, Baking Soda, Sea Salt, Xanthan Gum.
Unflavoured: Protein Blend (73 %)(Pea Protein Isolate, Brown
Rice Protein Concentrate, Hemp Protein), DigeZyme * ® * Patented Enzyme Complex (Protease, Amylase, Beta - D - Galactosidase, Lipase, Cellulase)
ORGANIC PROTEIN BLEND (PEA PROTEIN ISOLATE,
RICE PROTEIN CONCENTRATE), ORGANIC FLAVORS, ORGANIC COCONUT SUGAR, ORGANIC STEVIA, ORGANIC CINNAMON
Ingredients: Brown
Rice Protein Concentrate (from Non-GMO Sprouted Brown Rice), Organic Brown Rice Syrup Solids (complex carbohydrate), Organic Cocoa Powder, Natural Flavors, Dutch Cocoa Powder, Xylitol, Xanthan Gum, BetterStevia ® (Organic Stevia Extract)(Leaf) and Sea Salt.
MRM Veggie Elite is a performance protein containing pea protein concentrate, organic brown
rice protein concentrate, natural vanilla bean flavor, stevia leaf extract, trehalose, monk fruit extract, konjac gum, guar gum, tara gum, salt and Digest - All VP.
So there is no soybean meal, potato protein, pea protein or
rice protein concentrate.
Corn gluten and wheat gluten,
rice protein concentrate and some other ingredients are added to dog foods for these reasons.
Soy protein and
rice protein concentrate are also incomplete proteins.
Azmira dog food formulas do not contain any wheat gluten or
rice protein concentrate.
Bil Jac dog food formulas don't contain any rice gluten,
rice protein concentrate, corn gluten meal or wheat gluten meal.
American Nutrition was adding a contaminated
rice protein concentrate into Natural Balance products when rice protein concentrate was not even listed on the label.
Natural Balance believes that the source of the melamine was
rice protein concentrate, not wheat gluten.
The can formulas that we developed, and trusted them to produce, never contained
any rice protein concentrate.
No Flint River Ranch foods or treats contain wheat gluten or
rice protein concentrate (the ingredients tainted by melamine in the national pet food recalls).
Despite what some reports in the news have indicated, wheat and rice (and more specifically, wheat gluten and
rice protein concentrate) are truly NOT the sources of the problem.
Fact is that unless a manufacturer actually discloses the meat content of a product, you have no reliable way of determining which of two products with the same guaranteed analysis has the higher meat inclusion - unless the presence of a plant based protein booster (e.g. corn gluten meal, potato protein,
rice protein concentrate) as a main ingredient gives it away.
No corn gluten meal, no wheat gluten meal,
no rice protein concentrate, no less expensive proteins to attain label guarantees.
Corn and wheat gluten,
rice protein concentrate and some other ingredients are added to dog foods for these reasons.
A named meat or meat meal should be the primary protein source, rather than a cereal like corn gluten meal,
rice protein concentrate, pea protein, or other cheap meat substitute.