Tracy Brown Webboard User Reg: 12-20-2004
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Melamine was detected in samples of the food. The recalled foods are: Venison & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food and Venison & Green Pea Dry Cat Foods. Whether other pet food makers got the same rice protein concentrate is unclear at this time. Herrick says the food was made for Natural Balance by Diamond Pet Foods.
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I feed RAW, but use Natural Balance chubbs for tracking bait. I know all indications are that this product is not effected, but still, I will not be comfortable using it until it is discovered how the new rice protein was infected with the melamine. Damn, sure wish I could get frozen BilJac in California!
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005
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Great, I just bought 3 frickin cases of the 4lb and 2.5 pound rolls of Turkey and Lamb and Rice for training and gifts at our seminar.......CRYIN OUT LOUD.....I am taking it back and making my own "doggie crack".
I am with you Susan, not comfortable using it now!!!
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Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005
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Dear Ms. Boche
The source of the melamine appears to be a rice protein concentrate, which was recently added to the dry venison formulas. Natural Balance does not use wheat gluten, which was associated with the previous melamine contamination.
None of Natural Balance’s other dry formulas, none of our other canned or roll products and none of our other treats are involved with this voluntary recall.
Please continue to use our products with confidence and we will return the Venison products to market in a few weeks when we are assured that we have a product that reflects our high standards and has been thoroughly tested for any and all contaminants.
Sincerely,
Natural Balance Pet Foods
Above is the response I recieved from a woman named Betsy from Natural Balance when I contacted them saying I had just bought three cases of the rolled products.....
Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
I would just recommend not using any food manufacturer that imports any ingredients, whether involved in the recall or not. To my knowledge, there are only a handful of kibble companies that do not import. I feed Canidae dry and wet food and have not had any problems. They state very clearly that they do not use any imported ingredients in their foods. I can only trust them at their word, but that seems pretty straight forward to me.
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