By-Products

• Can include ANY part of ANY animal
• Not fit for human consumptions

Beet Pulp or Peanut Shells

• No nutritional value
• Added to create firm stools
• Can cause dehydration

Menadione (vitamin K3)

• Synthetic & cheaper vitamin
• Can cause liver & kidney damage
• May appear as “dimethylprimidinol sulfate”

Ethoxyquin

• Artificial preservative
• Banned from human consumption
• Considered a pesticide by the
  Department of Agriculture

BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole )

• Artificial preservative
• Listed as a chemical hazard by OSHA
• Linked to causing cancer in humans

BHT  (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)

• Artificial preservative
• Listed as a chemical hazard by OSHA
• Linked to causing cancer in humans

Soy Products other than Shaklee

• Inferior protein
• Difficult for pets to digest

NOTE: Shaklee soy protein is water washed and retains all its original nutrients and isoflavones, is highly bioavailable and is an excellent source of protein.

Hulls (mill run)

• Waste part of the grain that is left after the more nutritional “meat” of the grain has been removed

Animal Fat

• Doesn’t identify WHAT type of animal fat
• Could be anything other than beef, pork, chicken or lamb

Appetite Stimulant

• Chemicals sprayed or mixed with food to stimulate the pet to eat more
• And to eat what its nose might otherwise tell it not too