Comments on: Dog and Cat Food Labels: Marketing Tricks That Cost You Money http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/2009/03/24/dog-food-label-tricks/ Exposing Myths, Lies and Outdated Information Affecting Dogs Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:21:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Lucy Postins (posted by Jan from Lucy's email) http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/2009/03/24/dog-food-label-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-6013 Lucy Postins (posted by Jan from Lucy's email) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:10:27 +0000 http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/?p=147#comment-6013 I felt compelled to let you know that the term ‘<strong>human food grade</strong>’ is not totally meaningless in every regard. The Honest Kitchen is the first (and to my knowledge only) pet food manufacturer to actually have approval from the FDA to use this term legally on our product labels, because our pet foods are actually made right alongside human foods like breakfast cereals and bakery mixes. We had to provide affidavids form every single one of our suppliers as well as the production facility to demonstrate this to FDA in a process that took many months. We also won a court battle against Ohio department of agriculture who had refused to license our products because of the human grade claim but in the end it was ruled that The Honest Kitchen did in fact have a right to truthful, commercial free speech. While there are a lot of manufacturers who do bandy about the term ‘human grade’ or other loose terms like ‘table grade’, we do feel that we have gone one step further in terms of actually ensuring our products are actually ‘edible’ meaning they can safely be consumed by people. Every ingredient we purchase for our products is selected form the human food chain and production is under inspection for human foods, too. Humans actually taste our products as they come off the production line, we eat them here at the office during R&D meetings and my young daughters are always diving into the R&D ingredients for a snack whenever they come to the office Just wanted to give you a little insight on why we use the term at THK! Best regards, Lucy Postins Founder, The Honest Kitchen <a href="http://www.thehonestkitchen.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.thehonestkitchen.com</a> I felt compelled to let you know that the term ‘human food grade’ is not totally meaningless in every regard. The Honest Kitchen is the first (and to my knowledge only) pet food manufacturer to actually have approval from the FDA to use this term legally on our product labels, because our pet foods are actually made right alongside human foods like breakfast cereals and bakery mixes. We had to provide affidavids form every single one of our suppliers as well as the production facility to demonstrate this to FDA in a process that took many months. We also won a court battle against Ohio department of agriculture who had refused to license our products because of the human grade claim but in the end it was ruled that The Honest Kitchen did in fact have a right to truthful, commercial free speech.

While there are a lot of manufacturers who do bandy about the term ‘human grade’ or other loose terms like ‘table grade’, we do feel that we have gone one step further in terms of actually ensuring our products are actually ‘edible’ meaning they can safely be consumed by people. Every ingredient we purchase for our products is selected form the human food chain and production is under inspection for human foods, too. Humans actually taste our products as they come off the production line, we eat them here at the office during R&D meetings and my young daughters are always diving into the R&D ingredients for a snack whenever they come to the office

Just wanted to give you a little insight on why we use the term at THK!

Best regards,

Lucy Postins
Founder, The Honest Kitchen
http://www.thehonestkitchen.com

]]> By: Jirmz http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/2009/03/24/dog-food-label-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-5616 Jirmz Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:03:41 +0000 http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/?p=147#comment-5616 My vet recommends dried fish products (intented for dogs) as well as fresh vegetables. My puppy loves both and is in excellent health. My vet recommends dried fish products (intented for dogs) as well as fresh vegetables. My puppy loves both and is in excellent health.

]]> By: Dry Dog Food: How to Safely Store and Handle Kibble | Blog4Dogs http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/2009/03/24/dog-food-label-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-5365 Dry Dog Food: How to Safely Store and Handle Kibble | Blog4Dogs Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:25:27 +0000 http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/?p=147#comment-5365 [...] articles you might enjoy: Dog and Cat Food Labels: Marketing Tricks That Cost You Money by pet nutrition expert Dr. Jean Hofve’s, my Dog Food: 10 Scary Truths and my [...] [...] articles you might enjoy: Dog and Cat Food Labels: Marketing Tricks That Cost You Money by pet nutrition expert Dr. Jean Hofve’s, my Dog Food: 10 Scary Truths and my [...]

