By: WCPS
Some Iams and Eukanuba brands of dry dog food were taken off the market in July of 2010 as one of their factories was being retooled and revamped. Iams suspended its operations at the facility in order to look at all of their processes and procedures and ensure that they were doing everything possible to consistently meet their high quality standards.
The retooling of the machinery was a part of Iams and Eukanuba's “Good Manufacturing Principles.” GMPs are basically a series of tests that determine the quality of a product. They also define the controls that are used in the manufacturing process as well as the instructions that should be followed. GMPs also employ intense record-keeping and an elaborate system that monitors all batches of products and their eventual locations of distribution.
In July, Iams released the following statement:
Quality is the cornerstone of our business at The Iams Company, from the high standards we put on ensuring the quality and safety of our ingredients to our innovative formulas that enhance the lives of dogs and cats. We go above and beyond typical pet food quality assurance practices to make sure that our nutrition is healthy and safe for pets. One example is that the Premium foods from The Iams Company are fixed-formula foods as opposed to least-cost formulas. Fixed formulas have a "stable ingredient profile." That means the recipes don’t fluctuate with the cost of the ingredients and the proportions of those ingredients remain the same regardless of cost. The nutritional benefit of a fixed formula is consistency. Every time you purchase a bag of Iams, the high-quality ingredients and the proportion of those ingredients will be the same. We go even further to assure the quality by pulling product samples throughout the manufacturing process for complete nutritional analysis of each batch of food produced.
Iams and Eukanuba dog foods are the result of years and years of research and innovation. Nutrition, protein and a strong consideration for the dietary requirements of dogs has led to their superior products. Their philosophy that a proper diet for pets can bring about increased immunity, proper weight maintenence, and healthy digestion are what has propelled these companies in the past and will continue to do so.
Iams and Eukanuba's plant retooling is now over and we are proud to be stocking their dry foods once again here at West Coast Pet Supply.
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