PET FOOD LEAD ALERT! Blue Buffalo and Blue Wilderness

[JJ_BPK]

PSA

Please be responsible children,,
Check your parents & g-parents shopping carts,,
Make sure they are not buying this stuff,,
An extended diet of this stuff could kill them..

Make sure they get some kibbles,, at lease once a week..

Thank you..

PET FOOD LEAD ALERT!
Blue Buffalo and Blue Wilderness Dog Food: Class Action Law Suit

Feeding your dog Blue Buffalo or Blue Wilderness Dog Food? Wondering why your canine doesn’t seem to be doing well?

Sadly, despite all their enticing television commercials, another Class Action Law Suit has been filed against Blue Buffalo Pet Products. Note that Blue Wilderness dog foods are also made by Blue Buffalo.

In California on June 26, 2017, charges against Blue Buffalo Pet Products included Negligent Misrepresentation, violations of the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act, violations of the California False Advertising Law, violations of the California Unfair Competition Law, breach of Express Warranty, breach of Implied Warranty, and Negligence.

This time the law suit was filed due to evidence documenting the fact that several of Blue Buffalo’s dry dog foods contained toxic levels of lead. Lead tainted dog foods included Blue Wilderness Chicken Recipe for Small Breed Adult Dogs, Blue Freedom Grain-Free Chicken Recipe for Small Breed Adult Dogs, and Blue Basics Grain-Free Turkey & Potato Recipe for Adult Dogs.
The Problem: LEAD in Your Dog’s Food.

The contaminated dog foods contained toxic levels of lead. Lead, is classified as a carcinogen, which means that at certain levels it can lead to cancer. Lead is a toxin that builds up in your dog’s body and over time as it accumulates your dog becomes sickened. Dog illnesses that may result from ingesting lead include cancer, reproductive problems, abnormal growth issues, as well as damage to the nervous system and other vital organs. Lead poisoning in dogs occurs when the amount of lead in your dog’s blood reaches levels high enough to cause visible signs. Signs of lead poisoning in dogs may include appetite loss, vomiting, diarrhea and/or constipation, jaw chomping, blindness, seizures, muscle spasms, behavior changes, anxiety, circling and/or lack of coordination. Blood work may reveal elevated liver numbers.

It is interesting to note that that the FDA considers acceptable levels of lead in bottled drinking water to be 5 ppb (parts per billion). The three Blue Buffalo pet foods were documented with lead levels at 200 ppb in the Blue Wilderness Chicken Recipe for Small Breed Adult Dogs, 140 ppb in the Blue Freedom Grain-Free Chicken Recipe for Small Breed Adult Dogs, and 840 ppb in the Blue Basics Grain-Free Turkey & Potato Recipe for Adult Dogs.

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[RCummings]

Thank you JJ, we use this brand with others and did not see the lawsuit.

V/R

Bob

[Pete]

Been using the Rachel Ray "Just 6" the last few years.

One of the pack has a dye allergy and it's the best/cheapest brand that's dye free. So that's what they all get.

[Team Sergeant]

If you do just a little research on dog food you'll find out just how screwed up the dog food industry really is......

I feed my monster real chicken and little "dog food". Go to the store, buy that bargin $1.20 lb chicken, roast it off and feed it to your pooch. They are carnivores, not "grain" eaters.

The dog food industry is nothing but thieves.

[miclo18d]

We have a raw food supplier here in FL.

My pups get raw duck and rabbit.

[RichL025]

We have been giving our cattle dog mix Blue Wilderness for the entire 5 years of his life, because my wife wanted a "healthy" dog food. Even though I thought it was just a marketing gimmick, I agreed (marital harmony and all that).

Thank you very much for posting that.

I'm out of town but just sent an email to my wife, we are going to Purina NOW (sorry, I refuse to cook my dog a chicken breast every day <g>)

[bblhead672]

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

The dog food industry is nothing but thieves.

Much like the people food industry?