Expired doughnuts and Cookies in Dog Food – Truth about Pet Food

August 23, 2021 Kar-Bay-Inc 0 Comments

Bil Jac Frozen Dog Food has an ingredient (second ingredient) that is typically only seen in livestock feed. The dog food contains “Dried Bakery Product“.

Dried Bakery Product is an AAFCO defined feed ingredient, in the category of “Human Food By-Products“. The definition allows expired breads, cookies, cake, crackers, and so on to be ground and recycled into a feed ingredient. Further, the raw materials (breads, cookies, cakes) are processed in their plastic packaging. We’ve seen evidence of the plastic packaging being processed through a whistle blower (Click Here).

This ingredient is listed second in the ingredient panel – which means it is the second heaviest ingredient. By weight, there is more Dried Bakery Product in this dog food than Beef Tripe. More ground expired bakery goods than Chicken By-Product Meal or Beef Liver or Chicken Liver.

It is perfectly legal for Bil Jac to use the ingredient Dried Bakery Product in their dog feed. While this ingredient might not be what pet owners consider optimal nutrition for a dog, it is a legally defined feed ingredient with no restrictions to what species of animal it is fed to. The FDA and State Feed Officials take no regulatory action against the inclusion of this high sugar content (and potentially high salt content) ingredient used in a dog or cat food.

But…the Bil Jac website does make some questionable claims. Considering the dog food uses an ingredient consisting of expired human food by-products – is this website claim accurate? “America’s Freshest Dog Food“.

Could a dog food be considered “America’s Freshest” if it contains expired doughnuts and cookies?

The Bil Jac website also tells pet owners this dog food contains “No fillers“.

Does Bil Jac actually consider Dried Bakery Product to be a nutritionally sound ingredient for dogs (not a filler)?

Unfortunately for pet owners, regulatory authorities do not scrutinize pet food website claims. Pet food manufacturers can make all types of misleading or false statements (including misleading and false images) on their websites with no worry of regulatory action. In other words, we are on our own when trusting information on a pet food website.

Never hesitate to email a manufacturer and ask for explanation of any website claim (such as “No fillers“) and/or evidence of a website claim (such as “freshest“) or website image. If a company does not provide you with an adequate response or evidence, find a different pet food.

Wishing you and your pet(s) the best,

Susan Thixton
Pet Food Safety Advocate
Author Buyer Beware, Co-Author Dinner PAWsible
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