Bakers dogfood

BAKERS COMPLETE ADULT AND PUPPY DOG FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[this is well worth reading if you have any cares about the health of your dog or have a conscience]

Would you feed your dog a food which contains THIRTEEN E numbers?

Now, it's the law that dog food manufacturers have to state on their packaging for any bags over 10kg EVERY ingredient. They used to be able to say "EEC permitted colorants and preservatives". Now, here's the list in full:

BHA, E320
BHT, E321
Propyl Gallate, E310
Citric Acid, E330
Potassium Sorbate, E202
Propan -1,2-diol, E490
Iron Oxide, E172
Indigo Carmine, E132
Tartrazine, E102
Sunset Yellow, E110
Quinoline Yellow, E104
Titanium Dioxide, E171
Carbon Black, E153

In more detail:

E320 - has been found to be tumour-producing when fed to rats. In human studies it has been linked with urticaria, angioedema and asthma

E321 - banned for use in food in Japan, Romania, Sweden, and Australia. The US has barred it from being used in infant foods. So bad McNasty's have voluntarily eliminated it from their products.

E310 - Banned from children's foods in the US because it is thought to cause the blood disorder methemoglobinemia

E172 - Banned in Germany

E132 - Can cause skin sensitivity, a rash similar to nettle rash, itching, nausea, high blood pressure and breathing problems. One of the colours that the Hyperactive Children's Support Group recommends be eliminated from the diet of children.
Prohibited in Norway.

E102 - TARTRAZINE - A trial on 76 children diagnosed as hyperactive, showed that tartrazine provoked abnormal behaviour patterns in 79% of them

E110 - Sunset Yellow (E110) has been found to damage kidneys and adrenals when fed to laboratory rats. It has also been found to be carcinogenic when fed to animals

E104 - One of the colours that the Hyperactive Children's Support Group recommends be eliminated from the diet of children. Banned in Australia, Japan, Norway and the United States.

E171 - Banned in Germany

E153 - Banned as a food additive in the United States of America. Suspected as a carcinogenic agent.

And which food contains all these?

Bakers Complete.

Please tell everyone you know with a dog to STOP feeding them this food. As you would imagine, it causes hyperactivity - this is often misdiagnosed as a 'behavioural' problem, and I know of dogs who have been PUT TO SLEEP by owners who have assumed they have a 'bad dog'.

It's disgusting that in these days where we are all very aware of additives and colorants causing bad behaviour in kids, these same colorants are being fed to animals causing the exact same symptoms.

The only difference is that people don't have their kids put down - sadly, dogs don't get the benefit of the doubt, and the opportunity of a proper diet.

I've also heard Pedigree is just as bad!

Yes, seen that (or something like it) before.

Absolute crap food!

Shocking how they can get away with it  

That's very informative Hayley. Some people down the road feed their dogs on it and they are as hyper as I have tried to say but to no avail  

I get black looks every time I go into PAH and tell them though they have some decent stuff they should be banned from selling this and Wagg

I hate how they think it's ok to fill dogs food with all that rubbish

ITs under hand cruelty and should be banned, couldn't we get a petition?

Disgusting a pet shop near me refuses to sell Bakers, Pedigree and Dentastix, they hand out leaflets with every purchase explaining all the rubbish in them and why it's bad for your dog! Wish more people would know about correctly feeding their dog!

Thanks for sharing Hayley

Sara n Ozzy wrote:ITs under hand cruelty and should be banned, couldn't we get a petition?

I'm pretty sure I signed an e petition a while back

Yes, I'm sure there was a petition, but I can't remember When.

Several times I've annoyed people in the supermarket when I've seen them looking at/picking up Bakers. I usually say something like "Oh, don't buy that one, it's awful! The ingredients will make your dog hyper & possibly give in cancer!"

Some people listen, some don't.

I used to use this for Clementine and Lexie, I usually rotate on food products because the vet said Lexie has really sensitive skin and is prone to allergies, on this dog food all she did was scratch, gain bald patches & both of my dogs were really hyper. At the moment they're now on BETA sensitive salmon and rice (could someone clarify whether or not that is bad too?)

I think a lot dog behaviour can be put down to the diet he/she is fed, this is one prime example of a rubbish diet. Garbage in garbage out, it is worth spending a little bit more on food if you dog is susceptible to allergens and there is no such thing as cheap pet food, this is just a false economy.

Yeah, there was a petition on here a while ago about it. Terrible food.

Pigeonflyer wrote:I used to use this for Clementine and Lexie, I usually rotate on food products because the vet said Lexie has really sensitive skin and is prone to allergies, on this dog food all she did was scratch, gain bald patches & both of my dogs were really hyper. At the moment they're now on BETA sensitive salmon and rice (could someone clarify whether or not that is bad too?)

Although it's wheat free, it's still packed with cereals, so not too good. The meat content is also only 14%.

As an aside, Beta is owned by Purina, and I wouldn't touch them with a bargepole as they still use animal testing.

utter crap!

I hate this stuff, the colour of it put me off before I even knew what was in it! Glad I've never fed her the junk

I've been using bakers for my put and now my pup is knuckling over on his front paws and read diet can be a cause. thought it was over walking but checking with my vet on saturday

I woudn't be too reliant on the vet for nutrition advise as they often just advise what sell sell (and get commision from).

Agreed with Saz our vets gave us no nutritional help apart from encouraging us to buy the food they sold because "it was the best". Good luck at the vets! Let us know how the little one gets on