Vitalife Chicken Tender Treats?

michelleboston · 10-28-2009, 11:34 AM

I recently purchased a bag of Vitalife chicken tenders. Bailey loves them, but I was giving a treat to him yesterday and noticed that the bag states that the treats are irradiated and are a "Product of China." I think I remember reading somewhere on here that it's not a good idea to feed anything that comes from China. Any opinions?

This is the product in question:

http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...ductId=3088295

Ayanla · 10-28-2009, 12:34 PM

It depends on how much faith you have in China.

Lead toys, melamine used as a protein booster, poisonous toothpaste, etc

It's tough to have confidence in something from China at this point, just because the recent track record would seem to indicate that they put cheap and profitable above quality every time.

dieterherzog · 10-28-2009, 07:21 PM

The fact that they have to irradiate the meat says a lot, doesn't it?

sassykzt · 10-28-2009, 09:12 PM

Don't know if you are close to a Trader Joe's but they have a similar dries chicken strips that are made in the U.S. I tend to agree w/ Aylana's comment on having any faith in China. You could also buy a dehydrator and make these yourself.

MissMutt · 10-28-2009, 09:33 PM

I bought a VitaLife product, only read the bag when I got home, and then decided it was better to bring them back in exchange for something from the US. And that's what I did.

ioreks_mom · 10-29-2009, 08:49 AM

i won't feed anything made in china. i was giving dogswell chicken treats like that but gave up as soon as i realized the chicken was from china. they were sold in the organic section of my grocery store so i assumed they were good. not smart of me to just assume...

briteday · 10-29-2009, 10:06 AM

I read every label on treats now. Our previously favorite pork rolls from Costco are now labeled rom China. Dang! But I'll check out the Trader Joes chicken.

michelleboston · 10-29-2009, 12:30 PM

There are a few Trader Joe's near me. I'll have to get some of their chicken strips. I need to stock up on wine anyway

Ayanla · 10-29-2009, 12:35 PM

http://news.vin.com/vinnews.aspx?articleId=13936

At the very bottom they reference issues in the US from 2007. The media release for that is http://www.avma.org/press/media_aler...rky_treats.asp

And updated for 2008. http://www.avma.org/press/releases/0...y_products.asp

Sheesh!

michelleboston · 10-29-2009, 03:32 PM

Wow, that's pretty scary stuff. I think throwing the bag away and losing the $10 I spent on it sounds far better than thousands in vet bills or even worse, losing my baby