They sure did,and now Purina's reputation is out the window for me.Makes me wonder about the safety of their horse feeds.We have about 40k worth of horses in the barn,do you think I'll buy anything branded from Purina now?
No- and neither would I. Makes you wonder about ALL their products. I wonder if they use wheat gluten in the horse feed?
Purina may be in for some REALLY bad days. Bad enough this happened at all- but other companies came out early. For Purina to wait..KNOWING they had this in their food? So much for consumer confidence..
I just switched my dogs to Blue Seal dry food.
Here's what the company sent me in response to my query of "Do you use ANY ingredients imported from China?"
Concerned Pet Owner
The Menu Foods recall that is currently underway has caused concern for pet
owners. We thank you for contacting us directly concerning our products.
Here are the facts as they stand today:
Most importantly, we do not have any products involved in this or any other
pet food recall. Specific answers to the most common questions we are
receiving are:
1. All Blue Seal(r) branded pet food products are made at facilities
owned and operated by Blue Seal Feeds, Inc.
2. Our Blue Seal(r) branded dry pet foods do not contain any of the
suspect ingredient. . ."wheat Gluten".
3. Some Blue Seal(r) branded baked dog biscuits/treats do contain wheat
gluten. However, our wheat gluten supplier is a U.S. company based in
Michigan. Wheat gluten is used generally as a dough conditioner and is
included in very small amounts.
4. Our Blue Seal(r) branded canned pet products are manufactured by
Menu Foods, but are of the loaf category and do not contain wheat gluten.
This category of canned product has not been recalled.
5. Our by Nature(r) brand of dry, canned and pouch pet foods, both
natural and organic, do not contain any wheat products. Our Canine
Whites(tm) dog biscuits/treats do contain some wheat gluten, but from the
same Michigan supplier as our Blue Seal(r) branded biscuits/treats.
The intent of my message is to reassure customers that our pet products are
not affected by the Menu Foods or any other pet product recall. Thank you.
Randy Schwalke
President
Blue Seal Feeds, Inc.
March 30, 2007
Purina Horse feeds and Purina Dog and Cat foods are separate companies. The split was made over 20 years ago.