Hi Justine, it’s taken me a while to respond – sorry. My best advice would be to err on the side of caution and return the bag to the place of purchase. Mould can and does happen to many brands and can occur anywhere through manufacture, transport, or at a retailer warehouse.

It’ll be hard to find something else for Patch there is a lot he can’t have I think what’s best is to try and keep the kibble to a minimum and feed as much fresh whole foods as you possibly can.

I’ve gone this route with Rusty.

Hi Susan , Thanks for the Clean Label link, I had a look & TOTW only got 1 star that’s looks bad & Canidae scored quite good.
I know you use TOTW for Patch will you change to something else now.
I think American food would be quite a lot cleaner for our pets

Thankyou so much – will try get some today, you have a wealth of knowledge that has just made my pups and my life so much easier and safer lol – thanks 🙂

HI Kat, have a look at Clean Label Project they test American pet foods link below Holistic select has tested very high for toxcins, I wonder my my IBD boy became unwell after eating Holistic Select-Salmon, Earthborn Holistic-Ocean Fusion, Wellness-Whitefish, & TOTW-Salmon all these American dog foods rated very high with Toxins click on the “Brand Report Card” link on my link on the CLP site, . Look at Meals For Mutts, Stay Loyal, Ivory Coat American made kibble or feeding a raw diet your dog will be healthier eating a raw diet or feed kibble for 1 meal & raw for his other meal & bath your pup in “Malaseb” medicated shampoo twice a week or weekly so you wash off any allergens on his skin, Malaseb shampoo is for yeasty itchy skin & allergies, your dog probably has environment allergies & also could have a food sensitivities that causes yeasty skin, Sudocrem is excellent its in the baby section the Sudocrem acts as a barrier & protects the skin form allergens I apply cream before Patch goes on walks & I also use the Huggie Baby Wipes, Coconut Oil wipes to wipe off the allergens on his skin after being outside.. http://www.cleanlabelproject.org/pet-food-study-2-0/

Ah awesome thank you 🙂 (lol just realised I quoted one of your FAQ lol) – my pup is having some allergies (yeast ear infections and papules/red skin/itchiness) and we’re starting at the food end of the scale, I was recommended this brand in the adult/puppy poultry/grain free product to start with – we couldn’t find any other puppy mix that was poultry free…. I think you know your stuff so any recommendations appreciated 🙂

Hi Kat, I’m pretty sure no major brand imports are irradiated these days.

An overseas dog food manufacturer requires an inspection of their facility in order to import food to America. They can opt out of this requirement by having food irradiated on import. For this reason I would be wary of imports from small manufacturers, but commercial brands such as this should not be irradiated.

Hi the Omega-3 in the “Holistic Select” Adult/Puppy Salmon, Anchovy & Sardine grain free formula is quiet good, Omega-3=150% & Omega-6 = 200%. that’s pretty good, always read the omega 3 & 6, Omega-3 should be 1/2 of what the Omega-6% is…..A lot of kibbles are very high in Omega-6 & very low in Omega-3 & are not balanced properly causing skin problems & inflammatory health problems,