Acompanhei a publicidade massiva à ração Nutro, como acompanhei a tantas outras que apareceram no mercado, muitas delas não tiveram mercado e desapareceram.
Assisti a queixas frequentes sobre o baixo prazo de validade. Recordo que as pessoas compravam uma saca de ração de 15 KG e o prazo de validade acabava dali a dias.
Em 2006 frequentava um forum animal em que acompanho o caso de uma cadela que era alimentada a Nutro Choice (obrigada por ter esclarecido que a Nutro First Choice não é a ma mesma que Nutro Choice) e ficou muito doente.
Melhorou com a transição da Nutro para Proplan.
Por fim, acompanho as queixas de terem retirado do mercado, a ração Nutro a que tinham aderido.
Recentemente, há meses, vejo de novo no mercado, a ração Nutro Choice. Por curiosidade e até pq estava a queimar tempo, fui verificar o prazo de validade dos sacos que estavam à venda, (razão, que eu julgava ser a causa da retirada no mercado) e verifiquei, com espanto, que os sacos que estavam à venda tinham como limite de validade, 3 dias após aquele. Continuava o mesmo problema do baixo prazo para consumo.
Comentei com o propriétario da loja que comercializa esta ração, e ele informou-me que a retirada do mercado não foi devido ao curto prazo de validade, mas à morte de animais, que tinha sido abafado.
A composição da ração teve de ser revista e reestruturada.
Agora, que o forista me aconselha a viajar na wikipedia e pesquisar a Royal Canin. Aproveitei o conselho e embarquei na viajem na pesquisa Nutro Choice e veja, que afinal não há fumo sem fogo
"In 1998, two samples of Nutro Premium (together with various other brands) were subject to qualitative analyses for pentobarbital residue by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine due to suspicion that the anesthetizing drug may have found its way into pet foods through euthanized animals, including cats and dogs. DNA test for all the samples failed to detect cat and dog DNA but Nutro's two samples tested positive for the drug, presumably from rendered cattle. The CVM has said that due to the low level of exposure, risk of adverse effects is low.[3][4]
In March 2007 Nutro was listed as a company affected by the Menu Foods recall.[5]
In April 2008, consumeraffairs.com reported multiple cases of diarrhea, vomiting and other intestinal problems in pets fed Nutro products. Nutro has said that their products undergo rigorous safety testing and are 100% safe. Some customers have backed the company, saying that their pets are not having any problems with the food. Veterinarians interviewed states that it might not necessarily be the food that is causing problems.[6] In September 2008, the Pet Food Product Safety Alliance (PFPSA) tested samples of Nutro dog food in response to the consumer complaints on consumeraffairs.com and found levels of copper in excess of AAFCO recommendation. Zinc levels were approximately 2-4 times the minimum recommendation of 120 ppm but still within the maximum recommendation of 1000 ppm. The PFPSA has criticized the recommended zinc levels as excessive as even the minimum recommended levels are 10 times that of adult human requirements(based on body weigh). PFPSA has also stated that the symptoms of zinc toxicity are consistent with consumer complaints regarding Nutro dog food.[7][8] Nutro rejected PFPSA's claims stating that both zinc and copper levels were within recommended levels, reiterating that their products undergo "rigorous quality assurance testing".[9]
In May 2009, Nutro issued a recall of selected dry cat food due to excess levels of zinc and low levels of potassium which the company blames on a production error by a premix company. Nutro has stated that it received no complaints related to the recall. Symptoms includes "reduction in appetite, refusal of food, weight loss, vomiting or diarrhea."[10] Both consumeraffairs and PFPSA have claimed a link between this incident and earlier complaints and also questioned Nutro's claim of quality control and product testing.[11][12] In June, lab tests of a sample of Nutro Max Cat Adult Roasted Chicken Flavor showed zinc levels at 2100 ppm. Dr. Stephen Hansen, a veterinary toxicologist and senior vice-president of Animal Health for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) described the zinc levels as "awfully high". While he stated that the long term effects of such levels are not known, he mentioned the possibility of "significant intestinal upset and liver and kidney damage." Unlike the 1000 ppm maximum for dog food, the cat food maximum set by AAFCO is 2000 ppm. In comparison, the European Union's maximum for all animal feed is 250 ppm with a recommended maximum of 150 ppm.[13]
Nutro Products, Inc. has been criticized by the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for hiring subpar animal testing labs to test their products. The company has denied that it employs animal testing.[14]"
OU Why I don't feed Nutro dog food anymore
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