Category Archives: Merrick Pet Foods

NOTE: Tejas Industries is owner and operated by Merrick!   Among the *industries,  of Tejas, are Hide companie(s), dead animal pick-up companie(s) and rendering plant(s)!  Not sure how anyone else feels, but even if I fed commercial pet foods to Lil-lea, they would not be from a company that owns a rendering plants and, whose owner is a *piller in the cattle industry, and by his own mouth admits that he firmly believes that we need to render *downed cows to protect the environment.  All the while denying his company uses any 4D in any of his foods!  Huh, uh !  I think I can purchase the Brooklyn Bridge for sale too!  Just sayin’ !

HEREFORD TEXAS LOCATIONS

Merrick Petfoods, Main Plant
Fm 2943
Hereford, TX (Texas) 79045
Phone: (806) 364-1582
Business Types: Animal & Pet Food & Supplies Manufacturers, Dog & Cat Foods Manufacturers

Merrick, Garth
E Of City
Hereford, TX 79045
(806) 364-7711

Tejas Industries, Plant
110 Merrick Lane
Hereford, TX (Texas) 79045
Phone: (806) 364-0951
Business Types: Animal Rescue Relocation & Transport, Rendering Companies

Tejas Industries
110 Merrick Ln
Hereford, TX 79045
(806) 364-0951

Tejas Industries, Transportation
1909 East 1 Street
Hereford, TX (Texas) 79045
Phone: (806) 364-8688
Fax: 8063641640
Business Types: Animal Rescue Relocation & Transport, Rendering Companies

Tejas Industries Hide Plant
Hereford, TX 79045
(806) 357-2285

Merrick Petfoods
1977 E US Highway 60
Hereford, TX 79045
(806) 364-0002

Merrick Petfoods, Specialty Products Division
1977 East US Highway 60
Hereford, TX (Texas) 79045
Phone: (806) 364-0002
Business Types: Animal & Pet Food & Supplies Manufacturers

Merrick Pet Foods, Inc.
P.O. Box 2257
FM 2943 East Highway 60
Hereford, TX 79045
Phone: (800)858-4384
Website:www.merrickpetcare.com

Merrick Petfoods
Fm 2943
Hereford, TX 79045
(806) 364-1582

Merrick Petfoods, Nutrition Center
Fm 2943
Hereford, TX (Texas) 79045
Phone: (806) 364-2466
Business Types: Animal & Pet Food & Supplies Manufacturers

Merrick Petfoods, Sales Office
Fm 2943
Hereford, TX (Texas) 79045
Phone: (806) 364-8681
Business Types: Animal & Pet Food & Supplies Manufacturers

http://www.macraesbluebook.com/search/c … any=419447
Tejas Industries
Highway 60 E
Hereford, TX , 79045-2257
Phone: 806-364-0951
FAX: 806-364-6583
Toll Free Phone: 800-858-4384
Business Activity: Manufacturer / Exporter / Importer
Products Description:
Manufactures frozen beef, beef by-products, dry dog food, inedible ground beef & emulsified bone rendered hides
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AMARILLO TEXAS LOCATIONS

Merrick Garth
151 S Shore Dr
Amarillo, TX 79118
(806) 622-1122

Merrick Pet Care
101 SE 11th Ave
Amarillo, TX 79101
(806) 322-2800

Merrick Pet Care
101 Southeast 11th Avenue
Amarillo, TX (Texas) 79101
Phone: (806) 322-2800
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Hereford location: in the Texas Panhandle where U.S. Highway 60 and U.S. Highway 385 intersect.
Hereford is:
21 miles north of Dimmit,
30 miles south of Vega
46 miles southwest of Amarillo

MERRICK DOES BUSINESS AS BLUE SKY FOODS

MERRICK PETFOODS, INC. dba BLUE SKY PET FOODS
Comprehensive Report (COR)Price:$129.50 Description: An informative, in-depth evaluation of a company’s financial stability http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/dnb2/188917249

NOTE: Grammy’s Pot Pie as well as some others, have ETHYLENEDIAMINE DIHYDROIODIDE in the ingredients. This is a controversial ingredient.

