I saw it but others might not.

This is the exact reason that I buy dog food and treats but hold them at least a few weeks so if tragedy breaks out, I'll know before exposing my own furkids.

I've talked to the Purina people because I buy their products. They claim there are no components from China in the food itself, only a little in some of the treats because they can't find the ingredients elsewhere. So I'm far more likely to bake the treats at home.

They can't find the ingredients anywhere but China? Sounds like an ingredient best left out of the treats if you ask me.

If I had to bet, it would be a purely financial decision by the company. I can only hope they gave CS the right info about the food. But the dogs love chicken and rice, and my own vet said a lot of other vets call Purina "Never Die" since it's so nutritious. I used to home cook a lot of their daily food, but I'm getting a little long in the tooth for that any more. Can't afford a housekeeper or gardener, so I'm kinda over extended if you know what I mean. If I'd been able to just choose any dog I wanted after my chows died, I would've gotten a single toy poodle. But the mini beagle/pom cross I named Molly Maguire desperately needed a home, and then she was lonesome for a playmate. A rescue organization neighbor set up a 300 mile relay to get the JR I named Brigid to me. Brigid was only 3 months old and had just been found as a starving little stray. They knew I was sucker enough to take her. Not at all sorry I did, but those 2 dogs together do present a certain amount of more work than a single toy poodle would have.

later: Guess my age is really showing now. How many times have I told that story before? Yikes!

and they lived to ripe old ages of 17 and 18. My current cat has had a lot of problems that the vet thought could be allergy related. They were not, but he is so used to the Science Diet now that I am afraid to change now. But I did have cats live long and healthy lives on Purina One, so I cannot say anything bad about it.

I often see your posts on Brigid and Molly Maguire. Lucky dogs.

Glad your cat thrives on Science Diet. I'm sure it's equal to Purina, and I certainly agree that it would be unwise to switch. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

One last note about commercial food safety: it's a good idea to find out whether the pet food is processed at the same plant as livestock feed, especially cattle. I don't remember all the details, but due to the different ingredients - my guess would be antibiotics? - there's always the risk of deadly cross contamination when the equipment might not be properly sterilized. That's one caution I don't see publicized often enough.

to know which processing plant fills their orders. Then call/email the processing plant, not revealing whether you're a pet owner, but use some subterfuge to ask do they process pet and livestock food both. If you must, make up a faux business name and ask if they do the livestock food. Don't even mention pets. You're likelier to get an honest answer that way. But if they say yes ma'am we do process livestock feed, how much would you like to order? Then keep looking. Because even if they claim (perhaps honestly) that they use different machinery and storage or that they keep things scrupulously clean, it only takes one mishap to cause tragedy.

My favorite system though is still to buy and wait 3 weeks to a month so if anything is bad, you'll know it before you feed your pet that food. Kibble stays very fresh in those bags. If you have the $ to feed commercial fresh food, wonderful but keep your fingers crossed.