Diamond Pet Foods

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Diamond Pet Foods, Inc.
Type Private
Industry Pet food
Founded Meta, Missouri (1970)
Headquarters Meta, Missouri, United States
Area served Worldwide
Products Dog food, cat food
Owner(s) Diamond Pet Foods, Inc.
Website www.DiamondPet.com

Diamond Pet Foods, Inc. is the name under which Schell and Kampeter, Inc. does business as a U.S.-based commercial pet food manufacturer with plants located in Meta, Missouri, Lathrop, California and Gaston, South Carolina. It is a privately-held, family owned enterprise established in 1970 as a livestock feed company.

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[edit] Ingredients

Diamond promotes its original line of pet food as super-premium, though certain ingredients present in a variety of its foods are considered to be lower-quality by some pet owners, including meat meal, chicken by-product meal, poultry by-product meal, brewers rice, and fish meal. [1]

[edit] Diamond Pet Food recall

Diamond's Gaston factory

On December 20, 2005, Diamond Pet Food discovered aflatoxin in a product manufactured at its facility in Gaston, South Carolina. Diamond voluntarily recalled 19 products in 23 states formulated with corn and manufactured in the Gaston facility. These products included Diamond Low Fat Dog Food, Hi-Energy Dog Food, Maintenance Dog Food, Performance Dog Food, Premium Adult Dog Food, Puppy Food, and Maintenance Cat Food. [2] Testing of more than 2,700 finished product samples conducted by laboratories confirmed that only two date codes of two adult dog formulas with the "Best By" dates of April 3, April 4, April 5 and April 11 were potentially toxic. [3][1]

[edit] Products

Diamond introduced Diamond Naturals in 2006. These products contain no by-products, corn, or wheat. They also manufacture Bright Bites brand dental treats, Taste of the Wild brand pet food, and Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul brand dog and cat food.

They also manufacture under contract, for other companies, at least some of the pet foods sold under these brands or business names.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Contaminated Diamond Pet Food Products and 'Best By' Dates Narrowed - AKC STANDARD
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