Dog food-are these ingredients necessary?
Been comparing dog foods again as I'm trying to find a less expensive alternative to the Blue Basics we've been using. Blue Basics contains lots of ingredients like blueberries, cranberries, yucca, p...
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BCSnob wrote:
UPDATED: Heartland Pet Foods Manufacturing plant opens
I don't know if the timing is right, but get ready, their food will begin to be made in a new location.
Thank you for posting the link. Good read.
""....The Joplin plant is Blue Buffalo’s first. Previously, the company had been contracting out production in what it called a “hybrid” model. In that setup, the company embedded itself into existing production sites in order to produce its high-end pet food......""
That explains why the consistency has been all over the place recently.
...""big opportunity for us because, one, we’re getting to the size where it’s affordable, and two, we just needed it...”....."" began construction on its $85 million, 400,000 square foot, manufacturing and distribution center at Joplin, Missouri's....""
Guess we all have made them quite a bit of money eh?
AAFCO told me they check their ingredients that they match their label ONLY when they apply for the AAFCO approval. And only that the percentages are correct. NOT the actual ingredients used. Hmmmm so when they start manufacturing their own recipe for the first time who is going to check that they stay true to the label?? As far as I know no one does, therein where the problem will be.
