QUESTION:
I don’t get these food labels – what’s the difference between “chicken dinner”, “with chicken” and “chicken flavour”?
ANSWER:
A “dinner” product is defined by the 25% Rule, which applies when “an ingredient or a combination of ingredients constitutes at least 25% of the weight of the product”. You now know that the remaining 75% consists of grain, rendered diseased, dying and decaying animals and a range of toxins and chemicals!
The “with” rule allows an ingredient name to appear on the label, such as “with real chicken,” as long as each such ingredient constitutes at least 3% of the food by weight, excluding water for processing. Yes - you read that right - only 3% needs to be chicken (although you now know this “chicken” is likely to be the head, feet and beaks after the meat has been used for human food processing)
The “flavor” rule allows a food to be designated as a certain flavor as long as the ingredient(s) are sufficient to “impart a distinctive characteristic” to the food. Therefore, a “beef flavor” food could contain a small quantity of digest or other extract of tissues from cattle, without containing any actual beef meat at all. Do not think for a second that “flavor” implies any kind of nutritious content for your dog!
To ensure your Labrador eats a diet which provides the greatest nutrients possible for a long life of radiant health, please see pages 30-48 of Labrador Health For Life!
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