Iams has been recalled several times since its founding in the s. In March of , Iams Shakeables dog treats were recalled due to potential mold growth. Later that summer, several varieties of Iams dog food were recalled due to potential salmonella contamination.
In June of , Iams ProActive Health canned cat and kitten food was recalled due to low levels of thiamine. The next month, one lot of Feline Renal formula was recalled due to potential salmonella contamination.
Like many other brands sourcing ingredients from China that year, Iams issued a recall of several varieties of both cat and dog food due to potential melamine contamination.
Their dry cat food selection is limited to the ProActive Health line, while their wet selection is broken down into three lines—Purrfect Delights, Purrfect Delicacies, and Perfect Portions. Buy on Chewy Buy on Amazon. Chicken and chicken by-product meal appear to be the primary protein sources in this dry cat food.
This is a low-calorie, high-fiber food marketed for indoor cat guardians. The recipe features chicken and chicken by-product meal as the first two ingredients. These meat ingredients are followed by a series of grains—corn grits, corn gluten meal, and ground whole grain sorghum feature prominently on the ingredient list. Dried beet pulp and powdered cellulose serve as fiber sources.
The food contains fish oil as a source of omega-3 fatty acids. Traces of carrots, spinach, and dried apple pomace also appear on the ingredient list. The food contains caramel color, a dye that may contain 2-MI and 4-MI, process contaminants with potential carcinogenic properties. Overall, this food has moderate protein content, low fat, and high carbohydrate matter. Each cup contains calories. This adult maintenance food features chicken and chicken by-product meal as the first two ingredients, followed by several forms of corn.
Corn and its derivatives appear as ground whole grain corn, corn grits, and corn gluten meal. An optimal Omega-6 to Omega-3 fatty acids ratio for soft, shiny coats. For those indoor cats that struggle with hairball control or weight management, this dry kibble is the perfect solution.
Check out the complete list of best indoor cat food. With real chicken as the first ingredient, followed by dried beet pulp and other nutritious ingredients, this recipe truly helps to promote the development of healthy eyes, brains and hearts. And Omega-3 DHA specifically benefits brain development. The nutrition from this product delivers precisely what your kitten or nursing cat needs to be strong, healthy and happy.
Check out the complete list of best kitten food. Since their founding years, Iams has been recalled several times. But this is to be expected with a pet food brand that has been around for a while. There were two recalls this year; the first involved dogs treats that had potential mold growth. Then several varieties of dog food were recalled because of suspected salmonella contamination. A small batch of Iams dry dog food was recalled due to aflatoxin mold contamination.
There were a few recalls of cat food this year due to low levels of thiamine and potential salmonella contamination. Iams had to recall several sizes and varieties of dog and cat food due to potential melamine contamination. Made with chicken as the first ingredient.
Iams reproduced something like the minks' diet in his dog food. A self-taught nutritionist, he continued to research pet diet and methods of processing protein. Iams came out with an improved brand, Iams Plus, in This was called the pet food industry's first complete diet, because it did not require any additives. And because of a process Paul Iams developed, the new food was both high in protein and low in harmful minerals, in stark contrast to other dog foods available at the time.
Iams distributed Iams Plus through dog breeders, kennels, and veterinarians. Sales grew as word got around about the high quality of the product. The company did not advertise, and through the s only sold in five Midwestern states. The business might have continued on this small scale were it not for the vision of a new manager, Clay Mathile, who joined the company in Mathile was an Ohio native who had worked as an assistant purchasing agent for the Campbell Soup Company. He bought meat for Campbell's, and so knew something of that industry.
Paul Iams was looking for a partner to help run his business, and in a mutual friend introduced him to Mathile. Mathile was not sure he wanted the job, but he quickly became convinced of the quality of the Iams brand. Paul Iams gave him a bag of dog food after their first interview, and Mathile passed it on to his father, who owned what he described as a "scruffy-looking" mixed breed dog. Several weeks later, Mathile visited his father and found a beautiful, bouncy animal in place of the disheveled Queenie.
It turned out it was the same dog, but looking quite different as a result of the Iams food. Mathile agreed to become the manager of the Iams Company for a five percent share of the profits. Unfortunately, it was a bad time for the pet food industry. While costs were increasing, national wage and price controls kept the company from passing on its costs to consumers. Other companies kept up by switching to lower-cost ingredients, but Iams and Mathile realized that that would destroy what made the Iams brand unique.
They continued to use the same high-cost ingredients, and by they were selling the dog food at a loss. The following year was another one in the red, and Paul Iams wanted to sell the company and get out.
Mathile worked on a more effective marketing campaign for Iams. Previously, word-of-mouth had been the only advertising.