]]> By: Natural Pet Care http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/2009/03/24/dog-food-label-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-5006 Natural Pet Care Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:07:20 +0000 http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/?p=147#comment-5006 Great post! I love that you are taking the time to write about pet care. This is something near and dear to my heart. Take care. Great post! I love that you are taking the time to write about pet care. This is something near and dear to my heart. Take care.

]]> By: Jan http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/2009/03/24/dog-food-label-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-4906 Jan Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:43:00 +0000 http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/?p=147#comment-4906 Thanks! I'm glad you liked Dr. Hofve's article. She's brilliant and so plugged in. And yes, it's a shame...it's a <em>crime</em>, that all labeling isn't transparent. I also wish that more of us would actually <em>read</em>labels. It would revolutionize dog, and human, health care. Thanks! I’m glad you liked Dr. Hofve’s article. She’s brilliant and so plugged in. And yes, it’s a shame…it’s a crime, that all labeling isn’t transparent. I also wish that more of us would actually readlabels. It would revolutionize dog, and human, health care.

]]> By: N C Dog Training http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/2009/03/24/dog-food-label-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-4889 N C Dog Training Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:02:24 +0000 http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/?p=147#comment-4889 Great article! It's a shame that these companies use a play on words and the letter of the law to confuse pet owners. Why not just make food with healthy and better ingredients? Great article! It’s a shame that these companies use a play on words and the letter of the law to confuse pet owners. Why not just make food with healthy and better ingredients?

]]> By: Jan http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/2009/03/24/dog-food-label-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-4742 Jan Thu, 28 May 2009 18:03:51 +0000 http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/?p=147#comment-4742 Thanks! I love everything Dr. Hofve writes. I hope also you'll take a look at http://www.dogs4dogs.com/food and http://www.littlebigcat.com for more articles. Thanks! I love everything Dr. Hofve writes. I hope also you’ll take a look at http://www.dogs4dogs.com/food and http://www.littlebigcat.com for more articles.

]]> By: Pamela Myers http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/2009/03/24/dog-food-label-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-4741 Pamela Myers Thu, 28 May 2009 17:57:35 +0000 http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/?p=147#comment-4741 Absolutely loved your article! There is so much truth in that, ergo your title Now if more people would just read it and ask more questions :) Absolutely loved your article! There is so much truth in that, ergo your title Now if more people would just read it and ask more questions :)

]]> By: Jenny Weeks http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/2009/03/24/dog-food-label-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-4648 Jenny Weeks Fri, 15 May 2009 12:44:35 +0000 http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/?p=147#comment-4648 The best dogfood I've ever found is online at GreatLife4Pets.com. Elliott Harvey is a Master Herbalist and he has guided me thorugh idfferent issues with my dog, Scully. Using this food, the herbal cleanse he recommends- has kept my two dogs and cat youthful and full of energy. My vet can't believe that Scully is like a puppy- he's over 10 years old..and hegave up on Scully a long time ago. I never did...and thanks to Elliott Harvey, I never had to make the decision that all pet guardians dread. He's still with me and happy. The best dogfood I’ve ever found is online at GreatLife4Pets.com. Elliott Harvey is a Master Herbalist and he has guided me thorugh idfferent issues with my dog, Scully. Using this food, the herbal cleanse he recommends- has kept my two dogs and cat youthful and full of energy. My vet can’t believe that Scully is like a puppy- he’s over 10 years old..and hegave up on Scully a long time ago. I never did…and thanks to Elliott Harvey, I never had to make the decision that all pet guardians dread. He’s still with me and happy.

]]> By: Jan http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/2009/03/24/dog-food-label-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-4642 Jan Thu, 14 May 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/?p=147#comment-4642 I'm glad you benefited from Dr. Hofve's article. Learn more about labels at http://www.dogs4dogs.com/food. I’m glad you benefited from Dr. Hofve’s article. Learn more about labels at http://www.dogs4dogs.com/food.

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