ADMIN NOTE: This post about Orijen foods, came by way of another forum, by way of email and by Google alerts! BUT .........PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ THE RESPONSE ABOUT THIS, FROM ORIJEN, JUST BELOW THIS POST!
Also, below all the posts, are other links to other places with Pet Owners having issues with this and a list of Lot Numbers.
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Hi Guys,
To all you Orijen feeders. Today a customer came in the shop to bring back a bag of Orijen this formula was the Senior. She has claimed there were large shards of bone chips in the food. So I said well bring the bag in so I could have a look, thinking like really lady? Sure enough there were literally hundreds of loose bone shards and slivers they are very very sharp. They almost look like maggots. So I went and opened almost every bag of Orijen we have in the shop right now sure enough in the Puppy, LB Puppy, Adult and Senior there were many bone shards and slivers stuck in the kibble and loose in the bag. Some bags from different lot numbers as well. Ironically, there were none in OUR batches of 6 fish but that does not mean they are not there. So if you are feeding Orijen please carefully inspect the pieces of kibble looking for whitish bones pieces. again, they are very sharp. I will try to attach a photo later. We are in Alberta and the plant is about half hour from my place. I have been trying to speak with them all day - they will not return any messages. I am very disappointed to say the least we have completely removed it from a our shelves.
SOURCE:GOLDEN RETRIEVER FORUM MEMBER
http://www.goldenretrieverforum.com/sho ... stcount=48Quote:
SHE ALSO WRITES: Here are the photos of the Orijen with bones chips I have been promising. The 1st one is of the Senior formula the 2nd of the Adult formula. Just about every kibble had pieces like this. They are very very sharp and I did slit my finger while handling these.
MORE AFTER PHOTOS:
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Another person , on one of the lists I belong to , also sent me photos of her bag. She had also cut her finger, while attempting to get some to put in a bowl. Her photos looked almost exactly like these...... except not a close up and clear, but the food in her bags looked identical to the pieces you see in theses photos. She states the following: Quote:
March 6, 2008
Orijen food. I went to scoop some out with my hand for Sophie and something poked, hard. I brought my hand out and it was bleeding. I was stabbed with this sharp shard of bone protruding from the food.
LOT 82660 All Creatures gave me a new bag and pulled this lot from their shelves.
I am livid, shaking to say the least. After loosing 2 dogs (granted both aged seniors) and a young cat to kidney failure end of February till May with Menu foods scare I can't believe this is happening again. I don't know who is in control of quality control but they obviously are not doing their job!
THREADS ON FORUMS:
http://www.chazhound.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75260
http://forum.dog.com/forums/p/78901/614885.aspx
http://www.iheartpaws.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8263
http://itchmoforums.com/your-problems-w ... 827.0.html
LOT NUMBERS
Effected lot numbers..
ORIJEN 6 FISH DOG 82659
ORIJEN ADULT DOG 82660, 82664, 82665
ORIJEN PUPPY LARGE BREED 82662
ORIJEN PUPPY 82558
ORIJEN SENIOR 82661
