SERIOUS: PET FOOD RECALL

"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.

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.

"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

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 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.

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.