[Tina]

Who do you think will win?

Purina – http://petfoodhonesty.com/thecomplaint.php#.U2kpofldVnA/?utm_campaign=adhoc&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget_PPUA_052014_01&utm_content=corporate-PU-NL_petfoodhonesty_cival_case

http://www.petfoodhonesty.com

Purina Sues Blue Buffalo

Purina started off in 1894 as a livestock and animal food products. Eventually they worked their way to other pet care products and they’ve bloosomed ever since.

Blue Buffalo – http://www.bluebuffalo.com/news/nestle-purina-response

Blue Buffalo was founded in 2002, (not that long ago) and thats all the information I could find about it.

Here’s another link that you might want to check out on Science Diet Sues Blue Buffalo http://truthaboutpetfood.com/science-diet-vs-blue-buffalo-again

Personally I believe that these top name company’s wouldn’t sue Blue Buffalo if they didn’t know that they were talking about.

[neezerfan]

Someone posted a link to the actual amounts found, they seemed miniscule. Could this be a contamination issue from another food processed in the same plant? I’m not a BB fan but I’d give them the benefit of the doubt over Purina.

[Hound Dog Mom]

The information can all be found here: http://truthaboutpetfood.com/purina-sues-blue-buffalo

According to Purina:

Two samples of Blue Buffalo Life Protection Chicken & Brown Rice Formula (which claimed to be free of chicken by-products) were tested at an independent laboratory and sample 1 was found to contain 25% chicken by-product (by mass) and sample 2 was found to contain 24% chicken by-product (by mass).

The life source bits were tested as well for the nutrients they claimed to contain and were found to contain none or less than the amount in the kibble itself.

I’m very interested in seeing how this all plays out.

• This reply was modified 11 years, 7 months ago by Hound Dog Mom.
• This reply was modified 11 years, 7 months ago by Hound Dog Mom.

[DogFoodie]

It’s the pot calling the kettle black. I think both are deceitful.

[RescueDaneMom]

I agree Betsy.

[Tina]

Purina vs Blue Buffalo Update

http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/05/07/pet-wars-blue-buffalo-fires-back-at-purina-over-food-quality-claim/

I found this statement very interesting

Blue Buffalo uses third-party co-manufacturers to produce its foods, but Bishop said the company provides all of its own ingredients. Bishop said, however, that he trusts his manufacturers and that his firm has “people watching the manufacturers” closely for quality-control purposes.

[Hound Dog Mom]

To me there’s a big difference between saying “Our food contains X” (when it doesn’t) or “Our food is free of Y” (when it contains Y) as opposed to using undefined terms such as wholesome/healthy/etc. as descriptors for a product that may or may not be those things depending on opinion. To me outright lying about ingredients and putting a marketing “spin” on a product are two different things entirely. I don’t think what Blue Buffalo is allegedly doing is in any way similar to how Purina presents their products.

[DogFoodie]

I asked Blue Buffalo to tell me exactly from where do they source their vitamin / mineral premix; this was their response:

Hi Betsy,

Thank you for taking the time to contact BLUE. Our foods all are manufactured
here in the USA. Many of our ingredients, such as our grains and meats, come
from the USA except for our lamb and venison which can be free range from New
Zealand. Where possible our suppliers are instructed to source their ingredients
from the US. Where the ingredients are not readily available in the US, such as
many vitamins, minerals and nutriceuticals, our suppliers will only work with
reputable foreign companies, and subject all ingredients to rigorous quality
testing. We do not source any ingredients from China. All of our ingredients
are USDA approved and inspected.

I hope this helps!

Take care,

Tracy
Blue Buffalo Co.

I responded that no, that the response didn’t help and asked my question again.

Talk about spin. She tells me that when ingredients aren’t available in the U.S., their suppliers work with reputable foreign companies. But, she tells me that “we” don’t supply anything from China. She fails to tell me whether or not their suppliers procure vitamins / minerals from China. I’m sure they do, but it’s fun watching them try to make it looks as if they don’t.

[aquariangt]

I completely agree with HDM. If it comes out that BB is doing this, that to me is more despicable than the way Purina markets itself. Purina-yes, can be misleading, but technically, they don’t outright lie. They don’t totally claim to be something they aren’t.

I also don’t like the way BB has gone about this “We’re a small family company” “We are saddened that purina has resorted to attack tactics” etc…

They aren’t that small. And they love to attack. I certainly don’t approve of Purina, but one way or the other, this furthers my choice of not using BB

[meky6ra]

HDM, you’re absolutely right! At least Purina lists their terrible ingredients in their packaging for anyone to read.

[Mary M]

I think Purina is completely deceitful to the public with their advertising and presentation of their products. And they will say that “corn” is a healthy grain to feed your dog (saw that on the Beneful FB page). Why would they go after BB when their food is so much worse? It all seems very contrived and cutthroat.

[DogFoodie]

As expected, I never received a response from Blue Buffalo to my specific question asking from where their vitamin / mineral premix is sourced.

[DogFoodie]

Huh, they actually responded; but they’re still be evasive and didn’t give a straight answer to the question I asked.

Here’s Blue Buffalo’s response:

Hi Betsy,

Thank you for taking your time to contact BLUE. While we do not purchase any of
ingredients from China, we are not provided the list of our suppliers for our
ingredients. I do apologize.

Take care,
Tracy

Blue Buffalo Co.

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