See this thread.

Recommend start calling your stores....I just called my local store here in Plymouth MN

Very scary that some of the "premium" type brands are having issues. I wonder who is providing quality control? Someone that works for the plant or the branded product? Is there a member of the branded product on the ground at the plant reviewing the product as the food comes out as as the ingredients are tested prior to mixing? Could there be a problem with the pre-mix used? I realize that no one is perfect and i do thank Timberwolf for doing the right thing by getting the food off the shelve as a precaution since there is, according to their website, no clear explanation as to the cause. Does Timberwolf's manufacturing plant do any testing of the food to ensure it is safe from Melamine and any other toxins or bacteria?

So this was going on months ago?

Yes, I spoke with TWO a few times back in Early April as well as emails..I think I still may have the emails.
 I am not impressed that they are first now doing a voluntary recall, it should have been done back in April.
 Along, back then, I discussed with them the ingredients discrepencies, which they still claim they have never changed ingredients, that the bags were labeled wrong. Well... I didn't decide to use TW looking at the bags,  they also had the old ingredients listed on their website wrong then because based on their website ingredients listing is why I chose to use TWO.
 I feel like I have gotten nothing but a big run around from them on all matters, and MHO is I wouldn't believe anything they say at this point.
My thoughts are initially they were hoping it was isolated instances, I am thinking it is a bit more widespread then they contemplated and at this point have no choice but to post a recall. I also find it strange they have  (or as of yesterday) no date on the recall posting on their website.
 I even asked their PR person when are they going to recall the bags back in April. His reply was  * that's a good question and I will talk to my superiors this afternoon* that was in early April!
 I honestly have to say I don't think they are good with customer relations
 Thanks for letting me vent I'm just livid it took so long to publicly recall this food! I also don't beleive they didn't change any ingredients.
I have some of the old Bison, and some of the new recalled stuff I saved, at one point I was going to have them analyzed, but never followed thru.
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Hello,


I just discovered this forum so this is my first post.  Both of my dogs got sick on the TWO Bison last March.  Really wierd breath-almost smelled sweet like walnuts. They both threw up and refused to eat it.  Anyway I contacted TWO back in March and suggested they pay for my vet bills-I had both of my dogs checked out-bloodwork done basically.  All came back normal but how do we know whatever this is doesn't do any long term damage?  I am so upset with them.  They did pay my bills without batting an eye.  Which told me they knew there was something wrong.  I believe all this takes is for someone to call teh FDA and report them which I think I will do.  Then maybe we can get some answers to what was in this food.  This is the first forum I have found where others have complained of the strange breath odor.

Yes, it took them 2 1/2 months to pull those foods.  I have called various stores that sell their products to alert them of the problem.  This was also back in March.  Most of the local stores around here are no longer selling TWO.  You would think they would get it by now.

Pam Murphy and Chauncey

Does anyone know what was the problem with this food?  Was anything specific found, or suspected?

Just curious.

5CatMom
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Lesliek,

Just found this:

"I just got off the phone with Timberwolf CS and was told the food is peroxidizing faster than it should be.  So, the food is going bad in the bag.  They have told me that they are switching manufacturers."

Darcy 5 June 2008 - 15:06

http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/bulletins_read/195113.html

The CS reference to "peroxidizing" may mean that the fat in the food was peroxidized, i.e., "oxidized to the utmost degree, so as to form a peroxide".

Peroxidized fat can cause nausea, vomiting and liver injury (among other things).

"Going bad", or made bad from the get-go?  Apparenty, it's legal to use rancid fat in pet foods.

I wonder if rancid fat could be causing some of the problems we're currently seeing?  Someone else commented on the fat issue recently.  Was it SandiK? 

5CatMom
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