Mathile bought a quarter-page ad in Dog World magazine, and began visiting dog shows to promote the product. Soon the company's distribution was nationwide, and by , Iams was back in the black.
Besides working on marketing and distribution, Mathile made some alterations in the product itself. However she loved to hunt and ate her own mice. That's what kept get going I'm sure. But you just said cats wont go near meat that is already dead. So how is it they will eat meat thats been frozen or in the fridge a few days? The longer the animal is dead the more Taurine vanishes. And all meat is ripened in the butcher shops before they even get to the store. I have had cats my whole life, and that is over 60 years and never have I been able to get any of them to eat raw meat.
However many cats wont even eat their fresh kill unless they are starving. PS, someone is behind your chair in the video. I saw the hand. What do you recommend for dry cat food? I've been feeding her Purina Cat Chow which is less expensive than the other Purina dry food but I've been wanting to switch her food to something of a higher grade because one bag of cat food lasts her a long time.
So what do you recommend that isn't filled with fillers? Cheers back' Funny thing' I wrote to Imas and ask them how was their pet food any good if they had meat by products in it'and other junk as well' That was 2weeks ago' and they never wrote me back' I guess the truth hurts! Howie, good to hear you are feeding your cats a premium food and offering them spring water to drink! Your kitties are sure lucky to have you, cheers! Yes' I'm glad to!
You do get what you pay for!! I also give my cats spring water' tap water has led in it and other junk as well! I need Blue Buffalo my the truck load the way my guys eat!! They love it' To their health! I am glad you are seeing such good improvements Howie, better products can make a world of difference!
I use to feed my cats friskies' BIG mistake all they did was throw up from it; then i put them on Blue Buffalo' they bin on it for a month now and their coats are like silk and their breath smells a lot better' no more of the other crap! If you visit your local petsmart you will notice their aisles are divided in aisles ranging from cheap supermarket food to grain-free premium cat foods.
I would definitively look in this aisle. Personally in our house, we differ our cats food from buying different brands of pet food most expensive to fair price - a mix of wet and dry and see which one our two prefer the most. As a wife of a hubby that likes to eat chicken livers sauteed with onion, I know you feel alarmed but it is not the livers, hearts or intestines per se, it is the way rendering plants collect these parts and that they may come come from diseased animals.
May I suggest a great book that is a real eye opener? NewSage Press Excuse me, what you do mean livers, hearts, and intestines are not fit for human consumption I know a lot of ppl who eat them and a lot of cultures where that is part of their culinary cuisine.
Are you racist? Think about that With that said, indoor cats don't have the flora in their stomachs to handle this myriad of new bacteria, but that doesn't mean that they can't get cooked non-diseased byproducts of animals which are perfectly fine for animal consumption. I don't see it any worse than eating fully loaded antibiotic overloaded chicken that we eat.
The best food for your cat is meat, it's what their body was designed for. Commercial pet foods is little better than eating at McDonald's. It is not the fact of those parts specifically per se of course I know cats eat livers, hearts, intestines and all! Not to mention spoiled waste of little nutritional value. According to the book ''Food pets die for'' ''If a pet food lists "meat by-products" on the label, remember that this is the material that usually comes from the slaughterhouse industry or dead stock removal operations, classified as condemned or contaminated, therefore unfit for human consumption.
Nellie, not all cats suffer from health issues from eating Iams, just as not all people eating sweets get diabetes. Chicken as the first ingredient is not always good, if it contains chicken by products you are dealing with head, feet, entrails, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, liver, stomach, bones, blood, and intestines, all parts not good for human consumption.
Sorry everybody but here's the real reason: Iams, Purina, Purina One usually , Alpo and others do not have Acidophilus in them. No acidophilus, little to no life. Wow that's amazing, good to hear he did not need insulin, very likely you must have caught it on time.
Thanks for posting. Cats should eat meat not corn. Thank you soooo much for explaining how to read pet food labels. I have four cats, but only one of them has any interst in the hard, crunchy food. That is the one who is clearly having allergies. I am glad to have this knowledge going in to talk to the vet about what food I should switch him to. If Eukaneuba is not significantly better than Iams which is not significanly better than Purina He's scratching all his fur off!
Hello ktpdx, too. Haven't seen you about in awhile and you are looking most fetching, I must say. Right on target! It's amazing how many people would come in complaining their pet was scratching and had dander, but when I asked them what they were feeding they said it was one of the grocery-store brands!
So many people don't know what you pointed out about veterinarians recommending what the pet food companies want them to sell, too. I'm glad someone else other than me is saying this on HubPages too, because it's something people need to know!
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