not using the fish formula. the bag says Adult Formula All Breed which is chicken based. Was not interested in the fish one as this one has some fish in it also but not the main ingredients. Hopefully this will not spread to other dry varieties of Orijen. Finally found what I though was a safe food (kibble) in over a year and now to have to stop the dry again? Well hope they get to the bottom of this and make adustments so no more shards are found in their food. My local Pet Supplies Plus said they are going to come out with canned food also this year sometime later in the fall.

petslave good point. Is the problem only with the fish variety of Orijen? Would someone follow-up for us all so we know which food is affected with the shards? Thx!

I wrote to petfood@championpetfoods.com on June 20th:

My dogs have been treated for diarreah since June 11th.  I went back to feeding them Orijen with EVO kibble after fasting them and keeping them on chicken & rice.  I had a fecal test done and no parasites were found. They were back to normal until I fed them their regular diet yesterday morning & evening.  My one dog messed up the carpet this morning with diarreah.
This morning I noticed small white pieces in with your kibble.  One piece of kibble had a piece sticking up which felt like sharp plastic.  I pressed it against my finger and if I pressed hard enough it would have pierced my finger.

Have you had problems with this lot?   BB 10  JUN 09 #82660 1103081019 

This is very upsetting that my dogs have been suffering from diarreah most likely caused by your food.  I notified my Vet and he'll call me back. 
Please look into this matter ASAP.   I left a message with Charlie Kaufman in Quality Control.  Thank you.


Charlie did call me back & I did got an email from Customer Service the same day. 

This is my letter to Customer Service on June 20th:

Charlie Kaufman just returned my phone call. 
 
After discovering the pieces in the kibble, I went onto your website to see if there was a recall - I saw no warnings.  I called my Vet & the receptionist suggested I also check with the FDA to see if there were any recalls.  I then went on line to find the forums were aware of the bone fragments in Orijen since April.  I never noticed any fragments until today when one kibble had a large sharp piece sticking out. If I didn't notice that one piece sticking out, I would never have inspected the kibble to find other fragments. One lady posted: "I have a couple of dogs that had a bout of what I thought was colitis, but now I am thinking it was probably from eating the fish bones".  My Vet had earlier mentioned it could be colitis to me as well. So apparently my dogs were not the only ones with diarreah.  The diarreah stopped when I fed them cooked chicken & rice but started up again when I returned to Orijen.
 
I will return the two bags to the retailer & will show them the letter from Charlie if they are not aware of the lot numbers. 
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I returned the bags to the retailer who was totally unaware of the problem.  While I was shopping, she called the distributor and they claim they sent them an email.  The salesperson removed all the bags from the shelf.  I then called a retailer I know who sells Orijen to ask if he was aware of the problem.  He said he knew about it 8 weeks ago and that he never had the bad lot numbers.  He spoke to the distributor months ago and said these lots were not at his warehouse and said the problem was not in Florida.  That is not true.  The bags were still sitting on the shelf located in Florida where I also live.

What is upsetting to me is there is no warning on their website.  Are they trying to down play their blunder???  Not very responsible IMO.  BTW, it was the Adult kibble, not the 6Fish!

JJ,

The affected lot numbers made with salmon containing larger bone fragments are:

ORIJEN 6 FISH DOG 82659
ORIJEN ADULT DOG 82660, 82664, 82665
ORIJEN PUPPY LARGE BREED 82662
ORIJEN PUPPY 82558
ORIJEN SENIOR 82661

Yes, the bones are in other lot numbers. The bag and food I seen in person is not on their list of lot numbers. And the bag is a newer bag after they supposedly "fixed" the problem. 

They have been found in all Orijen not just Six Fish.

Update: Store owners dog is doing much better since being off the bone ridden Orijen. The vet suspects intestinal and stomach irritation. The owner no longer carries any Orijen and will likely not in the future. Actually a few around here have decided to send all of it back and not carry anymore. I myself agree with them. The company did not notify most retailers. Then said it was still safe to feed. (obviously its not). Then they say they fixed the problem and they haven't. Not to mention after seeing the kibble in person there is no way you could miss during their so called QC. They are very evident and they are in just about all the kibble. Not just a few like they said. There is no way I trust people that lie to make a buck and there is no way I will ever recommend this food to anyone I know. I have in the past and even fed to my dog a long time ago. Never again. Theres no reason for me to take chances like that. I don't believe their website has been updated with new lot numbers either. No theres no way I can trust them again. Too much left to chance.

I know that the cat Orijen does contain fish, too.  I haven't seen any bones in what I have used.

And the cat Orijen hasn't been included in any of this bone recall/problems, has it.


All very strange.......