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Old March 23rd, 2007, 12:45 PM
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Yeah, in the meantime, I'm considering putting Boo on 100% canidae instead of 1/2 Canidae and 1/2 evo...
They process all of the kibble at their own plant. Plus evo is grain free. I would just leave him with what you are doing if it is working well for him.
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Old March 23rd, 2007, 12:51 PM
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I agree. Natura has their own plant for making kibble. Their canned food is made at Menu Foods South Dakota plant. :sad:
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Old March 24th, 2007, 10:50 AM
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Thaaaaaat's why!!!

Solid Gold's statement was one of the ONLY ones I found that said "Menu foods does not produce any of our foods". Most of the other ones said, "None of our foods are affected by the recall". Biggggg difference......
Oh yes! BIG DIFFERENCE. I've been looking at different sites where they state that their foods were not affected, but they didn't say that they are not produced there. SCARY.

It also is sad that Wellness & NV are produced at the same plant with those other 'lower quality' foods....it doesn't make sense to me. I am now beginning to wonder if that's where TO produces their foods. In their response, they stated that their food is produced at a plant where many other high quality foods are produced. I wonder if they consider all these commercial brands to be equal to their own.
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Old March 24th, 2007, 10:53 AM
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I've received no response from Timberwolf and have now sent them another email telling them if they don't clarify whether their food is made by Menu or manufactured in the affected plant, they'll be losing my business. $150 in kibble sales per month may not be much but it could add up if others follow suit because of their secrecy.
Yes, last night I did the same thing. It's beyond a matter of wanting to know where they produce their foods-we need to know now.

This is just pushing me more & more to go raw.
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Old March 24th, 2007, 10:56 AM
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I'd look into TO being manufactured at Diamond.
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Old March 24th, 2007, 10:58 AM
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I'd look into TO being manufactured at Diamond.
It used to be! When Diamond had their big recall, TO pulled out & went somewhere else & that's the mystery-where did they go? If I find out it's MenuFoods, we're going raw & that's it.
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Old March 24th, 2007, 11:02 AM
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HEY-Where is DVP Natural Balance produced??????? From what I've read, no one has mentioned that company yet.
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Old March 24th, 2007, 11:04 AM
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It used to be! When Diamond had their big recall, TO pulled out & went somewhere else & that's the mystery-where did they go? If I find out it's MenuFoods, we're going raw & that's it.
Aha! I guess I'm a little behind the times. I know a distributor for TO - I'm going to try and find out from her.

I had just started to switch P to TO Wild & Natural from EVO (it made him chew his legs :sad: ), but with all the pet food crap thats been going on we went raw on Wednesday. I'm so happy we did!
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Old March 24th, 2007, 11:22 AM
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I never got a reply to my recent TO email so I suppose it's Orijen for us now. I have a small bag of wellness that is bothering me to own though still.
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Old March 24th, 2007, 11:24 AM
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DVP is NB

* Dry food is made at their own plant then shipped to the Diamond plant where it is bagged.
* Canned food is made at their own plant, then shipped to American Nutrition in Utah where it is canned. Natural Balance has their own line at American Nutrition and no other canned foods are run through Natural Balance’s equipment.
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Old March 24th, 2007, 04:28 PM
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DVP is NB

* Dry food is made at their own plant then shipped to the Diamond plant where it is bagged.
* Canned food is made at their own plant, then shipped to American Nutrition in Utah where it is canned. Natural Balance has their own line at American Nutrition and no other canned foods are run through Natural Balance’s equipment.
Yes, that sounds good. That makes me feel comfortable with DVP Natural Balance dry & canned products, as we often buy their canned food to mix with their TO dry kibble.
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Old March 24th, 2007, 05:32 PM
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I really wish they would bag and can at their own plant. The more people invloved in handling the more chance of contamination.
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Old March 24th, 2007, 05:34 PM
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I never got a reply to my recent TO email so I suppose it's Orijen for us now. I have a small bag of wellness that is bothering me to own though still.
No reply from TO ......amazing.
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Old March 24th, 2007, 05:39 PM
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Aha! I guess I'm a little behind the times. I know a distributor for TO - I'm going to try and find out from her.

I had just started to switch P to TO Wild & Natural from EVO (it made him chew his legs :sad: ), but with all the pet food crap thats been going on we went raw on Wednesday. I'm so happy we did!
Did the Wild & Natural make him chew his legs or the EVO?

From what I've heard, I don't know if TO even tells their distributors :sad: or, maybe they're sworn to secrecy. Maybe, because you know yours, she'll say something. Good luck ....and, you must let us know if you find out.
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Old March 24th, 2007, 05:46 PM
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Did the Wild & Natural make him chew his legs or the EVO?
It was the Evo. He had never chewed his poor legs before that! He only had a bit of TO added to one meal before I decided to go raw again.

Now I have a huge bag of TO samples that our distributor dropped off for me.

I'll certainly let you know what, if anything, I find out!!
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Old March 28th, 2007, 09:16 AM
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I sent an email to Wellness a few days ago telling them although they advise on their site that their food has not been affected by the recent recall, they're not being honest to the consumer with regards to their use of Menu Foods. I also said for the consumers sake and the integrity of their company, they should be very honest and straight forward with their use or non-use of Menu Foods, especially on their site.

I recieved this email back today:

Dear Dianne,

Menu does make some of our canned cat and canned dog foods. They make OUR recipes according to OUR quality standards.

We have procedures in place to clean between each run of food that is produced. We also inspect the plant regularly to audit their procedures. Since we take our quality very seriously we go above and beyond what is expected in the industry. We are happy to tell you that we require our facilities to pass an audit by Cook & Thurber, a HUMAN FOOD auditing firm. They have a great website that explains what they do and their strict requirements. They can be found at www.cookandthurber.com

If you have any further questions you can contact us on our Consumer Affairs line at (800) 225-0904.


I hope this puts a few people at ease that are using Wellness. I have to admit, I'm not too worried, but the fact remains Wellness doesn't agree with Sprocket at the moment.
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Old March 28th, 2007, 09:52 AM
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Angry Food Recall!!!

But isn't Timberwolf Organics kibbles manufactured at Chenango Valley Pet Foods in Sherburne, NY???
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Old March 28th, 2007, 10:29 AM
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That would be the new info as as yesterday or the day before... They haven't confirmed it though, and so far they don't necessarily seem like the most tip top manufacturer either.
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Old March 28th, 2007, 10:46 PM
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I called my Wellness rep. and she assured me that none of the Wellness products were made at Menu Foods. I also recieved a letter to put up in my shop for my customers to see assuring them that Wellness is not part of the recall. I am still feeding my cats and dogs Wellness (dry and canned). I do have faith in the company and hope they are being honest......
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Old March 28th, 2007, 11:06 PM
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Be careful because sometimes the reps aren't as up-to-date as they should be. The last time Wellness changed their formula, for example, the distributors apparently weren't told (from what I've heard). If they tell you there's a problem, they're telling you not to buy their food, which isn't what they're there for. :sad:
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Old March 28th, 2007, 11:13 PM
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Most of the lists that include manufacturers list Menu as Wellness/OMH's canned manufacturer. On the Wellness/OMH site they simply say their foods are not effected, not that they have no link to Menu.
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Old March 28th, 2007, 11:28 PM
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I agree. Everything I've read says that Wellness canned is made by Menu.
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