Why Pet Parent Consumers Trust Life's Abundance Pet Food

PLEASE NOTE: Life’s Abundance is NOT the subject of any FDA investigations or cases of DCM.


The FDA’s June 27 update linking 16 dog food brands to reports of the canine heart disease dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) has pet parents understandably concerned. Our hearts go out to affected families, and we’re happy to address your questions about our brand.

Our Purpose is You

At Life’s Abundance we are fueled by our passion for helping families, including pets, live longer, happier, healthier lives. You and your family are at the top of our minds as we develop products, select ingredients, choose suppliers and answer your questions.

If you already feed your companion Life’s Abundance food, thank you for placing your trust in us. If you or someone you know is considering making a switch, we hope you will choose Life’s Abundance.


Our way of thinking sets us apart, but it doesn’t end there.

* Authenticity. We don’t buy into fads and marketing gimmicks. Our formulas are based on proven science and evolve only when research confirms that an adjustment will provide a nutritional benefit. In fact, because we are proactive in our approach, we were among the first to include guaranteed probiotics in our foods.

* Guaranteed Taurine. We guarantee minimum amounts of taurine in all of our dry dog foods. Though this nutrient is not required by AAFCO, we have always seen it as an important and beneficial supplement in our dog foods.

* Regular Testing. We regularly test all of our dry foods. Some tests are standard protocol and some go above and beyond standard requirements. For example, after a 2018 FDA report indicated there may be a link between DCM and taurine deficiency, we re-tested taurine levels in all of our dry dog food diets. Then, later that year we re-tested Vitamin D after a series of recalls due to an excess of this nutrient. In all cases, we remain vigilant about the safety of our products.

* Proven Results. For two decades families like yours have trusted us to provide the best nutrition for their pets. Generations of dogs and cats have thrived on our products and thousands of pet parents have shared their experience through reviews we can be proud of.

* Feeding Trials in Process. We recognize the importance of standardized, scientific testing and the value of Feeding Trials and we are underway with the process to trial all of our dry dog foods.

* Quick Notification System. We are proud of the fact that we have never had a recall. But, what we are most thrilled with is our Quick Notification System. Unlike most brands, because we have a direct relationship with customers, in the event there is ever an issue with a product, we will be able to notify consumers immediately. Rather than waiting to hear about a problem in the news, from a friend, or never hearing about it all, Life’s Abundance will contact you directly by email, phone or even mail. That’s a level of service you simply can’t get anywhere else.


As a company and as pet parents ourselves, news of events like DCM makes us pause to acknowledge what it means to be based on a foundation of integrity, and to appreciate those families whose well being our products support.

Rest assured that we are monitoring this investigation closely and will provide updates as they become available.

Learn More and Shop Here:

www.PremiumPetFoodStore.com

*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

Raven is an engaging entrepreneur who encourages others to celebrate pets as part of the family, as well as keep them happy, healthy, and spoiled with her online specialty pet boutiques (www.TheGiftedPet.com & www.PamperedPetEssentials.com), and premium pet food business (www.PremiumPetFoodStore.com)

She is an enthusiastic advocate for animal rights, including wildlife & nature and likes to dabble in creative projects such as photography, digital art, custom greeting cards and more!

For more information, please use the Contact Me! page on this blog or visit her Facebook page to PM her www.facebook.com/HolisticPetsNPeeps

Recall Alert! OC Raw Dog Chicken, Fish & Produce and Freeze Dried Sardines

No illnesses have been reported, but OC Raw Dog is recalling some of its products for 2 different reasons. One of the reasons is some fish are large enough to cause a risk of botulism. Wow, that's a new one. 

Maker: OC Raw Dog, LLC
Causes: Potential for listeria; potential for Clostridium botulinum
Announcement: FDA announcements (1st Notice) and (2nd Notice), dated April 20, 2018
What was recalled: The following products:

• OC Raw Dog Chicken, Fish & Produce Meaty Rox, 3lb., UPC #022099069171, Lot #3652, Best by Oct. 11, 2018
• OC Raw Dog Chicken, Fish & Produce Doggie Sliders, 4lb., UPC #095225852640, Best by Oct. 11, 2018
• OC Raw Dog Chicken, Fish & Produce Doggie Dozen Patty Bag, 6.5 lb., UPC #022099069225, Best by Oct. 11, 2018
• OC Raw Dog Chicken, Fish & Produce Meaty Rox, 7 lb., UPC #095225852756, Best by Oct. 11, 2018
• OC Raw Dog Freeze Dried Sardines, 3.2 oz bag, UPC #095225853043

OC Raw Dog announced this as 2 separate voluntary recalls. The Chicken, Fish & Produce Raw Frozen Canine Formulation has the potential for listeria contamination — a state agriculture department has reported a positive test for listeria in a sample of the food, although there have been no reports to date of illnesses in pets or people.

