Not exact matches
Choose
pet foods that carry a statement under the
ingredients list about using Association of Animal Feed Control Officials procedures to
test the product.
There is no valid blood or skin
test to determine if your
pet has a
food allergy, but your veterinarian can help you find a
food to use as a
test (commonly this is rabbit and potato by Royal Canin as this is manufactured for
food trials since there are no other
ingredients.)
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.
There would be no need for such continued animal
testing, long - term cage - confinement and suffering, if whole
food ingredients of known origin and content were used to make wholesome
food for
pets and people alike.
In 2002, the FDA issued a warning letter to the this brand of
pet food because
testing revealed that their
food did not contain some of the
ingredients the company had advertised.
The competitive nature of the multinational
pet food industry has lead to a down - spiral of lowest cost
ingredient formulations to maximize profit margins,
tests being conducted on caged dogs and cats to evaluate digestibility.
Not only do they guarantee the safety of their products, but each package of
pet food contains a unique batch code that you can plug into their website to find out exactly where the
ingredients in that batch came from — you can also find
testing results for that particular batch.
If your
pet's symptoms subside during the exclusion diet, a preliminary diagnosis of
food allergy is made, and the diagnosis is
tested by reintroducing
ingredients from the former diet to create an allergic reaction.
The
pet food company website states that the brand uses premium quality
ingredients and that all of their products go through rigorous safety
testing.
However, after talking with customer service, it seems they have more comprehensive
testing parameters, including
testing the raw
ingredients and diets during
pet food processing.
It was later shown and
tested that the
food is completely safe and that provides more than the needed nutrients and balance of
ingredients for the
pets, especially for the dogs because they require higher levels of energy, so the recall was ignored and the owners have shown the quality of their products.
All raw
ingredients are inspected and
tested, as well as all final
pet food products prior to being sold.
Diamond, your website states that 151 checks are performed on the
pet foods you produce; «141
ingredient tests and 10 final product checks.»
Iams, and many other
pet food companies, now have
testing procedures in place so they can tell if an
ingredient has been tampered with before it is used to make
pet food.
If you're nervous about allergy
testing your
pet, talk to your vet about eliminating items — like specific
foods or
ingredients — that you think your
pet is allergic to until the culprit is identified.