I forget but MARS owns one of the biggest food companies...Originally Posted by strange_wings
As far as I know Mars hasn't had any recalls from glutens or RPC, so it's no surprise Nutro jumped ship.
I've mentioned before that they haul animal digest to the local plant in a tanker truck that says MilkyWay on the side.Originally Posted by sharky
I forget but MARS owns one of the biggest food companies...
EWW I remeber ... EVERYONE has recalls... so that isnt a worry ... pedigree and nutro possible made together is ..Originally Posted by strange_wings
I've mentioned before that they haul animal digest to the local plant in a tanker truck that says MilkyWay on the side.soo gross when you think about it.
I'm not going to deny that they have had recalls in the past, vomitoxin, salmonella, glass...
The glass incident was actually stupid too, a light busted in the meat store room and no one reported it till 50 tons where made. They recalled and trashed it all.
the quality remained the last 18 months since the last purchase so I am hoping and ASKING about this tonightOriginally Posted by Jean44
The press release says that Nutro will continue to operate as a stand alone organization within Mars. One can only hope that is true. If Mars leaves Nutro alone the product quality should remain high.
What do you mean by this? They won the bid for the contract, they make the food. They do so by Nutro's formula and required ingredients. Simple as that.Originally Posted by Jean44
The press release says that Nutro will continue to operate as a stand alone organization within Mars. One can only hope that is true. If Mars leaves Nutro alone the product quality should remain high.
Originally Posted by strange_wings
What do you mean by this? They won the bid for the contract, they make the food. They do so by Nutro's formula and required ingredients. Simple as that.
I don't know about other plants, but you should be happy to know the corn and wheat this one uses comes from local growers. They are not allowed to substitute ingredients unless it's to a higher quality ingredient.
No, they won't be using any special Nutro owned equipment or special workers, that's a line of bull if any brand claims it.If Nutro is like the other brands they will be auditing the plants making it regularly.
That the company plants make Kal Kan and Nutro won't matter, the formulas are different, thus the food is different. In fact if you know how many different grocery store brands various plants make everyone would probably be horrified.
Good to hear this because I just switched to Nutro. I was pretty worried when I first saw this.Originally Posted by strange_wings
What do you mean by this? They won the bid for the contract, they make the food. They do so by Nutro's formula and required ingredients. Simple as that.
I don't know about other plants, but you should be happy to know the corn and wheat this one uses comes from local growers. They are not allowed to substitute ingredients unless it's to a higher quality ingredient.
No, they won't be using any special Nutro owned equipment or special workers, that's a line of bull if any brand claims it.If Nutro is like the other brands they will be auditing the plants making it regularly.
That the company plants make Kal Kan and Nutro won't matter, the formulas are different, thus the food is different. In fact if you know how many different grocery store brands various plants make everyone would probably be horrified.
This was priceless.Originally Posted by sharky
So all the grains in Whiskas... are those local (ie: not from China)? If so, then I won't feel bad feeding the cats Temptations at all.Originally Posted by strange_wings
I don't know about other plants, but you should be happy to know the corn and wheat this one uses comes from local growers.
I can't claim that any rice used in the past wasn't from china, but if like the local plant, it won't be from now on.Originally Posted by wmarcello
So all the grains in Whiskas... are those local (ie: not from China)? If so, then I won't feel bad feeding the cats Temptations at all.
Excuse me, what did I say?Originally Posted by strange_wings
What do you mean by this? They won the bid for the contract, they make the food. They do so by Nutro's formula and required ingredients. Simple as that.
That the company plants make Kal Kan and Nutro won't matter, the formulas are different, thus the food is different. In fact if you know how many different grocery store brands various plants make everyone would probably be horrified.