What Do You Want to Say to FDA?

Thank you for the opportunity to ask a question Susan!
I’ve always wanted to know if the FDA has any idea, at all, as to how many, what kind, or what percentage of pet foods contain any amount of 4D meats (dead, dying, diseased, disabled)? How widespread is the phenomenon of 4D meats in pet food? (Anywhere from very rare to very ubiquitous or unknown?) Maybe you can shed light on the prevalence of 4D meats in pet food Susan.

we as pet owners most definitely care about what’s in our pets’ foods……and the fact that you blatantly ignore regulations makes it very hard to believe you have our best interests at heart. Would I feed my pets commercial pet food? Not on a bet! Not when I know dead and dying and diseased animals are part of what is in that can.

You can only ignore us for just so much time………the reckoning will happen and the world will see how you have betrayed our pets

Susan,

Thanks for the opportunity to comment. FDA needs to investigate every Pet Food Company and hold them responsible for the lies they are feeding to every pet parent, selling what I call “garbage” as dog food. Dogs deserve the same quality of food that we humans eat as they are a living, breathing being created by God. I would never feed kibble or any off brand food to my dogs. And furthermore they need to stop slamming Raw Feeders! A species appropriate diet is raw whole foods, not kibble rancid fillers!

Sharon

FDA clearly has no idea what our pets, my dog, need nutritionally. So it is in everyone’s best interest if FDA removes themselves, and we can establish an entirely new, educated regulatory agency who actually has the best interest of our pets in mind without being indebted to feed organizations with deep pockets.

Hello. Our animals are our family. We want transparency when it comes to labeling and what is in the food, and hopefully it is not rotten in the process. We love our animals as we do our children. Please make sure that we are giving them the best food possible. They deserve it. Thank you.

When one carefully investigates the ingredients in ‘Prescription Pet Food’, one is left to wonder, “just what in the world is so special about these products that they require a prescription?

With many ‘Prescription Pet Food’ products containing ingredients deemed bad, questionable or downright detrimental to a pet’s long-term health, most products so labelled lack any health benefit whatsoever.

Labeling pet food with the descriptor ‘Prescription’ is simply a marketing ploy of the worst kind. It is a con. It is a fraudulent ‘arrangement’ which ultimately hurts pets and pet owners alike.

Using the word ‘Prescription’ in any way related to pet food should be abolished and disallowed.

I would like to know what percentage of their budget is allocated for pet food and if they have documentation that proves they are using it for that purpose.

I would just like to ask “when is the FDA going to care about our pets?” When are they going to step up and stop the use of euthanized animals, dying of something other than natural causes, rotten meats and rendered meats or whatever they call that stuff they call food? We have all see the footage of some of the so called “healthy ingredients” of carcasses out in the heat of the sun and worse. This is not exceptable practice to just let these so called pet food companies run amuck and the labeling not speaking the truth!!!! Step up FDA and bring back the trust of the billions of pet owners.

I want pet FOOD to be FOOD using the EXISTING STANDARD LABELING SYSTEM. There is no time-consuming reinventing, researching, committee-ing needed. Pet food companies MUST ASSIMILATE into the EXISTING, REASONABLE SYSTEM. PERIOD. There’s NO REASON for Americans to have to learn a SECOND food labeling system to just describe food in a different way. It’s unAmerican to not have a level playing field among manufacturers, with each manufacturer offering EXACTLY what their product is, at their price point. May the best manufacturer win.

Why do they allow the predominant ingredient to be CARBOHYDRATES which is SUGAR to be classified as an ingredient for our cats and dogs when they lack the ENZYME AMYLASE in order to assimilate and metabolise it biologically.
In a nut shell: why do they allow GRAINS and LEGUMS CARBOHYDRATES that are biologically appropriate for CATTLE (SHEEP, GOATS, COWS) but not for CARNIVORES our CATS AND DOGS?

From Dr. Lisa Pierson, DVM (an expert in feline nutrition):

“‘Prescription/therapeutic diet’ is another label that is certainly not indicative of a high quality diet or one that is necessary. These diets represent an area of the commercial cat food industry that is very misleading and, quite frankly, a source of embarrassment for this profession. Many of these very expensive products contain corn, wheat, and soy which have no logical place in your cat’s diet.”

“It is important to note that most of these diets do not have robust clinical feeding studies supporting their safety for long-term feeding or even for use in treating the various diseases they target. On the contrary, we have plenty of evidence to show that feeding water-depleted, high carbohydrate, plant-based diets to carnivores does not honor their carnivorous make-up but, instead, promotes disease in this species.

It is also critical to understand that there is no independent agency overseeing these diets’ medical claims. None. Zero. Including the FDA. The fox is definitely guarding the henhouse and the FDA shows no interest in remedying the situation. The FDA has ‘punted’ the responsibility of scrutinizing these diets for efficacy, safety, and suitability to the veterinarian but most veterinarians are very poorly educated in the area of nutrition. This field of study is not emphasized in veterinary schools and the minimal course work that is required, is often taught by people who have strong ties to the pet food industry.

These are also usually the same people who are advising general practitioners on all matters of nutrition. After recognizing this situation, you will see an obvious and very significant conflict of interest. In the end, the members of my profession allow Hill’s, Purina, Iams, and Royal Canin to dictate what ends up in our patients’ food bowls.”

“If any product – including food – is allowed to carry a ‘prescription’ label, it needs to be held to the same standards as a prescription medication. Otherwise, the word “prescription” becomes no more than a marketing label, and as such, should hold no more credibility than any other marketing slogan.

To quote the FDA/CVM Communications Staff Deputy Director:

“‘Prescription diet’ is an industry-coined term and holds no legal meaning.”

In other words, these diets contain no ingredient that actually requires a prescription. The trademarked term ‘prescription diet’ is simply a clever marketing tool between Hill’s and veterinarians. The sale of these diets is restricted (by Hill’s, not by law) to veterinarians only. In return, Hill’s enjoys a boost in perception of quality brought about by this profession’s endorsement of their products. However, this perception of quality is undeserved and this incestuous relationship jeopardizes the integrity of our profession.”

Source: https://catinfo.org/#Prescription/Therapeutic_Diets

Animals need food with nutrients and not food made from deceased animals. Why does the FDA turn a blind eye on our animals? To many of us, our animals are like our children. They love us without judgment.

many good questions – but this meeting, finally, is allowing animal companions to voice our concerns . . . but they won’t record it . . . no wonder we have no faith in them or their processes!