Has any of these pet food sales tricks duped you?
March 5, 2008 – 7:54 pm“Sirloin Steak Flavor” Has the ‘flavor’ trick caught you before? This pet food sales trick is that the food does not contain steak - only the flavor of steak. It might not contain any actual meat at all - just meat flavor. If it actually contained Sirloin Steak - the label would say - With Sirloin Steak.
“Albacore Tuna Flavor” Here’s a specific Flavor! It’s not just Tuna Flavor, this pet food has Albacore Tuna Flavor! Isn’t Albacore Tuna Flavor the high priced tuna flavor?
“Big Meaty Flavor” Do you get my point?
“Meaty Taste” That’s a new one - no flavor, but it does taste meaty!
“Made with Real Meat Juices” Hmmm, I’m pretty sure optional nutrition in a pet food comes from real meat not real meat juices.
“New Colors and Shapes” Dogs and cats see in variations of grey…they don’t care what new dye color as been added to their food.
“Smart Nutrition” Is there Dumb Nutrition?
“Taste Guaranteed” Guaranteed to taste like what? Who decides?
“Now Better Tasting” Better than Albacore Tuna Flavor?
“Made with Real Meat” Is there pet food that is made with fake meat? Actually, there is. By products, meat and bone meal, and meat meal are common pet food and pet treat ingredients that are not meat. The official definition of by-products is: “meat by-products is the non-rendered, clean parts, other than meat, derived from slaughtered mammals. It includes, but is not limited to, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, livers, blood, bone, partially defatted low temperature fatty tissue, and stomachs and intestines freed of their contents.”
I hope this simple explanation of what some pet foods do to make the sale has helped you! Try not to read anything on a pet food label except the ingredient list, the best by date, and the guaranteed analysis. To learn more about pet foods visit ‘Paws Club’ at www.TruthAboutPetFood.com.
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