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]]> By: Ron http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33680 Ron Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:00:11 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33680 Sharon - Are you in WA or OR? I know FirstMate is sold in many stores in those states. Here is a link to the new cat food I was talking about: http://firstmate.com/cat/fishPotatoCat.htm Hope this helps! Sharon - Are you in WA or OR? I know FirstMate is sold in many stores in those states. Here is a link to the new cat food I was talking about:

http://firstmate.com/cat/fishPotatoCat.htm

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Ron http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33679 Ron Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:56:20 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33679 After the whole recall happened I researched every pet food company I could find. I was grading companies on size, manufacturing plants, past reputation, ingredients, etc. The company that came out on top was: FirstMate Pet Foods located in Vancouver, B.C. They use only North American ingredients and make all of their own foods. They don't have canned food, because they don't have a cannery. Their Ultra Premium line has no wheat, corn, soy, or by-products. I switched my Lab to the Potato and Fish in March and he has never done better. They just came out with a new Grain - free cat food (fish, potato, with blueberries) and my cats seem to really like it. I have had a good experience with FirstMate (www.firstmate.com) over the last 3 months. What are other people's impressions of FirstMate? After the whole recall happened I researched every pet food company I could find. I was grading companies on size, manufacturing plants, past reputation, ingredients, etc. The company that came out on top was: FirstMate Pet Foods located in Vancouver, B.C. They use only North American ingredients and make all of their own foods. They don’t have canned food, because they don’t have a cannery. Their Ultra Premium line has no wheat, corn, soy, or by-products.
I switched my Lab to the Potato and Fish in March and he has never done better. They just came out with a new Grain - free cat food (fish, potato, with blueberries) and my cats seem to really like it. I have had a good experience with FirstMate (www.firstmate.com) over the last 3 months. What are other people’s impressions of FirstMate?

]]> By: Elaine http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33637 Elaine Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:09:36 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33637 Good choice, Patricia, Green onions grown in Mexico killed 3 and sickened over 180 people in the eastern U. S. a few years ago. It was a strain of hepatitis, can't remember which one. But I would think the 180 people may have ongoing health problems because of liver damage. I constantly find Mexican grown onions in the grocery stores here in Oregon, and what really frosts my cookies is that it is the time of year that they SHOULD be Oregon grown for sure! I always ask if it is not labeled, and now my local grocery store has started added a sign with country of origin by the unlabeled veggies. COOL was passed in the 2002 Farm Bill, but the congressmen getting the big donations from agribusiness have delayed implementation by denying funding quite a few times. Good choice, Patricia,

Green onions grown in Mexico killed 3 and sickened over 180 people in the eastern U. S. a few years ago. It was a strain of hepatitis, can’t remember which one.

But I would think the 180 people may have ongoing health problems because of liver damage.

I constantly find Mexican grown onions in the grocery stores here in Oregon, and what really frosts my cookies is that it is the time of year that they SHOULD be Oregon grown for sure!

I always ask if it is not labeled, and now my local grocery store has started added a sign with country of origin by the unlabeled veggies.

COOL was passed in the 2002 Farm Bill, but the congressmen getting the big donations from agribusiness have delayed implementation by denying funding quite a few times.

]]> By: Patricia http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33402 Patricia Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:19:00 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33402 The savy food merchants ARE paying attention to their customers. The July issue of COSTCO connection has a four page spread on Earthbound Farm, their organic produce supplier. Even Safeway is popping more and more house label " Organics" products in almost every department. Today, in Safeway, I asked the produce person where the unlabeled $.69 green onions came from. Her response was: "Just a minute and I'll check." A few minutes later she had found the box labeled Mexico. I quipped it would have saved both of us a lot of time if they had shown origin to begin with, as I grabbed a bunch of organic at almost twice the price. She agreed and added they are now required to stock 60 - 70 organic produce products at all times. She added she gets a lot more questions from customers than she did a few months ago. Our demands are and will further change the food industry. Thanks to our pet's, we are no longer complacent consumers. The savy food merchants ARE paying attention to their customers. The July issue of COSTCO connection has a four page spread on Earthbound Farm, their organic produce supplier. Even Safeway is popping more and more house label ” Organics” products in almost every department.

Today, in Safeway, I asked the produce person where the unlabeled $.69 green onions came from. Her response was: “Just a minute and I’ll check.” A few minutes later she had found the box labeled Mexico. I quipped it would have saved both of us a lot of time if they had shown origin to begin with, as I grabbed a bunch of organic at almost twice the price. She agreed and added they are now required to stock 60 - 70 organic produce products at all times. She added she gets a lot more questions from customers than she did a few months ago.

Our demands are and will further change the food industry. Thanks to our pet’s, we are no longer complacent consumers.

]]> By: Patricia http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33397 Patricia Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:30:59 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33397 Sharon & Janice re EVO. My last bag of EVO was "powdery" at the bottom - even tried running it through a strainer, but it just powdered more. Returned to pet food store whose owner thought it might be a moisture problem. Could be since this a no grain food. Replacemnent bag seems ok and cats have not rejected it; they didn't like the powdery part in the previous bag which would be a texture preception thing. No adverse reactions in the last two weeks on the replacement bag. These are two "can & bag" cats that have rejected raw and home cooked so far. Sharon & Janice re EVO. My last bag of EVO was “powdery” at the bottom - even tried running it through a strainer, but it just powdered more. Returned to pet food store whose owner thought it might be a moisture problem. Could be since this a no grain food. Replacemnent bag seems ok and cats have not rejected it; they didn’t like the powdery part in the previous bag which would be a texture preception thing. No adverse reactions in the last two weeks on the replacement bag.

