Vicki Heiman wrote 08/06/2005 01:51 PM FYI Owner of Solid Gold food jailed #81575 - 08/06/2005 01:51 PM
Vicki Heiman Webboard User Reg: 05-30-2005 Posts: 115 Loc: Fox River Valley, Wisconsin Offline	I was just at the store where I buy all of my dog food/supplies and the store owner told me that the lady who owns/runs the dog food Co. Solid Gold has been arrested 13 times for not having the correct ingredients in the food that it says on the bag. She has even gone as far as refusing to carry Solid Gold food because of it. Has anyone else heard anything about this?
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Dennis Jones wrote 08/06/2005 02:09 PM Re: FYI Owner of Solid Gold food jailed [Re: Vicki Heiman ] #81576 - 08/06/2005 02:09 PM
Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004 Posts: 3389 Loc: Richmond Va Offline	So far this is the only information I found about an old arrest  Quote: Raid: Solid Gold Pet Foods - Sep., 1989 Address: 1483 N. Cuyamaca, El Cajon, CA 92020 Phone: (619) 465-9507 (Sissy Harrington McGill, Owner) Reason: FDA had been harassing McGill over labels on her holistic pet food products. In March 1990, an FDA agent seized products from her store without a search warrant and shut down her store. On July 12, 1990, after being indicted, she chose a jury trial. Upon appearing for her trial, she was clapped into leg irons, put into a Maximum Security Federal Prison for 179 days, and fined $10,000. While incarcerated she suffered a near fatal stroke. Outcome: McGill sued the Department of Justice and won a victory on Feb. 20, 1992. She expects to file a $25,000,000 lawsuit against the FDA. I'll dig a little more later
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Anne Vaini wrote 08/06/2005 02:35 PM Re: FYI Owner of Solid Gold food jailed [Re: Vicki Heiman ] #81577 - 08/06/2005 02:35 PM
Anne Vaini Webboard User Reg: 07-14-2005 Posts: 775 Loc: Wisconsin Offline	From what I understand, the incident you are referring to was not about the food, but the labeling of the supplements. Because the supplements' labels state(d) that they will treat serious animal diseases, they are(were) classified as drugs rather than supplements. 'UNREPENTANT' DEALER SENTENCED FOR FRAUDULENT ANIMAL DRUGS from FDA website
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Connie Sutherland wrote 08/06/2005 04:47 PM Re: FYI Owner of Solid Gold food jailed [Re: Vicki Heiman ] #81578 - 08/06/2005 04:47 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: I was just at the store where I buy all of my dog food/supplies and the store owner told me that the lady who owns/runs the dog food Co. Solid Gold has been arrested 13 times Yes, I heard/read about this, about 14-15 (?) years ago, I think. Long enough ago that I read it in the newspaper as opposed to on the internet, anyway! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I think it was one arrest, on I don't-know-how-many counts of mislabeling. I sure don't remember it the way the pet store owner does. I'd be interested in hearing from you, Dennis, if you discover that it was more serious than my recollection, which is more along the lines of what you and Anne came up with. I'm not saying that "mislabeling" is OK; I'm just saying that I do not think it was a matter of defrauding the consumer. I'll look into it too when I get a chance.
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Dennis Jones wrote 08/06/2005 04:55 PM Re: FYI Owner of Solid Gold food jailed [Re: Anne Vaini ] #81579 - 08/06/2005 04:55 PM
Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004 Posts: 3389 Loc: Richmond Va Offline	I did some digging and she did an interview with a what I call "back of a matchbook cover" college. She claims to have Master's in nutrition from Columbia. The web sight is "sticky" which means no matter how hard you try you can't back out from it without hitting Ctrl-Alt-Del. It's a concoction of ingrediats that may or may not be beneficial. She quotes no double blind studies or any hard research. I don't think A Columbia Grad would do that. Solid gold doesn't pass the smell test for me.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 08/06/2005 05:00 PM Re: FYI Owner of Solid Gold food jailed [Re: Dennis Jones ] #81580 - 08/06/2005 05:00 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	QUOTE from DENNIS: Solid gold doesn't pass the smell test for me. END Hey, Dennis.........good thinking to go right to their own site and check it out! Duh...... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> .......... I kept tracking that original arrest and the civil rights issues that sprang up around it with regard to some (alleged) "strong-arm" FDA tactics. Guess I'll do what you did and actually look at the product!
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Luana Mitchell wrote 08/06/2005 07:38 PM Re: FYI Owner of Solid Gold food jailed [Re: Vicki Heiman ] #81581 - 08/06/2005 07:38 PM
Luana Mitchell Webboard User Reg: 08-05-2005 Posts: 27 Loc: Offline	I've heard that, too. I've also heard that she's a bit eccentric (sp?). That's too bad. We use her food (Holistique Blendz and the Hundchen Flocken) with great results.
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Dennis Jones wrote 08/06/2005 07:53 PM Re: FYI Owner of Solid Gold food jailed [Re: Luana Mitchell ] #81582 - 08/06/2005 07:53 PM
Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004 Posts: 3389 Loc: Richmond Va Offline	I think this post is an excellent argument for RAW. From what I read and heard about raw, you know exactly what the lil' pupper is getting. me personaly, I use Nutro, not that I think that its any better than any other premium dry kibble but I'm sure its better than "Old Roy"
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Luana Mitchell wrote 08/06/2005 08:12 PM Re: FYI Owner of Solid Gold food jailed [Re: Dennis Jones ] #81583 - 08/06/2005 08:12 PM
Luana Mitchell Webboard User Reg: 08-05-2005 Posts: 27 Loc: Offline	Old Roy?! Anything is better than that. I actually have the ingredient list cut out from a bag of Old Roy and have it posted by our Solid Gold food display at our shop. This way peopel can see the difference for themselves.
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Will Rambeau wrote 08/06/2005 08:16 PM Re: FYI Owner of Solid Gold food jailed [Re: Luana Mitchell ] #81584 - 08/06/2005 08:16 PM
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003 Posts: 5983 Loc: Idaho Offline	< One bird dog owner to another bird dog owner in Walmart discussing the ingredients listed on a bag of Ol' Roy > "Well, hell........looks like they took the sawdust out of Ol' Roy! When did that happen?" The Fetz dog: http://www.leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/79673/page/25
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