Purina Beneful - WARNING - Mold being found.

[Kfamr]

http://www.doggybling.com/newsarticle.php?id=1070

Although it isn't a great food to begin with, someone posted this on another forum and I wanted to warn you all as well. This, of course, can happen with any type of food - human or pet food. Just be careful as it seems a few have found it common in Benerful.

The website/e-mails seem a bit off to me, however, I just wanted to post a warning anyways.

[applesmom]

Geeze you'd think even the most inexperienced pet owners would have the sense not to feed their dogs food that's covered in mold!

[GreyhoundGirl]

I'm going to PM this to xcolbi.

[borzoimom]

Thank you for posting this- and I am NOT the least bit surprised in this finding at all..

[xcolbi]

I'm going to PM this to xcolbi.

And thank God you did!

[lute]

Yeesh! Unfortinatly I think Doobie, the boston terrier, is fed Beniful. I'll be sure to pass this on to his owners!

[critters]

I suspect this is a hoax, although Snopes seems to be down at the moment. http://handicappedpets.com/news/beneful.html

[lute]

I think it's ok if it's a hoax!LOL If people will get scared and switch their dog's diet there are that many dogs that don't have to eat Beneful!

[borzoimom]

Its made by a cereal company for God sake... lol..

[GreyhoundGirl]

I think it's ok if it's a hoax!LOL If people will get scared and switch their dog's diet there are that many dogs that don't have to eat Beneful!

shhhh! Hopefully xcolbi won't see that post. Maybe you should delete it I've been trying to get her to put colbi on a better food ever sinse I met her.

[Catlady711]

While personally if I had a dog I wouldn't feed Beneful (because of the dyes), however I do have a couple comments on that article in the first post.

1) As someone already stated, if the owner already noticed the food was moldy she shouldn't have fed it, and then contacted the manufacturer with the lot number. The fact she went ahead and fed it to her dogs when she had noticed something was wrong with it was inconcievable. If I notice meat is green or milk has clumps I certainly don't eat/drink it!

2) Any search of current recalls by the FDA will produce a whole host of food/medicine recalls, whether human or animal related. If I were to stop buying/eating every single product that had ever had a recall I'd die of starvation or malnutrition. I think careful inspection of any food and proper storage and/or cooking is mandatory.

3) Whether you buy food at Wally's World or any other store, you should always check for expiration dates or other signs that the food has been there too long. Any store can have outdated items that haven't been caught yet.

4) We have to be careful with ANYTHING in the media now-a-days, as they can and do slant things towards whatever angle they think will cause the most attention and sell their story. Which is why I'll generally check the stories with reputable sites for further info.

JMHO

[xcolbi]

shhhh! Hopefully xcolbi won't see that post. Maybe you should delete it I've been trying to get her to put colbi on a better food ever sinse I met her.

Too late!

[xcolbi]

I think it's a hoax too now. I told my parents about it and they said that dog food can't get moldy...or spoil like that. And then my Mom said that "there's no such thing as tan mold, it's either blue, white, or green" (or something like that)

If it's wrong please don't be upset

[lute]

Dog food can get moldy. If your parents insist on feeding Beneful just make sure your bag is safe.

[borzoimom]

Not only mold but the vitamin E used as a preservative can go rancid..