Brauts–n–Tots

Campfire Trout Feast

Cowboy Cookout

French Country Café

Gourmet Lunch Box

Grammy’s Pot Pie

Harvest Moon

Mediterranean Banquet

New Zealand Summer

Puppy Plate

Senior Medley

Smothered Comfort

Thanksgiving Day Dinner

Turducken

Venison Holiday Stew

Wild Buffalo Grill

Wilderness Blend

Wingaling

Working Dog Stew

DOG FOOD DRY

Campfire Trout Feast

Cowboy Cookout

Grammy’s Pot Pie

Puppy Plate

Senior Medley

Turducken

Wilderness Blend

CAT FOOD CANNED

California Roll

Cowboy Cookout

Grammys’ Pot Pie

New England Boil

Ocean Breeze

Southern Delight

Surf & Turf

Thanksgiving Day Dinner

Turducken

Variety 8-pak

TREATS

Chews

Hooves

Sausages

Rawhides

Tendons

Bones

Ears

Treats

Filets

Dental

Merrick Pet Foods

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COMPANY HISTORY

SOURCE: The Pet Food Industry
http://www.petfoodindustry.com/ViewArticle.aspx?id=12614

Date: 2007-05-22

Merrick’s gourmet excursion
BY Jenny Kvamme, DVM
Family-owned company develops trendsetting products

Merrick Pet Care is a family-owned company where success seems to self-perpetuate. For just under two decades, the company has been manufacturing pet treats and petfood products, and even today, the company is working hard to improve and expand its product lines.

It all started with the patriarch of the family, Garth Merrick, who was the driving force behind the success of the treat line and the entire company’s origin. He started out making private label petfood and later added treats to the product line with great success. Today, the company sells more than 65 treat products.

Many members of the Merrick family have played a role in the company. Tyler Merrick, Garth’s son, moved back home to Amarillo, Texas, USA, to be closer to his family following the events of September 11, 2001. He currently serves as president of Merrick Pet Care, while Garth is CEO.

Family ties

According to Tyler Merrick, there are a lot of positive aspects to being part of a family business. Merrick Pet Care has many employees who have been with the company since its inception, adding to the sense of working with an extended family. Tyler and his siblings are the third generation of the Merrick family to work in the petfood industry. Lee Merrick, Tyler’s grandfather, was the first. The young Merricks grew up working in the plant in various departments. Tyler and his sister, Noelle, and brothers, Sloane and Teel, all worked in areas like maintenance and bagging dog food on the packaging line.

In a day and age where mergers and acquisitions happen every day, Tyler Merrick believes it is unique to see a family business still function as one. Merrick Pet Care doesn’t have any outside investors, but it does have professional management and “great people that help make the business work every day.”

Recently, the company went through a transition that has been “monumental,” according to Merrick. The addition of a COO (James Witcher) and a CFO (Sam Spradlin) for the first time has changed some of the philosophy/management styles at the company. As Merrick stated: “We are a David in a Goliath world, so our style will always be to innovate and do it well. We like what we do and have a lot of fun doing it with a high degree of professionalism. We really aim to put people in a position to succeed, dream, innovate and create and do their jobs every day without being micro-managed.”
Birth of a gourmet revolution

Approximately a year after Merrick joined the family business, he started working on developing a new line of gourmet petfoods and re-inventing the image of Merrick Pet Care. Merrick says the idea for his gourmet line came to him one sleepless night. “I couldn’t sleep and so I went out and started working, and the ideas started flowing. The product names and recipes all came in the early morning hours. We took these ideas and began working on a line of petfoods that would rival the best in the world. We worked with our nutritionist, research and development teamand the rest is history.”

Merrick Pet Care launched the eight gourmet wet dog food entrees in October 2003. Today, the company offers 15 dry and wet gourmet “excursions.” These entrees feature human-grade ingredients including freeze-dried fruits and vegetables, trout, buffalo, duck, beef, venison, lamb, chicken, turkey, lobster, salmon and crab, to name a few.