The second OC Raw Dog recall, for the Freeze Dried Sardines, stems from the fact that the fish are larger than the FDA compliance guideline of 5 inches. The federal safety agency says larger fish like this carry a higher risk of botulism poisoning.

“Clostridium botulinum can cause severe and potentially fatal toxicity in both animals consuming the pet treat and people handling the pet treat or coming in contact with contact areas that have been exposed to the product,” according to the FDA.

View all FDA Recall Alerts here:

https://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/RecallsWithdrawals/default.htm

Request samples, ask questions and learn more about true premium nutrition for your furkids by visiting our website ~ http://www.PremiumPetFoodStore.com

You'll be so glad you did . . . and, so will your pets!

Life's Abundance . . . paving new roads to wellness every day!

Recall Alert! Vital Essentials Beef Toppers and Beef Entrée

This is the 4th recall of Vital Essentials in the past 3 years, and salmonella is once again to blame.

Salmonella. That's the feared contaminant in a recall of 2 different products from Vital Essentials (one for dogs & cats, and the other just for dogs). 

Maker: Carnivore Meat Company
Cause: Potential for salmonella
Announcement: Customer email dated April 16, 2018
What was recalled: The following 2 varieties and dates of Vital Essentials:

• Freeze-Dried Beef Toppers (for dogs and cats), 6 oz. packages, Lot #13815, Best by June 4, 2019, or June 20, 2019
• Frozen Beef Chub Entrée for Dogs, 5 lb. chubs, Lot #13816, Best by Dec. 27, 2018

According to the email, which Petful has confirmed with a company spokesperson, this recall arose out of concern that some of the products may be contaminated with salmonella.

“A single package of product, which was produced on the same day, was collected and tested by FDA for the presence of salmonella,” the email stated, adding: “We expect that very few, if any, packages remain in the market.”

No other Vital Essentials products are subject to this voluntary recall.

This is the 4th recall of Vital Essentials in the past 3 years, all because of potential salmonella or listeria contamination.

View all FDA Recall Alerts here:

https://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/RecallsWithdrawals/default.htm

Request samples, ask questions and learn more about true premium nutrition for your furkids by visiting our website ~ http://www.PremiumPetFoodStore.com

You'll be so glad you did . . . and, so will your pets!

Life's Abundance . . . paving new roads to wellness every day!

Recall Alert! TruDog Boost Me Mighty Meaty Beef Booster

TruPet LLC is calling this a "withdrawal" of a single lot of its beef-flavored Boost Me raw freeze-dried dog food topper. This is the 2nd recall for the company this year.

Maker: TruPet LLC
Cause: Potential for salmonella
Announcement: Customer email dated April 13, 2018
What was recalled: The company is calling this a “withdrawal” of a single lot of TruDog Boost Me Mighty Meaty Beef Booster, Lot #20190531 13815

We learned about this recall from a Petful subscriber (and TruDog customer) who shared the company’s email with us.

In the email, Lori Taylor, CEO of TruPet LLC, said, “We have decided as a company to withdraw the product from the market and replace it with new product immediately, as our new testing protocols have indicated there could be a risk for salmonella in 667 cases.”

Taylor stressed that only the single lot number listed above is part of this action, and no other TruPet products are affected. “And while this is a limited number of bags, considering we have boosted over 1,500,000 bowls — even one sick dog is too many in my book, and we are committed to being maniacs on a mission to ensure the safety of all our pets,” she said.

TruDog Boost Me is a raw “freeze-dried beef dog food topper and versatile supplement.” If you have a package of Boost Me Mighty Meaty Beef Booster with Lot #20190531 13815, call the company at 1-800-476-8808 for a refund or replacement.

