Americký časopis World Dog Journal každoročně hodnotí nejbezpečnější krmiva pro psy. Evropské značky do této ankety nejsou zařazovány, ale podle kritérií, které uvádíme níže, většinou není problém získat informace k jejich posouzení.
Aby se značky dostaly na seznam TOP DRY FOODS, musí splňovat následující kritéria:
- musí být přesně uvedeno, kde se krmivo vyrábí a kdo ho vyrábí
- na prvním nebo na druhém místě v surovinovém složení musí být přesně určená masová moučka, nikoliv čerstvé maso (uvedení čerstvého masa v surovinovém složení je zavádějící, neboť maso obsahuje 80% vody a např. 25% deklarovaného čerstvého masa odpovídá 5ti gramům masové moučky na 100 gramů granulí, což nerespektuje výživu psa jako masožravce). U uvedených masových mouček musí být přesná specifikace, o jakou konkrétní moučku se jedná. Pouhý pojem masová moučka znamená, že pokaždé může být použito ve výrobě jiné moučky, což negarantuje trvale stejnou kvalitu. Takto deklarovaná krmiva nemohou být časopisem Whole Dog Journal zařazena mezi krmiva doporučená
- podobné kritérium jako u zdrojů masa je nastaveno i u obilovin a tuků. Krmiva, u kterých není jasně stanoveno, který druh obiloviny je použit, jsou zamítnuta pro zařazení na seznam Top Dry Foods. Whole Dog Journal preferuje jednoznačně použití celozrnných obilovin. Jisté tolerance je vyjádřeno vůči nižším produktům rostlinného původu, tedy vedlejším rostlinným produktům, jako jsou zbytky ze zpracování zeleniny nebo obilovin. Musí se ale jednat o jednu jedinou položku ve složení a musí být zřetelné, že je použita v nepodstatném množství. Pokud jsou tedy například rýžové otruby na některém z předních míst složení krmiva (jako tomu je u známého českého krmiva vyvinutého dokonce na veterinární fakultě), důvěru Whole Dog Journal krmivo nedostává. Obiloviny jsou preferovány v co možná nejméně opracovaném stavu, tedy celozrnné, stejně jako zelenina
- krmivo nesmí být chemicky konzervováno, pouze přírodně, tj. vitamíny C, E a rozmarýnem. Krmiva s chemickými konzervanty, nebo jak se někdy na obalech dočtete s doplňkovými látkami povolenými v EU, nemohou být rovněž a to bez výjimek na seznam zařazena
- krmivo nesmí obsahovat vedlejší živočišné produkty
Seznam zařazených krmiv do testu TOP DRY FOODS se rok od roku snižuje, v letošním roce byly z toho loňského seznamu vyloučeny následující značky : Azmira Holistic Animal Care, The Blue Buffalo Company,Cloud Star Corporation, Newman´s Own Organics, Owen and Mandeville Pet Products, Royal Canin USA, Timberwolf Organics, Triumph Pet Industries. Byly vyloučeny proto, že jejich majitel buď odmítl sdělit výrobce(majitel značky a výrobce není vždy totéž a je třeba toto brát v potaz) nebo na vyzvání, aby uvedli výrobce, nereagoval. Důvody - prostor pro manipulace s recepturou, nákupem surovin či technologií....
Ze severoamerických krmiv bylo letošním členstvím v Top Dry Foods 2009 časopisem Whole Dog Journal odměněno 33 značek. Pouze 5 z nich má svoji vlastní továrnu, tedy pouze 5 z nich si nenajímá výrobce společného více krmivům.
V naší nabídce máme z portfolia Top Dry Foods 2009 2 značky: FirstMate a Breeder´s Choice AvoDerm. Na seznamu TOP DRY FOODS se objevují pravidelně a bez výhrad.
Z důvodu zpoplatnění časopisu WDJ, uvádíme seznam TOP DRY FOODS 2009:
Addiction Foods
www.addictionfoods.com
Made by: Taplow Ventures, Vancouver British Columbia (salmon variety) and Pied Pier Pet Wildlife inc, Hamlin, TX (Venison variety)
Misc Info: Both dry foods are grain-free, Venison is free range, salmon is wild caught
Back To Basics
www.backtobasicspetfood.com
Made by: CJ foods in Pawnee City, NE
Misc Info: Company says all ingredients are USA sourced and manufactured 100% all “human grade” ingredients.
