Rickiesmom Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) Because Champion Foods, which produces Orijen and Acana is located in Alberta, I e-mailed them to ask if any of their "human quality" beef came from XL Foods. Here is their response: We do not purchase any product from XL Foods, so the beef recall from this company does not affect our ingredient supply. Our Quality Assurance department follows protocols for testing from the time ingredients enter our plant, through production, and packaging.Once the food is released to the warehouse it goes into a Quality Assurance Hold area. Our Quality Assurance technicians sample the product and send it to a Government Certified Laboratory for Microbiological testing. Every sample is tested for known pathogens: Salmonella, Listeria, Clostridium, and Enterobacteriaceae which includes E. Coli and other Coliforms. All of our finished kibble is held before shipping in order to have Nutritional testing as well. No product is shipped until all of our tests come back clear. If you have any other questions or concerns please feel free to write back. I have no affiliation or association with Champion, and in fact each of my 3 eats different food based on their specific needs, but Jeff eats Ranchlands, hence my concern. Edited for font size. Edited October 11, 2012 by Rickiesmom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greytpups Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Thanks Mary...I had to buy Orijen when we were in Dewey since we ran out and I was pleased to see a brand made in Canada. It's a relief to read this. Quote Jan with precious pups Emmy (Stormin J Flag) and Simon (Nitro Si) and Abbey Field. Missing my angels: Bailey Buffetbobleclair 11/11/98-17/12/09; Ben Task Rapid Wave 5/5/02-2/11/15; Brooke Glo's Destroyer 7/09/06-21/06/16 and Katie Crazykatiebug 12/11/06 -21/08/21. My blog about grief The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not get over the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same, nor would you want to. ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celestrina Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 When I saw the title I got nervous. We recently started Angie on Ranchlands. It is working really well for her; her poop has never been so firm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarabz Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 We've been feeding Acana Wild Prairie for about a year now and Bella's doing greyt on it - firm poops, very little gas, shiny coat, healthy, energetic, greyt weight. I like their processes and approach and how they source their ingredients, and really couldn't be happier with this food. I accidentally ordered the fish-based food once and never again - bad poops, horrible gas, dandruff - guess the fish just didn't work for Bella Quote Dave (GLS DeviousDavid) - 6/27/18 Gracie (AMF Saying Grace) - 10/21/12 Bella (KT Britta) - 4/29/05 to 2/13/20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandimom Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 We have been feeding Acana Ranchland for several years and at one time had all four dogs on it. First time we have had all four dogs on the same brand. The poops look great and we have not had any problems. Thanks for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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