Nature's Variety Product Withdrawal

[Perseus]

Just learned that Nature's Variety has recalled some products, read full story here: http://bit.ly/6wI4g

Anyone know more specifics?  Sure is unclear as to why the products are being withdrawn.

[Bonkers]

  This is awful, I wonder what the problems are with these foods?? I was just in a pet store today and the products were still on the shelves.  

[sherrylynne]

I'd sure like to know what the problems are. A number of people I know feed the raw variety!

[Perseus]

Nature's Variety statement:
http://www.naturesvariety.com/news/28

[Bonkers]

  But there is no mention of the dry Instinct or Prairie being recalled on their site. And why do you have to search for the info under "news"? It should be on their home page!!!!!

[Bonkers]

   Now that I have had time to settle down a bit and review the links posted, I see where Pet Food Express made the decision to pull the kibble off their shelves as a precautionary measure as there are freeze dried products in them. Still would like to know what the issue is with the food.  

[Bonkers]

 After looking at the following link supplied by 5catmom, I do not remember Nature's Variety Prairie Lamb Meal and Oatmeal Medley for Cats withdrawal from last year. Does anyone remember what the issue was with the cat food?
 

http://reliablepetfoodrecallinfo.blogspot.com/

[Bonkers]

  Nevermind....  I found it.

http://www.naturesvariety.com/news/4

[Hannie]

If you remember, they also voluntarily "withdrew" some dog food, I believe Instinct, a while ago.  The reason was "nutrient dense".  Excuse my ignorance but WTF does that mean?

I was feeding it at the time so I took it back.  When I gave the printed copy of the voluntary "withdrawal" to the rep at the pf store, she had not a clue what that meant.  Glad it wasn't just me. 

I do tend to be a bit cynical.......if something is wrong with a pf, no matter how "nutrient dense" it may be, I will no longer feed it.

At least NV is doing something about it when they find a problem so they do get some Brownie points for that but now I'm a little nervous about feeding NV. 

[Bonkers]

  Unfortunately they have had issues now with three of their foods within a little over a year.  Thank goodness it has so far been nothing serious. I know making pet food may be a complicated process, but why does it seem most problems are only discovered after the food has been shipped??

[Hannie]

  Unfortunately they have had issues now with three of their foods within a little over a year.  Thank goodness it has so far been nothing serious. I know making pet food may be a complicated process, but why does it seem most problems are only discovered after the food has been shipped??

Multiple choice:

1.  Total lack of QC

2.  Total lack of QC

You get to choose!

[Perseus]

I wonder if "nutrient dense" means too much zinc like Nutro's recall?  I wonder if Trouw's makes the vitamin pre-mix for NV? I wonder if the vitamin pre-mix is the problem even if it's another vitamin?  I wonder, I wonder, I wonder because they won't freaking state what the problem is!

[Hannie]

I wonder if "nutrient dense" means too much zinc like Nutro's recall?  I wonder if Trouw's makes the vitamin pre-mix for NV? I wonder if the vitamin pre-mix is the problem even if it's another vitamin?  I wonder, I wonder, I wonder because they won't freaking state what the problem is!

If I remember correctly (no guarantees of that!), NV was one of the PFCs that refused to name where they get their vit premix.

I guess I was sort of "hinting" at what I thought nutrient dense means......I have a gut feeling that, even though we weren't aware of it, that was the start of the problems with the premix.  I believe it also has something to do with the recent "withdrawal".......no matter what you call it, there is still a problem.  I am slowly but surely losing what tiny amount of faith I have left when it comes to feeding my fur kid commercial pf.

Not that our food is any safer.......that situation is getting much worse.  At least when I home cook, I know what's going into her food.

[GreyGhost]

Here we go again. They didn't have a recall. And there is a huge difference between recall and voluntary withdraw. They test their food at every level. Apparently it was not to their strict specifications. So they voluntarily withdrew it. It never made it to the stores because of their good quality control. I'm sure there will be more testing and the results will be available soon. I myself will not panic. I trust them. I still feed the raw and freeze dried. I will continue to do so.

What really sucks is if a company does the right thing, (test and pull something not right) they are chastised because of the problems other foods have had.

They also voluntarily withdrew the products last year because of their stringent testing. They got chastised then too.

So what is a company to do. If they have a problem and pull product they are chastised. if they don't they are chastised.  I myself will go with the company that is honest and tests and lets you know there is a problem. This product never made it to the stores. They really didn't have to tell anyone, yet they did. What does that tell you? It tells me they are honest and open and I myself trust them without any hesitation.

[GreyGhost]

 This is awful, I wonder what the problems are with these foods?? I was just in a pet store today and the products were still on the shelves.  

The products are still on the shelves because there is no problem with them. The ones they pulled never made it to the stores due to their stringent testing and them reacting immediately.