Some of the creative names include Cowboy Cookout, Turducken, California Roll, New England Boil, Thanksgiving Day Dinner (complete with cranberries) and Surf & Turf. These products were even the first petfood to be featured in Gourmet magazine, in fall 2005. Grammy’s Pot Pie (wet product) is the company’s top seller to date. For the dry dog food, the most popular versions are Wilderness Blend and Grammy’s Pot Pie.

Merrick noted that he likes to think the company is working ahead of the trends. “We try to think about what trend is coming next and what we can do to be a part of it. We also really love being pioneers, too, sort of setting our own trends. We definitely try to be the innovators in our market, and not the followers,” he said.

Merrick Pet Care prides itself on its ingenuity, as well as its award-winning marketing. Merrick noted that he has seen the largest petfood companies in the world take some notes from his company’s ideas, and he has seen its influences in their packaging, advertising and product names. He is flattered by that fact, but at the end of the day it means “we have to work that much harder.”

Marketing at Merrick Pet Care has always been done entirely in-house. The marketing department has won numerous awards for its packaging and advertising campaigns. Merrick laughs when he hears people say, ‘Merrick hired some fancy-schmancy ad agency from Fifth Avenue to remake the company.’ We were just some guys sitting in a plain-Jane warehouse in Hereford, Texas, on the side of a highway, throwing up ideas on a walland some of them stuck.”
Driving innovation

Merrick Pet Care is continually working on new products. In fact, four new canned products just recently hit the shelves, including Rocky Mountain Rainbows, French Country Café, New Zealand Summer and Brauts-n-Tots. A dry cat food has been in production for about six months.

The company has also been working hard on developing a new gourmet sausage treat line that is expected to be in stores in November or December. Initial orders have been so overwhelming that it has backed up production, and the company is expanding capacity to meet demand.

Merrick Pet Care purchased from Italy the equipment necessary to produce these treats. Merrick says it is the first company in the US to have the technology. The unique casing is a sprayed-on vegetable-based product. The new products are modeled after the formulations for dry and canned food products that were so successful for the company. The initial roll-out will include six sausage flavors: Cowboy Cookout, Grammy’s Pot Pie, Thanksgiving Day Dinner, Venison Holiday Stew, French Country Café and New Zealand Summer.
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Today, products made by Merrick Pet Care total approximately 135 (dry, canned foods and treats included). The company must be doing something right: It has seen approximately 1,000% growth in sales from September 2001 to September 2006. There has also been good growth in the private label division. In the 2005-2006 Pet Age Retailer Report, Merrick Pet Care brand treats were listed as the second best-selling brand leader in key pet supply categories.

Operations and distribution

Merrick Pet Care currently employs about 400 people. Most of the day-to-day business functions are handled in Amarillo. The company’s dry and canned food production facilities, as well as two distribution centers, are located just down the road in Hereford. With the two centers combined, Merrick Pet Care occupies about 200,000-square-feet of plant and warehouse space. The dry petfood plant currently operates 24 hours a day, six days a week, and runs two extruder lines. The cannery operates two shifts on three lines that fill multiple size cans (3 oz., 5.5 oz. and 13 oz.). There are also a couple of treat plants in Hereford and the surrounding area.

Merrick Pet Care brand products are handled by a traditional distribution network that sells to the specialty pet retail channel. Merrick believes this creates a more exclusive image for the company’s brands. The company still manufactures some private label product that goes through a variety of channels as well, such as grocery house brands that sell through grocery/mass merchandiser-type outlets. Geographically, distribution for Merrick products is North American. The international market is something the company may consider in the future.
Future of the industry

Merrick believes that, in general, the level of quality in the petfood products on the shelf today is better than ever. He imagines the future of the petfood industry will continue to follow the human consumer channel. From this arena, crossover products and ideas will no doubt soon be seen in the pet aisle, according to him.

