Cyanuric Acid found in non-recalled food

[dcole]

Hey all,

Thought I'd start a new one here since the existing Menu thread was getting so long. This is for cyanuric acid in DRY Iams Large Breed:

http://www.itchmo.com/read/lab-reports-cyanuric-acid-in-dry-food_20070524

I doubt many here feed this food but since it is so prevalent, we all know someone who does. Wheat gluten or rice protein is NOT listed as an ingredient for this food.

Also today is a story profiling many pet owners blaming non-recalled Nutro dry products for making their animals sick:

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/05/pet_food_recall53.html

I mention it because I used to feed their Ultra Premium and just dodged the bullet with their wet food. Their response to the initial recall was less-than-stellar, so I said no more of my $$$ for them. Now folks are saying things about their dry foods. "NO:":

[sutulu]

Does anyone get The Whole Dog Journal?

The article about food recalls talked about the fact that companies may not always list a product in their packaging that is in the food. The example was rice gloutin. The dog food company said they did not know their manufacturer was using rice gluten in their product.

The author goes on to say that the actual manufacturer will sometimes switch, substitute, etc an ingedient (s) due to supply issues. However, the manufacturer has to tell/report any changes they make to ingrdedients to the name brnading company. The issue is that some companies don't monitor closely the reports from the manufacturer.

I thought that was very interesting.

BTW.... give The Whole Dog Jourbal even more amunition to encourage preparing your own dog food. Even gives a list of supplements to help assure the home cooked diet is balanced.

PLEASE GOD: Don't make me have to cook for my dogs!!!!!!!!

[dcole]

Does anyone get The Whole Dog Journal?

The article about food recalls talked about the fact that companies may not always list a product in their packaging that is in the food. The example was rice gloutin. The dog food company said they did not know their manufacturer was using rice gluten in their product.

The author goes on to say that the actual manufacturer will sometimes switch, substitute, etc an ingedient (s) due to supply issues. However, the manufacturer has to tell/report any changes they make to ingrdedients to the name brnading company. The issue is that some companies don't monitor closely the reports from the manufacturer.

I thought that was very interesting.

BTW.... give The Whole Dog Jourbal even more amunition to encourage preparing your own dog food. Even gives a list of supplements to help assure the home cooked diet is balanced.

PLEASE GOD: Don't make me have to cook for my dogs!!!!!!!!


I read that in WDJ, too. That's why some folks, and I tend to agree with them to an extent, think this whole "cross-contamination" thing is a bunch of hooey. More like the contractors (Chenago, American Nutrition, etc.) saw a way to cut expenses on their raw material cost buy substituting cheap protein filler in place of much more expensive meat protein.

Oh, and cooking for your dogs isn't such a big deal, especially if you prepare a whole week's worth at once. And they are happy to eat it, too. (Cats, on the other hand, can be a whole 'nother story! :WINK: )

[manymuddypaws]

I get the WDJ- best magazine I subscribe to, well, tied with Clean Run I guess...
their food comparisons are always great and they have lots of positive training ideas and trends....I reccomend to anyone who doesn't already get it.

-amanda