The-Truth-About-Pet-Foods

Truth Response: Science has proven that vitamin E tocopherols can
exert antioxidant effects much longer than “30 days.” 1
Company A: “We can prove there is no ethoxyquin, no BHA,
no BHT in our dog food, because we use the vacuum-packed
bags.”
Truth Response: Vacuum packaging does not prove the absence of
such chemicals. Also, what about Company A’s products which are not
vacuum packed Also, what about the fact that ethoxyquin is commonly
used in fish meal, an ingredient in Company A’s products
Company A: “...corn and soybeans were to be fed only to food
producing animals, but never to companion animals or
people.”
Truth Response: Humans and animals have consumed corn and soybeans
for thousands of years.
Company A: “(Company A) is the only dog food company that
is a member of the Organic Trade Association.”
Truth Response: Anyone can belong to the Organic Trade Association.
2 Why take credit for organic, when Company A’s products are not
organic
Company A: “(Company A)’s dog foods use no chemical preservatives...
We use the natural preservative of rosemary in
our oils.”
Truth Response: The active components in rosemary are chemical preservatives.
3
Company A: “(Company A’s product) contains blueberries. It
helps with bladder and kidney struvite stones. It acidifies the
1. Poult Sci, 1996; 75(8):1039-46. J Anim Sci, 1997; 75(10):2634-40.
2. Organic Trade Association, PO Box 547, Greenfield, MA 01302, (413)774-
7511.
3. Wysong RL, “Oxherphol Technical Information,” 2002. Int J Food Sci Nutr,
2000; 51(5):327-39. Int J Food Microbiol, 1997; 37(2-3):155-62. J Agric Food
Chem, 2001; 49(11):5560-5. J Food Prot, 2001; 64(9):1412-9. J Agric Food
Chem, 2000; 48(11):5548-56. J Food Prot, 2000; 63(10):1359-68.
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