Checking up on dog food ingredients

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With, what, a possible 4,000 deaths of American pets caused by pet food contaminated by ingredients from China, you’d think the pet food companies would be a little more aware of consumers’ sensitivities.

I picked up a can of dog food at the grocery store a couple of days ago and read every letter of the fine print, looking for where the ingredients came from. Then I picked up another brand and did the same thing. And a third, and a fourth. A fifth. I even looked at the top and bottom of each can, in case it had been stamped there with an expiration date.

Nothing.

Here’s what I did find, and it did absolutely nothing to reassure me. There on the label were the words: ‘Printed in the USA.’

So, if I’m worried about the origin of what I’m giving my dog, I guess I can safely feed him the label.

--Patt Morrison