Merrick points to diversity as the key to a bright future for the petfood industry. “I think the other thing you will see in our industry is diversity of products used. Consumers love variety and that goes for their companion pets as well. They like to try not just new dog food flavors within a brand, but new dog food brands on a regular basis. This is a carryover from the human consumer product arena. They want the latest, greatest new thing, and they still have their favorites, like chocolate chip cookies, but they don’t mind variety. The same is trickling down to petfood.

“People and their companion pets will continue to try new things, so I think we will continue to see more variety in the petfood aisle, pet treat aisle, etc., and I think that will mirror what consumers purchase for themselves,” Merrick continues. “The exciting thing is that consumers have more choices and better choices than ever before. It is our goal to be one of their choices on a daily basis.”

Pet Food of the Year
Updated: Jul 15, 2008

Merrick Issues Voluntary Withdraw of Beef Filet Squares Lot Code: 9323

01.15.2010

MERRICK NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: January 15, 2010
Customer Inquiries: 800‐248‐8397
Other Inquires: James Witcher, 806‐322‐2806

Merrick Pet Care Withdrawals 72 Cases of 10 oz. Beef Filet Squares Dog Treats
Item # 60016 / Lot Code “9323 best buy 111911”

Merrick Pet Care initiated a voluntary withdrawal of 72 cases of 10 oz. Beef Filet Squares from the market on January 11th, 2010 in cooperation with the FDA.

Upon notification from the FDA that this product may be contaminated with Salmonella, Merrick identified the 82 retail pet stores that may have received this product. As of Wednesday, January 13th, all Beef Filet Squares from this lot have been removed from the shelves.

Merrick has identified that 20 cases have not yet been recovered from retail and could be in consumers’ hands. Merrick advises all consumers to review the lot code stamped on the top of the bag and to dispose of any Beef Filet Squares from lot “9323 best buy 111911.”

Merrick is the leading producer of natural pet treats in North America producing treats since 1983. A family owned business, Merrick is committed to producing natural, wholesome treats for dogs.

http://www.merrickpetcare.com/about_us/news_article.php?tid=411

New formulas called “Before Grain”
http://www.merrickpetcare.com/store/new_products.php

The ingredients are not posted on the site ! But, you can get them emailed to you ! Here is a list of ingredients:

DOG DRY INGREDIENTS:

CHICKEN:
Crude Protein (Not Less Than) 32.0%
Crude Fat (Not Less Than) 15.0%
Crude Fiber (Not More Than) 3.0%
Moisture (Not More Than) 11.0%

3595 kcal/kg (calculated) – One pound provides 385 kcal of metabolizable energy (calculated). One cup (100 grams) provides 107 calories (Caloric content calculated using Modified Atwater Method).

Chicken Deboned, Chicken Meal, Potato Dehydrated, Turkey Meal, Canola Oil, Sweet Potato Dehydrated, (preserved with mixed tocopherols – a source of Natural Vitamin E and Ascorbic Acid, a source of Vitamin C), Yeast Culture, Natural Dried Chicken Liver, Dicalcium Phosphate, Lysine, Guar Gum, Sea Salt, Alfalfa, Salmon Oil, Choline Chloride, Acai Berry Freeze-Dried, Blueberry Dried, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Venison Broth, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Chondroitin Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Natural Venison Flavor, Chicory Root, Marigold Extract, Rosemary Extract, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Natural Celery Flavor, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Natural Color (tumeric), Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Complex, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3, Niacin, Lecithin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Amino Acid Complex, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite.

SALMON:
Crude Protein (Not Less Than) 32.0%
Crude Fat (Not Less Than) 15.0%
Crude Fiber (Not More Than) 3.0%
Moisture (Not More Than) 11.0%

3586 kcal/kg (calculated) – One pound provides 383 kcal of metabolizable energy (calculated). One cup (100 grams) provides 107 calories (Caloric content calculated using Modified Atwater Method).

