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Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
It does make one turn once again to AAFCO fully approved dog food because all AAFCO fully approved food has been tested and confirmed that the food does contain all the minerals, vitaimins and nutriants that a dog needs on a daily basis.
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Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
I am as of today ( but come tomorrow or in a few days it might be different) unable to reconcile AAFCO's separate standards for puppies and seniors on one hand and adults on the other with products which apparantly cover all three stages and yet receive AAFCO approval.
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Michael,
Are we going to bring up the AAFCO again. Didn't we just get into this recently. You confuse me- do you agree with the validity of the AAFCO agency or not because you just stated in the first quote that we should look for their stamp of approval on the bag as a good thing in regards to labels
However, in your second quote you are "Second guessing" them and can't understand how a food that has been tested and has "their approval" on it even if it has all the necesary vitamins, nutrients and minerals in it can be adequate for all life stages
So I am wondering if you believe in their stamp of approval or not - You can't say that you believe in their statement if it is on a bag of food made for "adult dogs" and then turn around and say you don't believe in them if their approval statement is on a bag of food "for all life stages"
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Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
Now one does not even need to read the labels if they know that AAFCO has stamped their approval on the food..
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Well, I don't know about anyone else, but if I see their stamp of approval on the label, I still read the label. I want to know what the protein source is, the grains and fruits and vegetables(if there are any). I want to know the percentages of protein, fat, and fiber, etc. If my dog were to have established food allergies, I most certainly would want to read the ingredient contents. Same for calories; I want to know how many calories per cup. When I buy food at the grocery store for myself, I read labels, don't you?