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"Jean B." wrote Is wheat gluten always listed as such in the ingredients? Can it appear just as wheat? Can it be in some other ingredient, which does not have its components spelled out? I think they list it as wheat gluten. When you think about it, there is no need for wheat or other grains in canned cat food. And there is never a need to feed cats dry food, which always has a lot of grain. |
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cybercat wrote:
"Jean B." wrote Is wheat gluten always listed as such in the ingredients? Can it appear just as wheat? Can it be in some other ingredient, which does not have its components spelled out? I think they list it as wheat gluten. When you think about it, there is no need for wheat or other grains in canned cat food. And there is never a need to feed cats dry food, which always has a lot of grain. I hope you are right re the listing. If so, my cats are okay. You're right re the grains, I think--unless there is some special dietary consideration, which makes grain consumption advisable. -- Jean B. |
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"Jean B." wrote in message ... Is wheat gluten always listed as such in the ingredients? Can it appear just as wheat? Can it be in some other ingredient, which does not have its components spelled out? .........I think they have to list it as wheat gluten according to labeling laws. You'd have to check AAFCO specs for that, but I'm pretty sure. For instance with ingredients listed as meat by-products they can use anything that's available.....and cheapest at the moment. But corn and wheat is split into different components: corn, corn gluten - wheat, wheat flour, wheat middlings, wheat gluten ------ and I think it is required to list each component. OTOH pet food companies are not required to change the labels on their foods for 6 months after changing the formulation. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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buglady wrote:
"Jean B." wrote in message ... Is wheat gluten always listed as such in the ingredients? Can it appear just as wheat? Can it be in some other ingredient, which does not have its components spelled out? ........I think they have to list it as wheat gluten according to labeling laws. You'd have to check AAFCO specs for that, but I'm pretty sure. For instance with ingredients listed as meat by-products they can use anything that's available.....and cheapest at the moment. But corn and wheat is split into different components: corn, corn gluten - wheat, wheat flour, wheat middlings, wheat gluten ------ and I think it is required to list each component. OTOH pet food companies are not required to change the labels on their foods for 6 months after changing the formulation. buglady take out the dog before replying Some of luna's treats have wheat flour listed and that freaked me out, just because of the word wheat. oy vey. |
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On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:51:21 GMT, Luna's Mom wrote:
buglady wrote: "Jean B." wrote in message ... Is wheat gluten always listed as such in the ingredients? Can it appear just as wheat? Can it be in some other ingredient, which does not have its components spelled out? ........I think they have to list it as wheat gluten according to labeling laws. You'd have to check AAFCO specs for that, but I'm pretty sure. For instance with ingredients listed as meat by-products they can use anything that's available.....and cheapest at the moment. But corn and wheat is split into different components: corn, corn gluten - wheat, wheat flour, wheat middlings, wheat gluten ------ and I think it is required to list each component. OTOH pet food companies are not required to change the labels on their foods for 6 months after changing the formulation. buglady take out the dog before replying Some of luna's treats have wheat flour listed and that freaked me out, just because of the word wheat. oy vey. On one of my mailing lists, a lady lost her cat last week. Same problem, but the cat did not eat any foods on the list. She called the FDA and gave the food information. The lady she talked to said that some of the companies have been substituting ingredients. I got the impression that it wasn't allowed, just discovered during the food testing. |
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buglady wrote:
"Jean B." wrote in message ... Is wheat gluten always listed as such in the ingredients? Can it appear just as wheat? Can it be in some other ingredient, which does not have its components spelled out? ........I think they have to list it as wheat gluten according to labeling laws. You'd have to check AAFCO specs for that, but I'm pretty sure. For instance with ingredients listed as meat by-products they can use anything that's available.....and cheapest at the moment. But corn and wheat is split into different components: corn, corn gluten - wheat, wheat flour, wheat middlings, wheat gluten ------ and I think it is required to list each component. OTOH pet food companies are not required to change the labels on their foods for 6 months after changing the formulation. buglady take out the dog before replying I think you're right re the listing and hope the companies abide by that. I forgot the last part though. That complicates things. :-( -- Jean B. |
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