These are two “can & bag” cats that have rejected raw and home cooked so far.

]]> By: Janice http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33379 Janice Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:04:50 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33379 Sharon, I am getting ready to open a new bag of Evo, and am getting worried. What are the code numbers from your bag? I lost a cat in Jan. after we opened a new bag of Hill's Prescription c/d. I guess I need to start feeding people food, but even food intended for human consumption does not seem safe these day. Sharon,

I am getting ready to open a new bag of Evo, and am getting worried. What are the code numbers from your bag? I lost a cat in Jan. after we opened a new bag of Hill’s Prescription c/d. I guess I need to start feeding people food, but even food intended for human consumption does not seem safe these day.

]]> By: Trudy Jackson http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33368 Trudy Jackson Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:17:48 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33368 Does anyone know anything about Purina Dog Chow Healthy Morsels? Please let Me know. thanks. Does anyone know anything about Purina Dog Chow Healthy Morsels? Please let Me know. thanks.

]]> By: Jay http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33358 Jay Sun, 08 Jul 2007 23:35:38 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33358 I have a feeling the so-called Public Citizen: Statement by Sidney Wolfe, MD, Director of the Health Research Group at Public Citizen is more a shill for big pharma -- too many keywords found among their propaganda as though they really care for your health. The PFI does a similar piece of work for Menu Foods and others guiltyof what this forum is about. An opinion on my part but I research corporate movement and press releases nowadays and find it selfish and irresponsible. I have a feeling the so-called Public Citizen:

Statement by Sidney Wolfe, MD, Director of the Health Research Group at Public Citizen

is more a shill for big pharma — too many keywords found among their propaganda as though they really care for your health.

The PFI does a similar piece of work for Menu Foods and others guiltyof what this forum is about.

An opinion on my part but I research corporate movement and press releases nowadays and find it selfish and irresponsible.

]]> By: Jay http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33355 Jay Sun, 08 Jul 2007 23:28:17 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33355 The pet food murders have created some awareness of not only the companies that manufacture or contract pet food but also a growing awareness of the “out of control” nature of our food distribution and trade policies. With this in mind, it was enlightening to find the UK beginning to question these problems as well. Here is a link regarding local vs. food of unknown origin. http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/fo......html#more Excerpt: It is time we faced up to the fact that developing our super-efficient food distribution system has resulted in the complete destruction of our local food infrastructure. Worse than that, the supertanker of centralised commodity distributed food supply is still going in the wrong direction, using the language – category management, food chains and supply chain rationalisation – of an industry which treats food no differently than paint, cars or computers. Next time you eat some food ask yourself whether you have any chance of finding out from the label who grew it, where they lived, what their farm looked like or how much they got paid: the answer will probably be no. Make no mistake, this is the time for sober reflection on the true cost of that loss. I have reflected, and I’ve reached the conclusion that something must be done. And here are three books mentioned that are pertinent to our concerns as well (may be published or available in the US): NOT ON THE LABEL by Felicity Lawrence COLLAPSE by Jared Diamond BAD FOOD BRITAIN by Joanna Blythman The pet food murders have created some awareness of not only the companies that manufacture or contract pet food but also a growing awareness of the “out of control” nature of our food distribution and trade policies.

With this in mind, it was enlightening to find the UK beginning to question these problems as well.

Here is a link regarding local vs. food of unknown origin.

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/fo.....;html#more

Excerpt:

It is time we faced up to the fact that developing our super-efficient food distribution system has resulted in the complete destruction of our local food infrastructure. Worse than that, the supertanker of centralised commodity distributed food supply is still going in the wrong direction, using the language – category management, food chains and supply chain rationalisation – of an industry which treats food no differently than paint, cars or computers.

Next time you eat some food ask yourself whether you have any chance of finding out from the label who grew it, where they lived, what their farm looked like or how much they got paid: the answer will probably be no. Make no mistake, this is the time for sober reflection on the true cost of that loss. I have reflected, and I’ve reached the conclusion that something must be done.

And here are three books mentioned that are pertinent to our concerns as well (may be published or available in the US):

NOT ON THE LABEL by Felicity Lawrence

COLLAPSE by Jared Diamond

BAD FOOD BRITAIN by Joanna Blythman

]]> By: Sharon http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33342 Sharon Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:40:46 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/industry-consumer-confidence-pet-human-food-recalls-1516#comment-33342 Something has changed with Evo. My indoor cats and outdoor cats both loved it until the last bag I used. They didn't barf but did not devour it as before. The bag was full of crumbs. None of the prior bags were crumbly. I'm having a hard time finding another dry kibble my cat will eat and she relies on dry food for a substantial portion of her calories. She is so small I continue to give her dry to try to keep some weight on her. What is a good dry food that I don't have to mail order? I need something I can buy local. Something has changed with Evo. My indoor cats and outdoor cats both loved it until the last bag I used. They didn’t barf but did not devour it as before. The bag was full of crumbs. None of the prior bags were crumbly. I’m having a hard time finding another dry kibble my cat will eat and she relies on dry food for a substantial portion of her calories. She is so small I continue to give her dry to try to keep some weight on her. What is a good dry food that I don’t have to mail order? I need something I can buy local.

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