I feed my greys Purina HiPro, so I contacted the company about my concerns regarding where they got their ingredients from. They took the time to reply, which I thought was admirable considering they must get a lot of inquiries. Here it is below:

Thank you for contacting Nestlé Purina PetCare Company.

We appreciate you sharing your concerns with us. Wheat gluten is a high quality ingredient that provides protein and produces the consistency and texture desired in our products. Wheat gluten is a commodity ingredient sold on the global market. While the vast majority of our grain products and ingredients overall are sourced from the United States, wheat gluten that meets our specifications is not available in sufficient quantities in the United States. Only a minority of our supply originates in China. Unfortunately, in this rare case it was contaminated. Please know that we are no longer purchasing wheat gluten from this source.

The FDA reported April 19 that it is sampling 100 percent of the wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate received from China, and that they will add other ingredients to the sampling list if necessary. In addition, all products from the two Chinese firms in question are being stopped at the border and prohibited from entry into the United States.

Nestlé S.A. also recently has established an office in China, headquartered in Beijing, to assist Nestlé affiliates, including Nestlé Purina, with sourcing ingredients and other materials from China. The goal of this office is to have Nestlé staff physically inspect and monitor the facilities of Nestlé approved Chinese suppliers and test product samples to ensure compliance with Nestlé Quality Assurance and Compliance safety standards.

Nestlé Purina is evaluating its ingredients sourced from China, and has implemented a new process to test for melamine in every load of wheat gluten. We also are implementing additional technology to further screen our pet food ingredients.

We hope this information is helpful and that you will let us know if you have any other questions.

Again, thank you for visiting our web site.

I dont feed my dogs anything I wouldnt eat myself.
Only natural foods.
Here is the statement from the Canidae company. ITs a very high quality, Human grade food made in the USA !


All CANIDAE and FELIDAE ingredients are of U.S. origin, proudly raised and produced within the United States of America, and all formulations are produced in U.S.D.A. and F.D.A. approved facilities. We stand behind the guaranteed analysis of each and everyone of our products and invite you to discover for yourself and your pets the benefits of feeding CANIDAE® and FELIDAE® All Natural Pet Foods.

All of our products are made the “CANIDAE Way” with superior quality in every bag and can with NO corn, wheat, soy, grain fractions or fillers – and naturally preserved!

Check it out on Canidae.com

I use Canidae and my hounds love it !!! I wouldn't feed them anything that comes from outside US . borders.

Gary