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Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Company Responds to FDA News Release

April 25, 2008

To our valued customers:

As a result of a routine inspection of the Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Company manufacturing facilities by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the FDA recently raised questions regarding recordkeeping and other issues at the pet food producer’s facilities.

Contrary to a news release issued by the FDA Thursday, April 24, 2008, Evanger’s continues to make and distribute its products with FDA approval. Evanger’s is working closely with the FDA and already has addressed many of the FDA’s questions. Evanger’s expects to have the few remaining FDA queries fully satisfied shortly.

No Evanger’s product has been recalled, nor is there any indication that any Evanger’s product is under-processed, unsafe, or contaminated in any way.

“As our customers, retailers and distributors know, Evanger’s takes the quality and safety of its pet foods very seriously,” said Holly Sher, president of Evanger’s. “Evanger’s has a long history of using only human-grade ingredients in our products. The FDA has not called into question the wholesomeness of any ingredient we use. We are confident Evanger’s products continue to be safe, wholesome and natural, so confident that we continue to feed them daily to our own pets.”

All ingredients in Evanger’s products are sourced in the United States and all manufacturing is done in its suburban Chicago facility. The routine FDA inspection was related only to Evanger’s canned foods and is not affiliated with of production its dry pet food products.

As the United States’ oldest natural pet food company, Evanger’s products are known for their human-grade ingredients, including hand-packed meats, fish and poultry, and 100% meat and organic meals.

Consumers and distributors may contact Evanger’s customer service department at US +1 8002886796 Call  for further information. In addition, all new or updated information will be immediately posted to our Website, www.evangersdogfood.com

ABOUT EVANGER’S DOG & CAT FOOD CO., INC.

Established in 1935, EVANGER’S Dog & Cat Food Company, Inc. is the oldest natural dog food company in the United States. Today, the suburban Chicago company is as innovative as when Fred Evanger first founded it, producing a wide array of human-grade dog and cat food dinners and supplements.


Respectfully,

Joel Sher
Vice President
Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Co., Inc.

It seems that you guys think you have the inside scoop about Evanger's.  I am a college student writing my business plan and a paper for my quality management class using Evanger's as my topic.  I called the owners and gave my valuable insight about the company, industry, market and everything else.  They gave me a tour of the facility.  I saw the process room where all the food is made.  They told me (and witnessed) the procedures that has to be done to keep such a high quality standard and ensure safety to all of its products.  And i was quite impressed.  For those who want to see my paper just ask and I will also ask Joel, the owner if Evanger's for his permission and send it to you via e-mail.  I notified him about these forums and told him that i will write a little about my experience.  Evanger's does internal quality checks of their food and they also send out product for external quality checks.  I witnessed this.  In the history of Evnagers, since 1935, no recall has ever been done or a pet death linked to any product that has left the facility.  The meat that they use comes from a human grade certified plant.  So before you start rumors do a little research.  The best way is to call the company and go directly to the source.