The news is buzzing lately of the latest pet food recalls due to rat poison found within some very well known brand of pet foods. Originally it was canned food, but has now moved on to some dry kibble as well. Last year there was another pet food recall for certain Diamonds brand food made in a specific location.

However, this latest recall involved a huge number of popular pet foods and has pet owners very concerned about what is safe to feed their pet. This whole issue has once again, made me very thankful that I feed Flint River Ranch (FRR). FRR uses human-grade ingredients in their food, it is bought from human food producers - so it goes through the same testing and standards for the food we humans eat. Below is a quote from the note on my Flint River Ranch distributor login site:

Dear FRR Customers & Distributors:

I know that the news of yet another pet food recall and the scale of this recall is disconcerting to us all. No one likes to see this kind of thing happen, not even to a competitor. We are all aware that somewhere down in this story…families have lost their beloved pets. It saddens us to think of their unexpected & shocking loss of a pet, friend, companion…just by feeding these tainted products.

I wanted everyone to be aware of the following:

Flint River Ranch does not buy from the supplier of the suspect ingredient(s) in Canada around this problem. You’ll have to take our word on that as I don’t even know who they are exactly, but we don’t buy from anyone in Canada and as of yet do not provide canned or pouched wet products, so this doesn’t affect us.

One of the reasons that we have never had and probably will never have a problem like this is that we don’t buy not from small independent suppliers, jumping around to get the best price. Every ingredient is tested before we use it and buying from major producers’ means that we get a better, safer product. Additionally, all of our formulas are tested every 15 minutes for standards as cooked and samples kept for 6 months. All ingredients used are bought from known producers with many years of a strong relationship between us. Chicken and grains from nationally known human-food producers equals human-grade rating and USDA protocol testing of those ingredients we buy. Some manufactures may like to shop around and go for the best pricing…sometimes that will land you in trouble. Better to stay assured on the quality and vitality of ingredients that you’re consistently using.

It is our bond and pledge to our customers that Flint River Ranch will produce the finest quality of canine & feline products we can, for you to provide to your beloved pets. Our professional associations are only with companies who produce or provide products at the same level as we do. I have no idea as to what has occurred with this recall, but I know that Flint River Ranch is only affected in the positive by it. It will help us to our customers of the love & care that we put into all our products.

Thank you for your support and concern on this issue and for being a part of the Flint River Ranch family!

Jay P. Margedant

I’m proud to be a distributor of Flint River Ranch, and if you are looking for a new, safe food to feed your pets - please consider Flint River Ranch. Email me if you have any questions, or order some now via my company web site. They ship the food right to your door - it doesn’t get any easier than that!