The follow response was received by a pet owner who asked Petcurean Pet Foods to provide their Pledge to Quality and Origin…
Thank you for your email and your support of Petcurean products.
The Truth About Pet Food pledge that you mentioned below required Petcurean to disclose information that we are not willing to share (as we value the relationships we have with our suppliers and also for competitive reasons). That said, Petcurean values transparency and I can assure you that all of the meat protein, grains, cereals, fruits and vegetables in our GO! and NOW FRESH products are sourced from North America (the majority from Canada). Petcurean dry pet foods are manufactured in Ontario, Canada. Petcurean canned products are produced at plants in Ontario and New Jersey at EU, FDA and CFIA-certified plants, which must meet a very high standard of sanitation, cleanliness and manufacturing practices. We set extremely high quality and safety standards for ourselves, our suppliers and our partners. The amino acid, Taurine – which makes up less than a quarter of one percent (≤ 0.15%) of any of the GO! or NOW FRESH diets – comes from a supplier that sources that ingredient from China. Our suppliers for Taurine must follow very strict safety, manufacturing and quality assurance programs. Even more specifically, our Taurine suppliers operate HACCP (Hazard analysis and critical control points) certified facilities that have protocols for traceability and initiatives that enable transparency in the supply chain.
I can completely appreciate your concern to know that the company you choose to feed is forthright about their products. At Petcurean, we apply the same standards and care to ingredient selection and quality control as we do when feeding our own families.
If you have any more specific questions that I haven’t answered in my email above, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Thank-you
Michele
Please keep asking your pet food’s manufacturer to provide their Pledge. The Pledge is very simple; it asks a pet food company CEO or President to sign their name (give their word) to the quality and origin of all ingredients in the pet foods and treats. No more Just Trust Me.
Wishing you and your pet(s) the best,
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orfan
October 12, 2013 at 10:18 pm
I feed Petcurean as the majority of my dogs’ diet, and like them in general. However, what they said here about the source of their products is in conflict with what I’ve read elsewhere. For example:
http:// http://www.petcurean.com/thedifference/ – on #3, they state: “An important note: we are 100% China free.”
And this, lamb which is not from North America: “GO! and NOW FRESH Products: All of the meat proteins, grains, cereals, fruits and vegetables in our GO! and NOW FRESH products are sourced from North America (as close to the production facility as possible) with the exception of our lamb which is sourced from Australia and New Zealand (from EU certified plants).” http://www.petcurean.com/ faq [I realize this may be new since 2012]
Somewhere (a pet food website or amazon; I’m not sure) I read that their potatoes came from Holland, but I can’t/am too tired to find that again.
And this is not addressed above, but if their foods are so naturally ‘good’ (and appealing?) why do they need to add oils for palatability? “Oils, as they are applied, either outside of or inside the kibble, can affect the colour and the density (size) of the kibble. Oils also play a significant role in the palatability of the food.” http://www.petcurean.com/ faq
Donna Santarossa
December 15, 2014 at 7:31 am
You indicate your pet food is made in “Ontario”, Canada. Ontario is quite a large province.
Could you be a bit more specific of the place. Is it a secret? Donna
Debbie
October 29, 2015 at 12:05 am
Bought a bag of kitten food because the type the vet suggested was unavailable. Just wondering why there is so much Asian writing on the back of the package…. Concerned there’s some sort of connection to China & this worries me. Any info on this?
Susan Thixton
October 29, 2015 at 8:50 am
Hi Debbie –
I would assume the Asian writing on the package is because the food is also sold in an Asian country. Several foods have labels like this with multiple languages on them – the purpose is to address consumers in multiple countries.
Nova
February 25, 2017 at 9:50 pm
It’s because the main company is from BC and they have a huge Asian population, not because it’s made in Asia … come on
Susan Thixton
February 26, 2017 at 8:27 am
Typically not Nova. Typically when pet food companies have multiple languages on the label (ingredients and guaranteed analysis in multiple languages) it is because the pet food is exported to multiple countries.