Petful verified the email, and a customer rep named Sue added, “We have already notified the customers that were affected, and no dogs have been reported sick.”

TruPet has not yet, from what we can tell, alerted anyone other than the “affected” customers. The company apparently has not shared this news with the rest of its customers and has not shared the news with the general public. But all of us (i.e., TruPet’s potential customers) have every right to know.

So, this looks to us to be a textbook example of a silent recall ~ if we hadn’t shared this news today, YOU wouldn’t know about it right now.

When asked by Petful why the company has not opted to inform the general public of this recall, Sue responded that “only the customers who purchased this particular lot number would potentially have been affected by the withdrawal. Any future purchases of the Boost Me would not be affected.”

Another Petful subscriber, D., has written in to tell us she is a TruDog customer and did not receive an email from the company about this recall. Even though she didn’t have any product with the specific lot number being recalled, she says she still had a right to know. “I got pretty upset.… I have been ordering from them for a couple of years,” she says. “How unprofessional of them not to contact [all of] their customers.”

This is the 2nd recall of 2018 for TruPet LLC, and the 2nd in the company’s history. In February, a positive salmonella test from a state agriculture department led to a voluntary recall of a single lot of TruDog Treat Me Crunchy Beef Delight dog treats.

View all FDA Recall Alerts here:

https://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/RecallsWithdrawals/default.htm

Request samples, ask questions and learn more about true premium nutrition for your furkids by visiting our website ~ http://www.PremiumPetFoodStore.com

You'll be so glad you did . . . and, so will your pets!

Life's Abundance . . . paving new roads to wellness every day!

Primal Pet Foods Recalls 5 Specific Primal Canine And Feline Freeze-Dried Poultry Formulas

Primal Pet Food issues a recall due to product manufactured outside of grind size specification.

For Immediate Release ~ December 21, 2017

To All Primal Pet Foods Consumers:

Through a recent product quality review process, we have determined that 5 specific Primal 
Canine and Feline Freeze-Dried Poultry Formulas were produced outside of our grind size 
specification of 1/8” which we have determined is the ideal size of ground bone to be fed to 
dogs and cats. The products in question were ground at ¼” or 1/8” deviation from our 
specification.

As these products do not meet our precise specifications, we are requesting that these specific products and lot codes be returned to the Primal retailer at which the product was originally purchased for full credit. In the case whereby you are unable to return the product directly to the retailer, please contact our customer service team using the information below to process a product reimbursement.

Primal Customer Service: 866-566-4652 EXT. 2 or by email at support@primalpetfoods.com

Please refer to the list below for the items in question:

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to you and your pet(s).

Please contact our Customer Service Team with any questions, comments and or concerns.

Best Regards,
Matthew R. Koss
President, Founder

PRODUCT UNIT CODE – PRODUCT NAME – CASE UPC – UNIT UPC – BATCH NUMBER

CCF14-FD – Canine Chicken Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006500 – 895135-000823 – 2D1101817

CCF14-FD – Canine Chicken Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006500 – 895135-000823 – 3D3100317

CCF14-FD – Canine Chicken Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006500 – 895135-000823 – 1D4100317

CCF14-FD – Canine Chicken Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006500 – 895135-000823 – 2D2100317

CCF14-FD – Canine Chicken Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006500 – 895135-000823 – 1D5102717

CCF14-FD – Canine Chicken Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006500 – 895135-000823 – 1D6101717

CCF14-FD – Canine Chicken Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006500 – 895135-000823 – 2D6100317

CDF14-FD – Canine Duck Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006517 – 895135-000977 – 1D4100117

CDF14-FD – Canine Duck Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006517 – 895135-000977 – 1D5100817

CDF14-FD – Canine Duck Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006517 – 895135-000977 – 2D7100117

CDF14-FD – Canine Duck Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006517 – 895135-000977 – 2D1092517

CDF14-FD – Canine Duck Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006517 – 895135-000977 – 2D7100817

CDF14-FD – Canine Duck Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006517 – 895135-000977 – 1D8100217

CDF14-FD – Canine Duck Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006517 – 895135-000977 – 2D5100117

CDF14-FD – Canine Duck Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006517 – 895135-000977 – 3D5100117

CDF14-FD – Canine Duck Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006517 – 895135-000977 – 3D6100817