Salmon Deboned, Chicken Meal, Potato Dehydrated, Turkey Meal, Canola Oil, Sweet Potato Dehydrated, Dried Egg, (preserved with mixed tocopherols – a source of Natural Vitamin E and Ascorbic Acid, a source of Vitamin C), Yeast Culture, Natural Dried Chicken Liver, Dicalcium Phosphate, Lysine, Guar Gum, Sea Salt, Alfalfa, Salmon Oil, Choline Chloride, Acai Berry Freeze Dried, Blueberry Dried, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Venison Broth, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Chondroitin Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Natural Venison Flavor, Chicory Root, Marigold Extract, Rosemary Extract, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Natural Celery Flavor, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Natural Color (tumeric), Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Complex, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3, Niacin, Lecithin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Amino Acid Complex, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite.

BUFFALO:
Crude Protein (Not Less Than) 32.0%
Crude Fat (Not Less Than) 15.0%
Crude Fiber (Not More Than) 3.0%
Moisture (Not More Than) 11.0%

3581 kcal/kg (calculated) – One pound provides 383 kcal of metabolizable energy (calculated). One cup (100 grams) provides 107 calories (Caloric content calculated using Modified Atwater Method).

Buffalo Deboned, Chicken Meal, Potato Dehydrated, Turkey Meal, Canola Oil, Sweet Potato Dehydrated, (preserved with mixed tocopherols – a source of Natural Vitamin E and Ascorbic Acid, a source of Vitamin C), Yeast Culture, Natural Dried Chicken Liver, Dicalcium Phosphate, Lysine, Guar Gum, Sea Salt, Alfalfa, Salmon Oil, Choline Chloride, Acai Berry Freeze-Dried, Blueberry Dried, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Venison Broth, Zinc Amino Acid Complex,Chondroitin Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Natural Venison Flavor, Chicory Root, Marigold Extract, Rosemary Extract, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Natural Celery Flavor, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Natural Color (tumeric), Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Complex, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3, Niacin, Lecithin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Amino Acid Complex, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite.

DOG CANS

CHICKEN:
INGREDIENTS
Chicken, Water For Processing

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein (Min.) 9.0%
Crude Fat (Min.) 8.0%
Crude Fiber (Max.) 1.2%
Moisture (Max.) 76.0%

CALORIE CONTENT
1466 kcal/kg – A 13.2 oz. can provides 556 kcal of metabolizable energy, calculated value.

SALMON:
INGREDIENTS
Salmon, Water For Processing

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein (Min.) 10.0%
Crude Fat (Min.) 9.0%
Crude Fiber (Max.) 1.2%
Moisture (Max.) 78.0%

CALORIE CONTENT
1490 kcal/kg – A 13.2 oz. can provides 565 kcal of metabolizable energy, calculated value.

BUFFALO:
INGREDIENTS
Buffalo, Water For Processing

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein (Min.) 6.0%
Crude Fat (Min.) 6.0%
Crude Fiber (Max.) 1.2%
Moisture (Max.) 76.0%

CALORIE CONTENT
1276 kcal/kg – A 13.2 oz. can provides 484 kcal of metabolizable energy, calculated value.

TURKEY:
INGREDIENTS
Turkey, Water For Processing

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein (Min.) 10.0%
Crude Fat (Min.) 9.0%
Crude Fiber (Max.) 1.2%
Moisture (Max.) 76.0%

CALORIE CONTENT
1502 kcal/kg – A 13.2 oz. can provides 569 kcal of metabolizable energy, calculated value.

TRIPE:
INGREDIENTS
Tripe, Water For Processing

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein (Min.) 8.0%
Crude Fat (Min.) 9.0%
Crude Fiber (Max.) 2.0%
Moisture (Max.) 80.0%

CALORIE CONTENT
1147 kcal/kg – A 13.2 oz. can provides 432 kcal of metabolizable energy, calculated value.

BEEF:
INGREDIENTS
Beef, Water For Processing

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein (Min.) 9.0%
Crude Fat (Min.) 7.0%
Crude Fiber (Max.) 1.2%
Moisture (Max.) 76.0%

CALORIE CONTENT
1317 kcal/kg – A 13.2 oz. can provides 499 kcal of metabolizable energy, calculated value.

