Things Pet Owners Find in Pet Food – Truth about Pet Food

Some disgusting things are found in pet food and reported to manufacturers on Twitter. Here are some recent examples.

Foreign Objects

A pet owner tweeted to Nutro they found a dead “rat” in a bag of Nutro Essentials.

Another dead mouse/rat was found in a bag of Canidae pet food.

An unknown object was found in Blue Buffalo.

A piece of metal was found in Purina One.

A pet owner reported this piece of “blue plastic” to Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

These blue plastic pieces were found in Purina Pro Plan.

And this unknown substance was found in Purina Pro Plan by another pet owner.

This unknown substance was found in a can of Wellness cat food.

And this pet owner found blue plastic in dry Wellness.

Two different pet owners reported finding these dangerous objects (a nail and what appears to be a pocket knife blade) in Nutrish Pet Food.

Mold

This pet owner found mold in dry Pedigree.

This pet owner reported to Blue Buffalo what appears to be mold inside a can of dog food.

More mold from dry Blue Buffalo pet food.

Mold in Purina One.

What appears to be mold was reported to Acana Pet Food.

Bugs

This pet owner found “larvae” in Pedigree wet food.

What appears to be bugs was found in Purina Friskies.

But…there was good news found in the Tweets to pet food. The one provided below shows that more and more pet owners are learning about the differences between pet feed and pet food! (Thanks to our army of educated pet owners and pet professionals!!!)

And by the way @Nutrish – your response to this pet owner is incorrect. The members of the Association of American Feed Control Officials do NOT prohibit the use of 3D and 4D (dead, dying, diseased and disabled) in pet food. Specifically, AAFCO member FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine states “we do not believe that the use of diseased animals or animals that died otherwise than by slaughter to make animal food poses a safety concern and we intend to continue to exercise enforcement discretion.”

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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