Lawsuit Testing Finds Dog DNA in Dog Food – Truth about Pet Food

January 28, 2022 Kar-Bay-Inc 0 Comments

The court documents of a lawsuit filed in April 2020 against Rachel Ray Nutrish Just 6 dog food includes DNA test results (“DNA content analysis” – Exhibit A) that confirms what many have feared about pet food for decades. Dog DNA was found in a “Rachel Ray Lamb Meal and Brown Rice Recipe Dog Food.”

Below is a photo of the DNA lab results – Exhibit A in the lawsuit.

The ingredients listed on the label for this dog food (excluding supplements) are: “Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Ground Rice, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Natural Pork Flavor“.

The lawsuit is founded on the Nutrish Pet Food’s claims of “Just 6” ingredients and due to lab results finding more than what the label claims – the lawsuit states Nutrish “breached its implied warranty of merchantability because Just 6 did in fact contain corn, wheat, soy, and beef, and therefore fails to function as a limited ingredient diet.”

Surprisingly, the lawsuit did not point out that the lab results also found horse and dog DNA.

Click Here to read the complaint and view the Exhibit A lab results.

The lawsuit also provided an image of a portion of the dog food bag – that includes “An express warranty, purported signed by Rachael Ray“.

The lawsuit also quotes a statement on the Nutrish website: “Rachael Ray™ Nutrish® demands the utmost in food safety and quality from our suppliers. We maintain rigorous testing to ensure ingredient and product safety.”

How did dog DNA end up in a lamb based dog food?

It is doubtful pet owners will get any sort of an explanation – however we intend to ask FDA for answers. When/if the FDA responds, it will be shared with pet owners.

Wishing you and your pet the best –

Susan Thixton
Pet Food Safety Advocate
TruthaboutPetFood.com
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