Breeders Choice Pet Foods
www.breeders-choice.com
Made by :Breeder’s Choice’s plant in Irwindale, CA
Misc Info: Active care line contains “natural chicken cartilage with highest levels of unprocessed chondroitin and glucosamine to develop, maintain and repair joints” Company supports Delta Society Pet Partners Program and Susan G. Koman for the cure.
Burns Pet Nutrition
www.bpn4u.com
Made by: CJ Foods in Bern, KS
Misc Info: Company offers direct sales and shipping of fresh product to your home. Company says its foods were “developed” using a combination of macrobiotic principles of traditional Chinese nutritional approaches to pet health.
Artemis Pet Foods
www.artemiscompany.com
Made by: Diamond Pet Products, Lathrop, CA (fresh mix and Osopure) and Eagle Pack Pet Products in Mishawaka, IN (Natural 6 mix and power formula’s)
Bench and Field Pet Foods
www.benchandfield.com
Made by: Eagle Pack Pet Products in Mishawaka, IN
Misc Info: Company offers direct shipping to your home
By Nature
www.bynaturepetfoods.com
Made by: Blue Seal’s plant in Arcade, NY;
Organic dry dog foods are made by Chenango Valley Pet Foods in Sherburne, NY.
Misc Info: Company conducts nearly all product testing on pets in homes; when necessary, products are tested in research kennels using “only non-invasive methods that do not harm the animals”. Company also works closely with shelters and rescue associations; sponsors and feeds the dogs involved in a training program called ANEADS ( Dogs for deaf and disabled Americans) which trains hearing and service dogs for the classroom, ministry, therapy, walking and recently, assisting with the rehabilitation and on going needs of combat veterans.
Canidea Corp.
www.canidae.com
Made by: Diamond Pet Foods in Lathrop, CA; Meta, Mo and Gaston, SC
Misc Info: Company awards veterinary scholarships and promotes “responsible pet ownership”. Company says, it uses “human grade, natural, ingredients, grown and raised in the united states and manufactured with the strictest testing an quality control procedures in place “to produce a higher quality, safer product”. Also says it was the first to list viable microorganisms and the only company to list enzymatic activity in the guaranteed analysis of the product packaging.
Canine Caviar Pet Foods
www.caninecaviar.com
Made by: Pied Piper Pet Food in Hamlin, TX
Misc Info: Company says its products are the “only raw dehydrated meat diet available in a dry kibble form” and that is uses all “human grade” ingredients sourced from the US (with the exception of lamb and venison which come from the New Zealand and Australia) Supports canine cancer research..
Della Natura Commodities
www.dellanaturapet.com
Made by: Erro S.A in Uruguay
Diamond Pet Products
www.chickensoupforthepetloverssoul.com
www.premiumedgepetfood.com
www.professionalpetfood.com
www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com
Made by: Diamonds own manufacturing facilities in Lathrop, CA; Meta, Mo; and Gaston, SC.
Misc Info: Company says all brands are tested by outside labs as well as high-tech in house labs. Screenings are preformed for contaminants such as aflatoxin, vomitoxin, and melamine. DHA is included in “Chicken Soup” puppy formula to provide optimal brain and vision nutrition. Taste of the Wild formula’s contain probiotics and prebiotics.
Dr. Foster and Smith
www.drsfostersmith.com
Made by: Chenango Valley Pet Foods, in Sherburne, NY
Misc Info: Company is a retail catalog company, so it will direct-ship to your home.
Castor and Pollux Pet Works
www.castorpulloxpet.com
Made by: CJ foods in Bern, KS
Misc Info: Company’s organic certification is by Certified Organic by Organic Crop Improvement Association. Company offers direct shipping to your home. Company says “All finished products are tested at a third part lab for melamine, cyanuric acid, salmonella and a range of other alfatoxins and vomitoxins before they are released for sale.
Van Patten’s Natural Balance
www.naturalbalance.net
Made by: Organic formula is made by Chenango Valley pet foods in Sherburne, NY
Other formula’s made by Diamond Pet foods in Lathrop, Ca.
Misc Info: “Buy with confidence” program entails that NB tests all of its products (every single batch) before they leave for distribution. They test for nine contaminants including alflatoxin, DON, melamine, cyanuric acid, ochratoxin, fumonisin, zearalenone, salmonella and E. coli. Company says it is the only pet food company that test for these contaminants and makes these tests results available on its website.
