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Nutro
1-800-833-5330

https://www.nutro.com/

Source Countries

North America; China; New Zealand

At The NUTRO® Company, every ingredient in our products is carefully selected for the health and well-being of dogs and cats. Many of our ingredients are sourced in North America, but we also secure some ingredients outside of North America including Green Lipped Mussel which is indigenous to New Zealand and vitamins and minerals, many of which are also purchased from China similar to most other pet food manufacturers. Rest assured we are confident in our suppliers for these essential materials and the exhaustive selection process to qualify them as a Mars, Inc. vendor. The basis for this confidence stems from our commitment to only work with suppliers that have demonstrated the ability to consistently meet our standards and specifications and are committed to values of conduct that are compatible with our own. We require all of our suppliers to sign and meet the expectations in our Supplier Code of Conduct in order to provide consistent excellence for our consumers and stakeholders. The Code sets globally consistent criteria for selecting and assessing the companies from whom we source raw ingredients and packaging, regardless of origin. To learn more, please visit (nutro.com) The NUTRO® Company is committed to developing quality products which meet your pet's nutritional needs. Your confidence in our products and continued goodwill are very important to us. Please give us a call at 1-800-833-5330, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Central Standard Time if you would like additional information. I hope you have a great day.

Valid as of Spring 2018.

Nutrience
800-554-2436

http://nutrience.com/

Source countries: Canada; United States

Thank you for your interest in the Nutrience pet food. As indicated on our website and other sources of information, Nutrience strives to produce great food to nourish your pet from the inside out. As a result, we have made a commitment to using only the best ingredients possible, which are supplied from world class Canadian and US growers. Top of the line meat and fish are at the core of our products. We probably buy most of our ingredient from the Canadian market. Our ingredients, foods and procedures go through very strict testing procedures: incoming ingredients are subject to strict quality control ingredients are each assigned designated bins while being stored in the plant the first few bags of each production run are discarded to prevent cross-contamination samples from each batch of food produced are tested and kept on hand for the duration of the product’s shelf life. We are strictly audited by third parties for all of our procedures In order to keep our competitive advantage, we will not disclose specific information as to the cooking or packaging process, however if you have any specific questions about an ingredient, please do not hesitate to let us know. We hope this answers your questionJohanne from the Nutrience
team.

Nulo
(512) 476-6856

http://nulo.com/

Source Countries:
North America; France; Australia;
New Zealand; Thailand; Western
Pacific; Indian Ocean

Thanks for reaching out and for your interest in our products for cats! Our meat, poultry, and fish are sourced from North America, with the exception of some of our duck (France), lamb (Australia & New Zealand), and wild-caught fish (regions can vary based on the migratory path of the wild population). With regards to our new MedalSeries Pouch recipes for cats, these are manufactured in Thailand, at a state-of-the-art facility that is also one of the world’s leading producers of canned tuna for humans. The ingredients in these recipes are sourced locally from Thailand, with the exception of Beef (Australia and New Zealand) and our wild-caught fish (regions include the Gulf of Thailand, Western Pacific and Indian oceans). As with all of our products, all ingredients are always traced and required to be sourced non-China. I hope this has been helpful, Kimberly! If you have any other questions, please let me know and I will be happy to assist. Have a wonderful day!

Halo
800-426-4256

https://halopets.com/

Source Countries
United States; Canada; New
Zealand

Thanks for visiting our website and caring for the ones we love naturally! Halo selects every ingredient we use based on its premium quality and nutritive value. Each ingredient comes with a certificate of analysis and country of origin. All Halo meat proteins are sourced from the US, Canada, or New Zealand. Because of our commitment to using non-GMO vegetables and fruits, we also source plant-based ingredients from Europe, where GMO crops are prohibited by law. Any ingredient sourced internationally comes from verified responsible suppliers. None of our ingredients (including vitamins and minerals) come from China.Please feel free to e-mail or call us at 800-426-4256 anytime with questions

Weruva
800-776-5262

http://www.weruva.com/

Source Countries

Australia; New Zealand; Thailand;

Thank you for the email to Weruva and interest in our products. Good question! A bit about the ingredients: Chicken - The chickens we use are raised in a cage free, climate controlled environment in Thailand. The chickens we source are part of an Animal Welfare Standard that sets forth ethical treatment guidelines that helps protect livestock and cattle at the farm, during transport and at the time of processing. The diet of the chickens is non-GMO. Beef Lamb - They are raised in Australia and New Zealand and are grass fed.the regulations in these countries is strict as it pertains to the humane treatment of the animals. Fish - All fish, with the exception of tilapia and basa, are wild caught in the ocean. As for the fish, it is purchased direct from the fishing companies, and along with the catch, there are certifications from the ships' captains that the catches are dolphin and turtle safe. There is an entity called Earth Island Institute that looks to protect the environment and maintain fishing sustainability, and Earth Island Institute recognizes the practices of our manufacturing facility. As you may know, our wet products (pouches and cans) are manufactured in Thailand in facilities that also make food for people-much of the food for people goes to the US, EU, Australia and Japan. Thailand is a world leader in producing foods for people around the globe, and much of the world's tuna fish supply for people comes from Thailand (Thailand is also a top chicken producer for people). As exports are the driving force behind the Thai economy, there are strict governmental regulations in place to ensure the safe handling of food for people and pets. In addition, the processing standards from both the supply and production side must meet strict international standards. The process entails quality control standards that include keeping the factory in a condition where it can pass multiple annual inspections performed by international entities and third party auditors, each under strict scrutiny. Such inspections ensure that we abide by Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) regulations and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) systems, meeting the demands of the global market. Perhaps the strictest human processing standard is called the British Retail Consortium (BRC). A grade of "A" on the BRC standard is regularly earned. As to why we chose Thailand, my wife and I got into the pet food business because we were not entirely satisfied with what we were feeding our pets. We heard some great claims, we saw seemingly great ingredient statements. But how could you really know the quality when everything was disguised in a pellet or blended into pate? We chose to make the best pet food we could, and we chose Thailand as our place of manufacture for a few reasons. The first reason was a relationship we had with the factory making food for people, and a second reason is that it was difficult to find a manufacturing partner that could product to our standards, which initially had a motto of "what you see is what you get"...read the ingredients on the label and see them in the can as they are not blended into pate and are instead hand placed into the cans. In that regard, we aim to have a very consistent product from a quality, palatability, appearance and aroma standpoint. When the label reads boneless, skinless chicken breast, you can see and identify the chicken breast. Same with the beef, and same with the fish. This is because the foods are hand packed and not blended. There was a time when we produced some formulas in the US...while those products were great, from an objective standpoint, what we are doing in Thailand is superior...so we chose to make our wet foods there. There was actually a time when we produced some cans in a pet food facility. We really could not match with the capabilities and QC in Thailand, so we shifted to exclusive production in Thailand. We use ingredients that are also used in products for people, such as boneless, skinless chicken breast and fish loins. I hope this is helpful. Please do not hesitate to let us know if you have further questions or comments…and best of health!

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Source of meat in cat food, valid as of spring 2018

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