Purina Beneful - WARNING - Mold being found.

[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 Any store can have outdated items that haven't been caught yet.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..

[Kfamr]

ANYTHING can get moldy and there are MANY colors of mold. So yes, that information is incorrect.

Anyhow, Molds in dog foods have occured before and many dogs lives were taken from it (Anyone remember Diamond dog food recalls?) so I wanted to warn anyone who may feed that dog "food." Wether it's a hoax or not, I still wouldn't feed it.

[Lady's Human]

Please don't post unsubstantiated rumors as warnings just because they happen to fit your POV. There are people on this website who might get an unneeded scare because of crap like that.

If you can't find confirmation, chances are it ain't so.