Dogswell
www.dogswell.com
Made by: Tuffys Pet Foods in Pertham, MN
Misc Info: Company routinely donates product to animal rescues and charities. Will direct ship food to your home; donates a portion of sales to animal protection and rescue groups.
Evangers Dog and Cat Food
www.evangersdogfood.com
Made by: Ohio pet foods, Lisbon, OH and Fromm Family Foods, Mequon, WI
KLN Enterprises/ Tuffys Pet Foods
www.nutrisourrcedogfood.com
Misc Info: Natural Plant Organics certified by Oregon Tilth Company. Says it conducts rigorous ingredient and finished product testing. Pure Vita foods are formulated to be lower-glycemic index.
Lincoln Biotech
www.lincolnbiotech.com
Made by: Chenango Valley Pet Foods in Sherburne, NY
Natura Pet Products
www.naturapet.com
Made by: Natura’s own plant in Fremont, NE (California Natural, Evo, Health wise, and Innova) and San Leandro, Ca (Karma)
Misc Info: Company employs two veterinarians who are board certified in animal nutrition. Also states, as of Jan. 5, no Natura foods contain ANY ingredients from China, and that company quality control program is uncommonly thorough. Company engaged in “green intiative” in 2008; new company vehichles purchased are hybrids and recycled papers/vegetables inks used for company mail. It’s planning a videoconferencing system to minimize travel between California and Nebraska and a solar energy project for its home office.
Fromm Family Foods
www.frommfamily.com
Made by: Fromms own plant in Mequon, WI
Life4k9 Pet Food Corp
www.life4k9.com
Made by: Bio Biscuit in Quebec, Canada
Misc Info: There are baked foods, company owner feels strongly about the superiority of baked foods over extruded ones. Company says it is a regular donor to animal shelters and charities.
Merrick Pet Care
www.merrickpetcare.com
Made by: Merrick Pet Care, Hereford, TX
Misc Info: Available via direct shipping with no shipping charge.
Natures Variety
www.naturesvariety.com
Made by: Pied Pipers Mills in Hamlin, TX
Misc Info: Company strongly promotes diet rotation among varieties and types. Offers complementary frozen raw, and canned foods.
Perfect Health Diet Products
www.phdproducts.com
Made by: Chenango Valley Pet Foods in Sherburne, NY
Misc Info: Company offers support for using its products to supplement a fresh food diet.
Pet Chef Express
www.petchefexpress.ca
Made by: Champion Pet Foods Ltd. In Morinville, Alberta
Peton Distributors
www.preformatrinultra.com
Made by: Texas Farm Products in Nacogdoches, TX
Misc Info: Copmany says its products are made on a line dedicated soley to its products. We like the Precise Plus line; not so much the lower cost, Precise line.
Solid Gold Health Products for pets INC
www.solidgoldhealth.com
Made by: Diamond Pet products in Lathrop, CA and Meta, MO
Wellpet
www.wellpet.com
Made by: Wellpet’s plant in Mishawaka, IN (eagle pack, holistic select)
; Wellness dry foods are made by Hagen pet foods in Waverly, NY; CJ foods in bern, KS; American Nutrition, inc, in Ogden, UT; and Diamond pet foods in Gaston, SC
Misc Info: Formerly known as Old Mother Hubbard and Wellness pat care, Well pet now operates as a former rival (Eagle Pack).
Petcurean Pet Nutrition
www.petcurean.com
Made by: Elmira Pet Products in Elmire Ontario
SmartPak
www.smartpak.com
Made by: Chenango Valley Pet Foods in Sherburne, NY
Misc Info: Direct shipping available. Food is available sealed in custom measured single serving packages for maximum freshness. Copmany says it donates money and food to local dog rescues.
Taplow Feeds- FIRSTMATE
www.firstmate.com
Made by: Taplow’s own plant in Chilliwack, British Columbia
Versus Pet Foods
www.versuspetfoods.com
Made by: Texas farm products in Nacogdoches, TX and Eagle Pack Pet Foods in Mishiwaka, IN
Misc Info: Company says it uses only hormone- and antibiotic- free meats produced for human consumption and fresh human grade grains. Sponsors of safe haven animal sanctuary Sussex Country, DE
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