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Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
That great drink for children for their perfect health and vitality, Ribena, is just a fraud after all these years and years. How many people has the makers of Ribena killed throught them contracting diabetes and in not getting the vitamin C that so many people need to counter serious diseases, from regularly drinking bottles of the stuff.
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I think this actually makes a good point Michael. It shows that parents should look at labels and do some research into what foods their children are eating rather than believing claims made by companies or by some stamp of approval by a governing authority.
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Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
All this has significance to dog food. Can we believe what the labels say. 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 nutrients that a dog needs on a daily basis. Now one does not even need to read the labels if they know that AAFCO has stamped their approval on the food. That is infinitely better than buying something which may not mean what it says. I am convinced that there must be any number of dog food products that tells a lie and dupes the public and harms our dogs. And it is not just the little companies who could be cheats. Ribena is made by the world's second largest pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline.
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I absolutely agree with this too. Alpo and Iams claim their foods are excellent quality but after looking at labels it doesn't live up to the claim. Is the label incorrect? Is the food excellent quality but they are downplaying it in their ingredient list? I doubt it. AAFCO has a guideline. Its a GUIDELINE not a standard. AAFCO approves many foods, and because of that I wonder how high their standard is. It certainly doesn't seem to be very high.
Oh and all of those foods that were recalled were AAFCO approved if I remember correctly. What does that say about that? Approved food kills cats and dogs. Great. I'll be sure to always take heart that AAFCO is ensuring the safety and health of my dog and cat. Whoopee. The FDA also approves drugs that ended up killing people. Does that mean consumers should blindly follow doctors orders and take whatever they're prescribed if its FDA approved? I don't think so.