jerky treats for dogs may cause illness or death

[DutchStar38]

I actually read the warning from the FDA and immediately threw 2 jars of the chicken chips away. There are some made in the U.S. but they are in smaller bags and a little costlier. Just not worth the risk feeding my buddy contaminated food from China.

[DGShaffer]

Spread the word. Everything that comes from China is contaminated in one form or another

[Chuck 1935]

Bar Code Information

If the first 3 digits of the barcode are 690691 or 692, the product isMADE IN CHINA.
471 is Made in Taiwan .
This is our right to know, but the government and related departments never educate the
public, therefore we have to RESCUE ourselves.

Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer products "MADE IN CHINA",
so they don't show from which country it is made.

However, you may now refer to the barcode - remember if the first 3 digits are:
690-692 ... then it is MADE IN CHINA
00 - 09 ... USA & CANADA
30 - 37 FRANCE
40 - 44 GERMANY
471 ... Taiwan
49 ... JAPAN
50 ... UK

[Jack R]

Don't get to confident on the bar code numbers:

Does the barcode number indicate the country of origin of a product?

No it doesn't. The 3-digit prefix code indicates which numbering organization has allocated the bank of numbers to the company. For example, a company may have it's headquarters in South Africa. The EAN organization in South Africa has the code "600", but all the products of the company may be manufactured in England. The English-made products would still have the "600" prefix code. The prefix code is a way to have 70-plus EAN member organizations issuing numbers without having to worry about duplicate numbers.

This information is confirmed on a barcode FAQ published on global standards organisation, GS1's website:

A GTIN starts with the GS1 Prefix of the GS1 Member Organisation that allocated a GS1 Company Prefix to a company to allow them to generate GTINs and bar code their products. This does not mean that the product was manufactured in a specific country or by a specific manufacturer, it may have been produced anywhere in the world.

Thus, while the first three digits of the product barcode may sometimes indicate where the product was manufactured, it will not always do so. For example, a barcode that has 690 as the first three digits indicates that the barcode was assigned by the Chinese EAN numbering authority. However, it does not necessarily mean that the product was actually manufactured in China.

Therefore, the advice given in this email is actually rather pointless. The information in the email would only be useful to consumers if the prefix invariably indicated where a product was manufactured. The fact that the barcode prefix is not a reliable and constant method of determining a product's country of manufacture means that, while the information in the email may be interesting, it is actually of little practical value.

jack

[DutchStar38]

Went to PetSupermarket today to get my buddy some things and on the way out I asked 2 of the saleswomen if they knew about the FDA warning and of course the answer was "NO". So I gave them the full story and said they should at least post the warning. They said they would let the owner know, like the owner didn't already know. Oh well, it was an attempt anyway. But I am letting everyone who owns a pet know.

[Chuck 1935]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack R Don't get to confident on the bar code numbers: Does the barcode number indicate the country of origin of a product? No it doesn't. The 3-digit prefix code indicates which numbering organization has allocated the bank of numbers to the company. For example, a company may have it's headquarters in South Africa. The EAN organization in South Africa has the code "600", but all the products of the company may be manufactured in England. The English-made products would still have the "600" prefix code. The prefix code is a way to have 70-plus EAN member organizations issuing numbers without having to worry about duplicate numbers. This information is confirmed on a barcode FAQ published on global standards organisation, GS1's website: A GTIN starts with the GS1 Prefix of the GS1 Member Organisation that allocated a GS1 Company Prefix to a company to allow them to generate GTINs and bar code their products. This does not mean that the product was manufactured in a specific country or by a specific manufacturer, it may have been produced anywhere in the world. Thus, while the first three digits of the product barcode may sometimes indicate where the product was manufactured, it will not always do so. For example, a barcode that has 690 as the first three digits indicates that the barcode was assigned by the Chinese EAN numbering authority. However, it does not necessarily mean that the product was actually manufactured in China. Therefore, the advice given in this email is actually rather pointless. The information in the email would only be useful to consumers if the prefix invariably indicated where a product was manufactured. The fact that the barcode prefix is not a reliable and constant method of determining a product's country of manufacture means that, while the information in the email may be interesting, it is actually of little practical value. jack

Sorry, I thought it could be useful. Jacks method is much simpler.

[Ray,IN]

Apparently the contamination is ongoing.

[Cartist]

Quote:

Originally Posted by frankdamp We had a close call with our recently departed Chocolate Lab. She would eat anything, but didn't always chew. When she was fairly new to us, we gave her one of the "big dog" rawhide "bones". She bit the knotted end off and swallowed it whole. That was the first of many vet visits over the years. She developed Addison's disease at just over a year old. From then on, she needed a shot every 25 days. They started out at abou $60 a pop, but by the time she'd made 13, they were up to $120. We figured she was a $15000 dog!. We wouldn't change a thing, except her gradual loss of leg strength that resulted in her no longer being able to walk and caused her demise a month short of her 14th birthday.

Never allow your Pet to eat Rawhide at the point that they can swallow it whole, yep you'll end up with a big vet bill. I give them to the little dogs and than when it get little enough that they can swallow it, Throw it away.
Cartist

[DogsCamping]

My brother almost lost his small dog because of these chicken jerky treats from China. He spent almost $6000 on the dog to save her. She is ok now, but she was REALLY ill.