Do You Have Pets & Shop At Kroger??? If yes, please read...

Sorry I'm a bit late getting to this discussion. Just now noticed it when BR was posted. Pet food is one of my main interests and I rant about it every chance I get. Thanks for your awareness and concern too.

Don't forget the tainted peanut butter and peanut butter products, like dog treats. Yeah, I agree about there being waaaaaaaaaaaaay too many pet food recalls. I think a lot of it has to do with falling standards in almost every industry these days. Some will do anything for higher profits, including reducing quality, side-stepping sterilization/cleanup procedures, paying employees less which sometimes results in disgruntled employees who can be unscrupulous, etc. It says a lot about our society as a whole these days. I would LOVE to see PRIDE IN WORKMANSHIP come back to industries and the employees who work for them. Love of money and/or pure laziness has caused most of today's problems, including all these recalls. I also live in one of those states but don't shop at Kroger's. If I did and I bought one of the affected foods, I wouldn't care if I couldn't afford to throw out what I already have, I'd throw it out. I'd feed my pet home cooked food until I could afford more pet food. When the peanut butter recall was in full swing, I started making my dogs peanut butter treats myself because the peanut butter in jars was not affected by the recall. Not only was it safe but it was a LOT cheaper and my dogs like them more than the store-bought treats. So, now, I make their treats all the time and never buy them. I use as much care in making my dogs' treats as I do making my own food so I know it's good. Maybe I'll see if I can find a dog food recipe and start making that, too. You know, this is not the first time something specifically at Kroger has been recalled. It's worth checking into for anyone who shops at Kroger on a regular basis. I'd rather drive a few more miles to shop at a different store from now on if I shopped at Kroger's.

Thanks for the update. I don't think we are buying those brands right now, but it is good to know. Recalls can be a good thing, and they are necessary because people make mistakes and no process is perfect. Want to read more about aflatoxin.

I think a lot of that food is made in China and they fill it with God knows what--anything their people can't eat, I guess. I'll be taking back my Dog Gone Deli bag of food even though it's not on the list because it's Pet Pride. My dogs love it and it has no "animal digest" (a disgusting substance) in it like most dog foods. I'm wondering how to make nutritious food at home for my dogs. I might look up some recipes and do that, at least I'd know what was going into their little bellies!