Fromm Dog Food Recall

My 11 year old dog had so many stomach issues until I purchased fromm chicken pate, for years she has been wonderful with the food, I need to find a canned food similar, any ideas??

If the pet food industry used vitamins like D3, A, etc… from food derived sources they would not have to worry about toxic levels of these vitamins. Only the synthetic petroleum derived chemical vitamins have the toxic levels. Same goes for vitamin C. Raw C is far superior to ascorbic acid.

I like Fromms. It’s my backup choice. Does have a tendency to cause dry skin. Some of the recipes are a little rich. And they use Pea. But no matter. At least it’s family run. And offers a wide choice.

In response to this article, and to the question of recall, know that Fromms is part of the “First Alert” program. So I think odd the notification had to come from an Independent retail store, and not from the company itself to TAPF. https://truthaboutpetfood.com/pet-food-recall-first-alert/

First – TAPF introduced the program on 1/4/2013. It’s Susan’s program offered to manufacturers. They sign up, promising to comply with the agreement. Obviously TAPF would be part of the notification process. If anything, out of simple courtesy. To reach the widest audience. Unfortunately the date on Tom Nieman’s memo isn’t clear. So how long has the “silent recall” been in effect? More direct contact with TAPF would’ve shown full transparency, with maximum focus on customers.

Second – We’re very tired of the overly ambiguous CYA language always being used in these notices, to which (I wonder) if the public isn’t becoming desensitized. Language like out of “an abundance of caution.” And applies “only in situations where dogs have eaten the affected products for an extended period of time.” And “there have been no reports of any health problems… [but] products [should] not be fed.”

Hello! – There’s either a problem or not! Let’s be clear. A MISTAKE was made, which should be explained! And shouldn’t be undercut by thinking it’s “only” a vitamin or supplement issue. Say, like the calibration for measuring supplements failed, broke, or was subject to user error? Or, like the quality of the supplement delivery was deficient or in error? Or batch testing didn’t fully prevent the release of the production run? So let’s start with being frank about explanations, which lead to responsibility, accountability, and improved strategy going forward. It’s called Best Practices.

You know these “family owned for generations” companies want all the credit for being so hands on and personally involved. But in exchange for that kind of distinction, they should be just as “hands on” with their DEPTH of transparency. These silent recalls amount to Fromm’s effort to protect the distributer and the store from suffering economic pain! When their overriding concern needs to focus on pet owners, and yes, potential customers too.

The longer PF consumers continue to give a pass to the idea of weak company communication, by thinking “oh at least they tested, and caught it, and sent out a memo, and pulled it” (blah, blah) the less the company is incentivized next time. Meaning just another day in business. But when we know more about how mistakes are made, who’s at fault, what the company is doing about it, then more likely they can (and will) be avoided. It will demonstrate a stronger process is being put into place!

My guess is, this voluntary recall will make it to the USDA Recall notification system anyway. Fromm’s memo also offers no apology for any inconvenience.