Comments on: Cheating The Pet Food Industry’s Protein Tests http://www.itchmo.com/cheating-the-pet-food-industrys-protein-tests-1680 Essential news for cats, dogs and pet owners. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:09:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Katie http://www.itchmo.com/cheating-the-pet-food-industrys-protein-tests-1680#comment-35762 Katie Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:46:25 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/cheating-the-pet-food-industrys-protein-tests-1680#comment-35762 Cheating on the protein tests - it seems that with all the technological expertise in this country..that there would be a standardized test, easily used by every company dealing in proteins. With this being a new world after 9/11, how can we be prepared for future acts against us, if we can't find out what is in food? And, added to this, our goverment has signed on to accept "unknown" products from third world countries so corporations can make greedy profits, and those profits come from unsafe food. Captn'Carl; you make a good point about labeling. I'm sure that is taking place now. Moonbeam: I agree totally; when I look at the bags of food now and see protein%'s, I wonder also, how did they calculate that. The food I fed when analyzed by CT agri. in 2002 - measured 9gm's of protein/serving the lowest of 75% of dog food they tested and yet the bag says it provides 25% Protein. I never could figure out why my dog couldn't put weight on and was losing hair by the handfull. Now that you all have steered me to research on what is in dog food - I believe the food protein calc. same from landfill garbage. I wonder how much protein is in styrofoam?? Now when I feed my dog homecooked and she gets 4oz of lean protein meat/serving, her daily protein is 44% and usually between 41 - 60 gms! This was quite an eye opener for me! Katie Cheating on the protein tests - it seems that with all the technological expertise in this country..that there would be a standardized test, easily used by every company dealing in proteins. With this being a new world after 9/11, how can we be prepared for future acts against us, if we can’t find out what is in food? And, added to this, our goverment has signed on to accept “unknown” products from third world countries so corporations can make greedy profits, and those profits come from unsafe food.

Captn’Carl; you make a good point about labeling. I’m sure that is taking place now.

Moonbeam: I agree totally; when I look at the bags of food now and see protein%’s, I wonder also, how did they calculate that. The food I fed when analyzed by CT agri. in 2002 - measured 9gm’s of protein/serving the lowest of 75% of dog food they tested and yet the bag says it provides 25% Protein. I never could figure out why my dog couldn’t put weight on and was losing hair by the handfull. Now that you all have steered me to research on what is in dog food - I believe the food protein calc. same from landfill garbage. I wonder how much protein is in styrofoam?? Now when I feed my dog homecooked and she gets 4oz of lean protein meat/serving, her daily protein is 44% and usually between 41 - 60 gms! This was quite an eye opener for me!

Katie

]]> By: Ann H http://www.itchmo.com/cheating-the-pet-food-industrys-protein-tests-1680#comment-35669 Ann H Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:41:31 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/cheating-the-pet-food-industrys-protein-tests-1680#comment-35669 I've already found Timberwolf feline to have WAY too much fiber and less protein than labeled. I have more cat poop now :) (normal) now that they're on another food. http://itchmoforums.com/index.php?topic=1073.msg15252#new I’ve already found Timberwolf feline to have WAY too much fiber and less protein than labeled. I have more cat poop now :) (normal) now that they’re on another food.

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]]> By: Captn'Carl http://www.itchmo.com/cheating-the-pet-food-industrys-protein-tests-1680#comment-35662 Captn'Carl Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:13:53 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/cheating-the-pet-food-industrys-protein-tests-1680#comment-35662 Cheating on the protein tests aside, there is a much more serious potential problem looming on the horizon, if it has not already been put into play here. Labeling. Does anyone seriously think that the Chinese or any of the dozens of middlemen in the chain of products entering or made in this country would not be labeled as required while still containing the toxins that bring us here today? Look at all of the counterfeit Gucci bags, DVD,s Designer jewelry and fragrances that are manufactured and sold here every day! Think these individuals would not resort to proper labels with improper contents? This is a nightmare waiting to happen. Would you put it past any of them? I certainly would not. This is the next progression of events. If it has not happened already ( and I find that hard to believe), it will. Nobody has bothered to test properly labeled products yet have they? Why not? So much more the case if there were an intentional ulterior motive to this entire business. Someone recently wondered why our food supply has not yet been tampered with. Well? What do you think? Cheating on the protein tests aside, there is a much more serious potential problem looming on the horizon, if it has not already been put into play here.

Labeling. Does anyone seriously think that the Chinese or any of the dozens of middlemen in the chain of products entering or made in this country would not be labeled as required while still containing the toxins that bring us here today?

Look at all of the counterfeit Gucci bags, DVD,s Designer jewelry and fragrances that are manufactured and sold here every day!

Think these individuals would not resort to proper labels with improper contents?

This is a nightmare waiting to happen. Would you put it past any of them?

I certainly would not.

This is the next progression of events. If it has not happened already ( and I find that hard to believe), it will. Nobody has bothered to test properly labeled products yet have they? Why not?

So much more the case if there were an intentional ulterior motive to this entire business.

Someone recently wondered why our food supply has not yet been tampered with. Well? What do you think?

]]> By: Moonbeam http://www.itchmo.com/cheating-the-pet-food-industrys-protein-tests-1680#comment-35645 Moonbeam Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:15:35 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/cheating-the-pet-food-industrys-protein-tests-1680#comment-35645 I had a premonition about the protein listed in the pet foods. One day, before all this broke loose, I was reading the ingredients on the back of a dog food bag and thinking - just how do they get so much protein in this bag - I have a hard enough time when I home cook getting the protein levels up there?????? I had a premonition about the protein listed in the pet foods. One day, before all this broke loose, I was reading the ingredients on the back of a dog food bag and thinking - just how do they get so much protein in this bag - I have a hard enough time when I home cook getting the protein levels up there??????

]]> By: Liz http://www.itchmo.com/cheating-the-pet-food-industrys-protein-tests-1680#comment-35543 Liz Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:12:41 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/cheating-the-pet-food-industrys-protein-tests-1680#comment-35543 Thanks for all the information. You are providing a great resource. Our cats were better off when we just let them catch their own food! Thanks for all the information. You are providing a great resource. Our cats were better off when we just let them catch their own food!

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