Again I don’t think ANY company wanted this to happen. And I hope that companies like NB will continue to test for more things then is required.

Obviously, by your ignorant nature you have not had a pet murdered by NB or be physically harmed by Natural Balance, as many of us here are. If you can even consider those of us with pets that did survive death, as lucky, we are still dealing with treatments, ongoing tests, regular vet visits, emergency vet visits, and the reponsibility and heartache of taking care of a sick animal all because of feeding them NB, a food that was supposed to not have rice protein concentrate it in, and was supposed to not have ingredients from China, and was supposed to be POISON FREE. You obviously do not have thousands of dollars of vet bills, (with no reimbursment from Joey) and the uncertainty of survival of your pet, and so many animals lives have been cut short and countless others are suffering directly from, and solely because of Natural Balance. This is after all a Natural Balance comment board, if you want to deflect onto other pet foods then go onto the other pfi’s comment sections.

As usual tactics - blame the victims. Why don’t you blame the dead, helpless animals who did nothing wrong but eat its Natural Balance dinner?

Just because you and Joey say hundreds of thousands of dollars were paid out in claims in full, does not make it so. Don’t worry, everyone will get their money one way or another because Joey will end up having to pay by force in court.

And when the hundreds of thousands of dollars are utlimately and truthfully paid out, that does not mean you should applaud Natural Balance - it is money paid out because animals died from eating Joey’s food. It’s nothing to brag about. Shame on you.

re: Did any of us even know what these additives were before all this began? The entire industry (I believe) did not test for them because there WAS no test for them

MELAMINE is not an additive, fool. There is a test for it, it wasn’t used as part of their testing protocol because melamine / plastics had no place being in pet food. Just like drain cleaners, turpentine, paint, gasoline, nail polish remover, antifreeze, and furniture polish, for example aren’t tested in pet food or human food because it shouldn’t be in it. Poisons do not belong on anyone’s plate, human or pet.

Had your buddy Joey not cut corners buying ingredients from China, and ripping off consumers by adding rice protein concentrate to spike the protein level artificially - there would have been no need to test for melamine, no recall and no murdered pets.

Don’t try to get any sympathy from any consumers with Joey’s spin control - as if HE was taken for a ride. He was the master conductor of the ride!

The only people taken for a ride were consumers and our pets. We were taken for a ride by buying products we believed were made with 100% USA ingredients - not ingredients from China. Melamine or not, no one would knowingly buy pet food with ingredients from China!

We were taken for a ride believing NB ingredient lists that were false. Our pets were taken for the biggest ride, some on the express route to their graves, all courtesy of Joey’s ride of death!

From the info I’ve been able to locate, ExperTox is using better equipment and protocols than other labs and FDA. Personally, I have more confidence in their results; and, it has paid off in two healthy cats since 3/16. Both are “bag cats” and one will “groom” me at 3am until I put some kibble in her dish! They both have fought raw (from Maine, “What are des funny clam things?”) and home cooked (”Ugh! She’s trying to poison us again!”) I’d pay a king’s ransom for something healthy in a can (besides tuna) they would eat.

Believe me, get a life, there is a market out here for canned and dry cat food. But it can’t be the same crap you’ve been pushing!

Natural Balance has followed suite with test results for at least the four listed toxins Natural Balance provides information about their contracted labs. but I did leave the site a little confused when they stated Dr. Haghighi oversaw all the protocols at NB labs when they stated they contracted with Midwest Labs. Maybe they are using multiple labs? Either way, they are moving in the right direction.

Looks like Kumpi started a trend and others are starting to follow.

By the way, our cats deserve the crunch of bones, not fortified grains. We want “wet” food, not dry food with additives to make them drink excess water.

I had really hoped that a pet food company opening a dialog with itchmo and taking action was a good sign. Sigh.

As always, NO member of the PFI can be trusted.

I think most would agree that this example cost ($100 per bag of poisonless pet food) would be a steal. No pet parent is looking to cut corners in order to save money, at the expense of their pet’s life - the only people cutting corners is Joey Herrick and NB.

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. That secret information could have saved lives. Joey got greedy - and buying from China nonetheless to cut corners. Pet parents won’t cut corners for the safety of their pets.

Our pets do not have a voice and we will not shut up because we must be the voice for them. We aren’t going away, so get used to it.