East Texas Dog Owner Finds Foreign Object In “Beef N’ More” Dog Food

He buys dog food every week for his dogs but, never did an East Texas dog owner expect to find a foreign object in his dog food. Tonight, KLTV 7′s LaKecia Shockley talks to one East Texan, who is warning dog owners to be on the lookout for unwanted items in your dog food.

William Sikorski is like most pet owners, he always makes sure his three dogs are well fed. A month ago, when William opened up some “Beef N’ More” dog food, what he found was more indeed– a piece of plastic, right there in the dog food.

READ ENTIRE STORY HERE    http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7596373

REASON FOR RECALL:    Pet food may contain metal tags.Of course since Merrick does not use *renderings, then these *metal tags could not possibly have gotten into the food from dead animals!  Gee, I wonder how they got in the food ?? Hummmm!

Merrick Five Star WINGALING® dog food

Date of Recall:
April 18, 2006

Products Recalled:
Canned dog food

Recall #
V-078-6

Product Information:
Merrick Five Star WINGALING® Dog Food in 13.2 oz. metal cans. The product consists of
whole chicken wings (3 per can) in a stew base. The can code can be found on the bottom of
the can. The case code is on a white label applied to the end of the case.

Can Codes Case Codes
3M5WAL I 05347 ####H I 05347
3M5WAL H 05353 ####H H 05353
3M5WAL A 05362 ####H A 05362
3M5WAL G 06003 ####H G 06003
3M5WAL H 06003 ####H H 06003
3M5WAL H 06004 ####H H 06004
3M5WAL H 06006 ####H H 06006
3M5WAL E 06012 ####H E 06012
3M5WAL F 06012 ####H F 06012
3M5WAL G 06017 ####H G 06017
3M5WAL H 06017 ####H H 06017
3M5WAL K 06024 ####H K 06024
3M5WAL L 06025 ####H L 06025

Recalling Firm:
Merrick Pet Care, Ltd.
Amarillo, TX 79105

Product Manufacturer:
Merrick Petfoods, Inc.
Hereford, TX 79045

Customer Questions and Concerns:
Customers with questions or concerns should contact Merrick Pet Care at 806-322-2800 and
speak with a Customer Service Representative.

Customer Returns:
Because they would like to perform a 100% inspection of recalled product, Merrick Pet Care is
asking customers who have any of these products to return them directly to the company.
Merrick Pet Care will provide each customer with a full refund and will arrange for shipment of
the product back to the company at no cost to the customer. To arrange for product return and
a refund, customers should call a Customer Service Representative at 806-322-2800.

FDA SITE (BOTTOM OF PAGE)

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/enforce/2006/ENF00957.html

RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Merrick Pet Care, Ltd., Amarillo, TX, by letter on April 24, 2006.
Manufacturer: Merrick Petfoods, Inc., Hereford, TX. Firm initiated recall is ongoing.
REASON
Pet food may contain metal tags.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
192,667 cans
DISTRIBUTION
Nationwide and Internationally

Hummm,  AGAIN, this is the company that claims no use of 4D rendering, owns a dead animal pick-up, a rendering plant (almost next door to their Food manufacturing plant, and a hide manufacturing Company !!

So, they are hired to work for Petcurean and POOF —Pets get sick and die!

http://letstalkpetfoods.wordpress.com/2006/03/22/2006-03-22-legal-docs-merrick-is-involved-here/

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In June 2003, Petcurean retained Merrick (Blue Sky) to manufacture the pet food in the United States.

In October 2003, Petcurean and Pet Food Express starting receiving notices that pets who ate the pet food were getting ill. Petcurean issued a recall of the pet food and Pet Food Express created a claims process for pet owners to seek reimbursement for food refunds, pet testing, and certain medical bills.

In a subsequent investigation by the FDA, it appeared that the ingestion of Go! Natural pet food was the only common factor identified in the case of identified pets. The FDA also found that in many of its tests the amount of BHA (an anti-oxidant) in the pet food manufactured by Merrick was above the regular levels. PROCEDURAL ISSUES.<snip>