What's your guys' opinion on the Acana/Orijen issue?
https://truthaboutpetfood.com/lawsuit-filed-against-champion-pet-food-acana-and-orijen/
I didn't know about this till this morning actually. I'm not sure what any of those numbers mean, or if they pertain at all to the Canadian products, so I lean on the more experienced folks here on the forum. What are your thoughts? If you currently feed Acana/Orijen would you change because of it? Or wait for proof/verdict?
I didn't know about this till this morning actually. I'm not sure what any of those numbers mean, or if they pertain at all to the Canadian products, so I lean on the more experienced folks here on the forum. What are your thoughts? If you currently feed Acana/Orijen would you change because of it? Or wait for proof/verdict?
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Anyway Koharu used to be on Orijen's puppy kibble but I found it was too high protein for her so I switched. Nothing wrong with the kibble itself, she just didn't have great poops on it.
The amounts of arsenic, mercury, etc. aren’t even close to meeting what is considered harmful for a dog (at least in the studies done by the NRC). The BPA finding is a little confusing for consumers considering the kibble isn’t sold in plastic packages. However, the amount of BPA found in Orijen/Acana is still by far less than that found in most canned dog foods. Like Iman mentioned, heavy metals are still present even in the raw ingredients, so this really seems like it’s been blown out of proportion.
Overall, I don’t think any of these findings make a good argument to stop feeding your dog Orijen/Acana if they’re doing well on it. A dog eating a long-term diet of nothing but chicken, rice, and veggies is more at risk for adverse health issues than they would be on this kibble.
I take the lawsuit against Champion Pet Food as a grain of salt. There's a couple lovely links on the Clean Label Project.
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/64mpty/we_are_the_clean_label_project_a_nonprofit_that/
https://globalpets.community/news/the-clean-label-project-earns-from-low-rated-pet-food-sales
https://therawfeedingcommunity.com/2017/06/20/why-wont-clean-label-project-listen-to-concerned-pet-owners/
http://www.chadhayesmd.com/the-clean-label-project-is-playing-dirty/