Purina v Blue Buffalo update
Blue Buffalo admits to byproduct meal Purina has issued a response to Blue Buffalo’s admission in court on May 6, 2015, that a “substantial” and “material” portion of Blue Buffalo pet food sold to...
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Thanks for posting the updates.
NOT in defense of either company but this could happen to any of them regarding their "suppliers" of ingredients. Can you imagine all companies having to test each and every supplier ingredient shipped in before using it? Buying from only reputable suppliers is the answer to that.
Blue Buffalo has admitted that SEVERAL DIFFERENT companies have been manufacturing their dog food for them due to demand.
http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/article_bfde9e4c-288b-11e4-a86b-001a4bcf887a.html
IMHO, THAT is where they lost control of the quality of ingredients.
I saw the inconsistencies first hand over the past year.
I grind down my BB dog food to a powder for the old timer. Which is one of the first steps when testing in labs.
I found a HUGE dependencies in the content of the food from bag to bag. Sometimes there were a high amount of fibrous material and bone chips other times not. And just the size and look of the kibble changed often as it was supplied by the various different manufacturer they were using.
They just purchased/built a $35 million dollar manufacturing plant. Let's hope that they will now have better control of the suppliers of their ingredients.
NOT in defense of either company but this could happen to any of them regarding their "suppliers" of ingredients. Can you imagine all companies having to test each and every supplier ingredient shipped in before using it? Buying from only reputable suppliers is the answer to that.
Blue Buffalo has admitted that SEVERAL DIFFERENT companies have been manufacturing their dog food for them due to demand.
http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/article_bfde9e4c-288b-11e4-a86b-001a4bcf887a.html
IMHO, THAT is where they lost control of the quality of ingredients.
I saw the inconsistencies first hand over the past year.
I grind down my BB dog food to a powder for the old timer. Which is one of the first steps when testing in labs.
I found a HUGE dependencies in the content of the food from bag to bag. Sometimes there were a high amount of fibrous material and bone chips other times not. And just the size and look of the kibble changed often as it was supplied by the various different manufacturer they were using.
They just purchased/built a $35 million dollar manufacturing plant. Let's hope that they will now have better control of the suppliers of their ingredients.