CDF14-FD – Canine Duck Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006517 – 895135-000977 – 1D10101817

CDF14-FD – Canine Duck Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006517 – 895135-000977 – 3D10101817

CDF5.5-FD – Canine Duck Freeze-Dried Formula – 5.5 oz. – 854495-006418 – 850334-004362 – 1D5100117

CTF5.5-FD – Canine Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 5.5 oz. – 854495-006449 – 850334-004379 – 1D892617

CTF14-FD – Canine Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006548 – 895135-000984 – 3D1092517

CTF14-FD – Canine Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006548 – 895135-000984 – 1D392517

CTF14-FD – Canine Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006548 – 895135-000984 – 1D592517

CTF14-FD – Canine Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006548 – 895135-000984 – 4D692517

CTF14-FD – Canine Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006548 – 895135-000984 – 2D892617

CTF14-FD – Canine Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006548 – 895135-000984 – 1D8100217

CTF14-FD – Canine Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006548 – 895135-000984 – D10100217

FCF14-FD – Feline Chicken-Salmon Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006562 – 895135-000960 – 2D2100217

FCF14-FD – Feline Chicken-Salmon Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006562 – 895135-000960 – 1D1100217

FCF14-FD – Feline Chicken-Salmon Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006562 – 895135-000960 – 2D9100217

FCF14-FD – Feline Chicken-Salmon Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006562 – 895135-000960 – 1D4100217

FCF5.5-FD – Feline Chicken-Salmon Freeze-Dried Formula – 5.5 oz. – 854495-006463 – 850334-004355 – 1D3100217

FTF14-FD – Feline Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006586 – 895135-000076 – 2D10100317

FTF14-FD – Feline Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006586 – 895135-000076 – 2D8100317

FTF14-FD – Feline Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006586 – 895135-000076 – 1D7100217

FTF14-FD – Feline Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006586 – 895135-000076 – 3D5100317

FTF14-FD – Feline Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006586 – 895135-000076 – 1D5101617

FTF14-FD – Feline Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006586 – 895135-000076 – 1D6100317

FTF14-FD – Feline Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 14 oz. – 854495-006586 – 895135-000076 – 1D10101717

FTF5.5-FD – Feline Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 5.5 oz. – 854495-006487 – 850334-004386 – 1D5100317

FTF5.5-FD – Feline Turkey Freeze-Dried Formula – 5.5 oz. – 854495-006487 – 850334-004386 – 1D10101717

There Have Been Two Previous Recalls from Primal Pet Foods:

2011 - Primal Pet Foods Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall On Feline Chicken & Salmon Formula

2015 - Cat Food Recall - Primal Pet Foods Voluntarily Recalls A Single Lot of Raw Frozen Cat Food

http://bit.ly/LASafetyCommitment

PetSmart Voluntarily Recalls Single Lot of Grreat Choice® Canned Dog Food Due to Possible Health Risk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ~ February 9, 2017

Contact:

Consumers

PetSmart Customer Service
 1-888-839-9638

Media

PetSmart Media Line
 623-587-2177

Announcement

PetSmart has issued a voluntary recall of one production lot of its Grreat Choice® Adult Dog Food sold on PetSmart.com, Pet360.com, PetFoodDirect.com and in nationwide PetSmart retail stores. This product is being voluntarily recalled as a precautionary measure due to metal contamination that could potentially be a choking hazard to pets.

This recall was initiated after receiving notification from the manufacturer of consumer complaints. PetSmart has not received any consumer complaints at this time.

The recalled products include the following Grreat Choice dog food sold between Oct. 10, 2016 and Feb. 7, 2017:

Product Name	UPC	Best By Date or Lot Code
Grreat Choice Adult Dog Food with Chicken & Rice Classic Ground, 13.2 oz. cans	7-3725726116-7	Best By 8/5/19  Lot 1759338

The Best By date is found on the bottom of the can.

No other Grreat Choice products are impacted by this issue, and PetSmart is not aware of any reported cases of illness or injury related to this product to date.

Customers who purchased the recalled food should stop feeding it to their pets and bring any remaining cans to their local PetSmart store for a full refund or exchange. For more information about the voluntary recall or if customers have any questions, contact PetSmart Customer Service at 1-888-839-9638 between 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. CST.

###