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Jax08 said:
I didnt' start this thread as a Victor advertisement. I was hoping to create a list of foods made in the USA. But if you follow the link I posted for ordering, they have free shipping.
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Lol. I know. ;)

Dr.'s finest which is the company that makes Great Life and Pioneer Naturals are indeed only made locally in the United States with US ingredients. I checked again today.
 
#29 ·
You beat me to it Jax, I was asking that myself.

Do you have anything that shows where there ingredients are made or from. They dance around that on the website. No where in the faq is the question on where the food comes from, just where its manufactured

WHERE ARE YOUR FOODS MADE?
We have four manufacturing facilities, all located in the United States. One is in northern California, one in central California, one in Missouri and one in South Carolina.

When they source them out, where does the source get the food from? I couldn't find that on the website, thanks.

WHERE DOES THE WILD BOAR IN THE SOUTHWEST CANYON FORMULA COME FROM?
Wild boar is a species of pig (Sus scrofa). They are known by various names, including wild hogs. The wild boar in Taste of the Wild Southwest Canyon is wild-caught boar, sourced from a supplier in Texas.

They say the wild boar comes from a company in TX. Wonder where they company gets the meat from.

Diamond Pet Company
 
#35 ·
There are three dog food companies located in my area. Precise- says 'mostly' all ingredients are sourced in the US but don't say which ones aren't. Nature's Select is totally sourced in the US with the exception of lamb from New Zealand. The other company makes Victor. I've tried feeding Victor and Nature's Select but Stosh wasn't interested in either. I think I'll try again
 
#36 ·
Best Breed by Dr. Gary Cotton We tried Blue when Tess was a pup with not consistent results. Dr Gary's is local product so we tried it. Three years, and have yet to have any issues. This is from the website..." Further, all diets are produced in the U.S., in facilities that are both European Union approved and regularly inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. To keep nutrient-destroying oxygen out and preserve freshness, our food is packaged in high oxygen barrier poly bags with resealable zippers. Absolutely NO ingredients are sourced from China."
 
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#37 ·
This is scary...

China now makes
70 percent of the world’s penicillin
50 percent of the earth’s aspirin
35 percent of its acetaminophen (generic Tylenol)
The bulk of the world’s vitamins A, B12, C and E

If these are made in China, how are dog food companies making foods with these vitamins and stating made in the USA? If the vitamins come from China then the food is not completely made in the USA.
 
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llombardo said:
This is scary...

China now makes
70 percent of the world’s penicillin
50 percent of the earth’s aspirin
35 percent of its acetaminophen (generic Tylenol)
The bulk of the world’s vitamins A, B12, C and E

If these are made in China, how are dog food companies making foods with these vitamins and stating made in the USA? If the vitamins come from China then the food is not completely made in the USA.
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I think it is a game. If you buy a car from Mexico, it has to say, made in Mexico. But if you buy a car where 99% of the components are made and assembled in Mexico, but the put something like the windshield or the steering wheel in in the US, they can say, "Made in the USA." on it.

Sucks, huh?

I think the sourcing is about the same. I mean if ABC company is buying the vitamins and minerals from China and elsewhere and combining them into a pre-mix, so long as ABC company is in the US, then Diamond is sourcing the pre-mix from the US.

Yeah, even if Taste of the Wild was totally sourced in the US, it is still be extruded in machines that extrude ever other nasty bit of yuck from the worst garbage food on up. So if disease is your concern, than sourced in the US is not good enough. But I think we are worried about stuff like cardboard in Pizza and plastic in glutens that have come from China. And why we are so concerned about it.

As for the US, I think a lot of grains grown here are GMO, and so even that isn't good enough.

Dog food is a racket.
 
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I think this topic Jax started is important. So much more to it thu. Companies lie and that is a problem.

Not sure whats so great about anything made in The USA. Most of our foods are banned all over the world. China even bans it. The meat used in dog food must be worse than the modified dye filled crap we eat. I do agree keep away from the Chinese products due to history of tainted foods. Good luck with that, they own America. I will stick with Canadian products for now. The best thing America makes is Guitars.


About 45 percent of US pigs, 30 percent of cattle and an unknown percentage of turkeys are plumped with the asthma drug ractopamine before slaughter. Up to 20 percent of ractopamine is still there when you buy it.

Since 1998, more than 1,700 US pork lovers have been “poisoned” this way. For this very health threat, ractopamine-laced meats are banned in 160 different countries! Russia issued a ban on US meat imports, effective February 11, 2013, until it’s certified ractopamine-free. In animals, it’s linked to reducedreproductive function, increased mastitis and increased death. It damages the human cardiovascular system and may cause hyperactivity, chromosomal abnormalities and behavioral changes. Currently, US meats aren’t even tested for it.

Where it’s banned: 160 countries across Europe, Russia, mainland China and Republic of China (Taiwan).

More than 3,000 preservatives, flavorings and colors are added to US foods, many of which are banned in other countries

Arsenic-Laced Chicken

Arsenic-based drugs are approved in US-produced animal feed because they cause animals to grow quicker and meats products to look pinker and “fresher.” The FDA says arsenic-based drugs are safe safe because they contain organic arsenic … But organic arsenic can turn into inorganic arsenic, run through contaminated manure and leach into drinking water.

The European Union has never approved using arsenic in animal feed; US environmental groups have sued the FDA to remove them.
 
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The production company, who makes the dry kibble for the dog food company, chooses where they purchase their ingredients from, unless a very strict contract by the dog food company has been legally set forth, which usually is not the case. Those production companies end up purchasing most of their products from a third or even fourth party. Federal law requires food companies to be able to trace products one step forward and one step back so if they only check backwards one step, they may think they are purchasing from a US company but that US company may have purchased products from overseas!

MADE in the USA does NOT mean it was SOURCED in the USA. It would have to say MADE & SOURCED in the USA.

Moms:)
 
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