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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | http://www.ratemyhorsepro.com/horse-owners-sue-kalmbach-contaminated-equine-feed/
Tribute is being sued for lying about ionophore contamination in their supposedly ionophore free facility. Read the article, the evidence is pretty ****ing.
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 Ice Cream with Sprinkles on Top
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Location: Always in the Jungle of Ohio | I saw this on FB and I'm hopping mad!!!! I talked the a lady at the Sandusky plant almost 3 yrs ago, at she assured me that there was no way of cross contamination because this plant only made horse feed. So I started feeding it, now this!!! |
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Veteran
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| I read the entire complaint- there are several things that I will request when speaking to a representative from Kalmbach.
1- the paperwork submitted has several places that have a future date on them. Not sure how a legal document can claim that something happened in the future.
2- there is a statement from an inspection that indicate that the system did not document that the system cleaned itself, but then has follow up documentation that indicates that they added programming to do so.
I was told that the product I chose was manufactured in a closed system and the complaint has the products blanked out, this may or may not be relevant and I will further clarify this when I speak to them. |
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 Warrior Mom
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| This happened last year. Scary that it's just coming to the surface now. Wow... who and what can you trust anymore. |
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Location: Ohio | Tribute horse feed products have been used by tens of thousands of satisfied customers for more than a decade without any complaints of contamination. We have investigated the allegations in this case and they are without merit. Our flagship Tribute products including Essential K are not and have never been produced in any other manufacturing facilities other than ours in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. In this case, a professor and expert in veterinary toxicology has determined that the horses did not become ill from ionophores. We care deeply for our customers and their animals, and continue to have complete confidence in the quality and safety of our products.
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boon
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| Good evening.
My name is Bonnie Brannigan and I'm the VP of Retail Marketing for Kalmbach Feeds/Tribute Equine Nutrition.
I wanted to reach out regarding your recent post about a claim that was filed against us.
It is understandable that you would be wondering about trust.
You should know that this claim is without merit. It is inaccurate and false.
We have an expert report that will discredit the claims.
We are a family-owned company that cares deeply for our customers and their animals, especially horses.
We have fed tens of thousands of horses for over 10 years and have never had a complaint of contamination.
Tribute products are produced in our ionophore-free facility.
If you would be interested in seeing first-hand our world class ionophore-free facilities, please schedule a tour with me. |
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Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Can you explain the part about the FDA? |
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| Oh man .. What company can you trust anymore :( |
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Married to a Louie Lover
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| Fancy Lass - 2016-08-16 6:56 PM
Oh man .. What company can you trust anymore :(
Not sure you can. Quality issues and consistency issues in a variety of brands led me to feed oats and quality hay with any needed high quality supplements. |
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boon
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| Don't be fooled. This is a NEW, ACTIVE lawsuit, it can be looked up on the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas court docket.
http://cpdocket.cp.cuyahogacounty.us/CV_CaseInformation_Summary.asp... |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | OhMax - 2016-08-16 9:07 PM Fancy Lass - 2016-08-16 6:56 PM Oh man .. What company can you trust anymore :( Not sure you can. Quality issues and consistency issues in a variety of brands led me to feed oats and quality hay with any needed high quality supplements.
I trust BlueBonnet  |
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Veteran
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| Southtxponygirl - 2016-08-16 9:35 PM
OhMax - 2016-08-16 9:07 PM Fancy Lass - 2016-08-16 6:56 PM Oh man .. What company can you trust anymore :( Not sure you can. Quality issues and consistency issues in a variety of brands led me to feed oats and quality hay with any needed high quality supplements.
Glad you have Blue Bonnet but we don't up here. ??
This was supposed to be our lot solution.
I will be following up since I have had issues with something and if feed contamination was the cause it will not be pretty. I have spoke with the company in the past regarding this very issue and was assured that it would be ionosphere free.
They have addressed this issue on the thread, so until tomorrow's phone call |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Tmain - 2016-08-16 10:10 PM Southtxponygirl - 2016-08-16 9:35 PM OhMax - 2016-08-16 9:07 PM Fancy Lass - 2016-08-16 6:56 PM Oh man .. What company can you trust anymore :( Not sure you can. Quality issues and consistency issues in a variety of brands led me to feed oats and quality hay with any needed high quality supplements. Glad you have Blue Bonnet but we don't up here. ?? This was supposed to be our lot solution. I will be following up since I have had issues with something and if feed contamination was the cause it will not be pretty. I have spoke with the company in the past regarding this very issue and was assured that it would be ionosphere free. They have addressed this issue on the thread, so until tomorrow's phone call
What state are you in? its to bad that theres not a Blue Bonnet dealer near you, I would be checking my feed store and ask them to be a dealer for Blue Bonnet feeds.
Good luck with your phone call tomorrow |
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| I hope this is not true but saw and read it earlier. I am really disappointed if this is the case I got several people started on it and it is not in any feed stores here we have to order it in. My orphan foal was doing so well on the foal foundation and I planned to move her to the growth. Look forward to hearing more |
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Ice Cream with Sprinkles on Top
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Location: Always in the Jungle of Ohio | If this happened late yr. why did none of us hear about it! I'm furious that happened at all. I and a lot of you have continued to feed this feed not know the dangers!!!  I have emails stating that they only produce horse feeds at this plant. |
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 Bulls Eye
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Location: Oklahoma | I've gone back to the basics. I ONLY feed alfalfa pellets, Adeptus Augment (vitamin/organic trace minerals) and free choice bermuda hay. I do not trust any complete feeds and although I've fed Bluebonnet in the past, it's not worth putting my horse at risk. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Windoming | wow, settle down people. Just because someone started a lawsuit doesn't mean it's true! There are a lot of people who will sue at the drop of a hat. Why do people assume that the person who sues is honest, and the company is not? I don't feed this product, and I don't know the person suing, it's just my opinion. |
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Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I posted it because people need to be aware of what's going on and get answers. ADM last year denied denied denied, but I am 100% positive they screwed up and will never feed their products again because of the way they handled it. I don't think this case has been proven without a doubt, but the FDA issue raises my suspicions, and the plaintiff claims to have independent lab results showing a problem. I will be watching to see how it plays out.
I will tell you that a company rep claiming there is no issue isn't going to play for me--I want proof there is no issue. Too many people have been caught lying about this stuff for me to take someone's word. |
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 Hugs to You
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | Three 4 Luck - 2016-08-17 10:56 AM I posted it because people need to be aware of what's going on and get answers. ADM last year denied denied denied, but I am 100% positive they screwed up and will never feed their products again because of the way they handled it. I don't think this case has been proven without a doubt, but the FDA issue raises my suspicions, and the plaintiff claims to have independent lab results showing a problem. I will be watching to see how it plays out.
I will tell you that a company rep claiming there is no issue isn't going to play for me--I want proof there is no issue. Too many people have been caught lying about this stuff for me to take someone's word.
I know this is a repeat - but just like last year when ADM said I didn't have a problem and I do have independent test results from Auburn University's lab showing I did have a problem. My horses were posioned, and I received phone calls from the head of QC at ADM telling me basically that it didn't matter to them that it was in there, the FDA has no regulations in place for horse feed on this issue.
I trust no processed feed companies that use ionophores on their property. Period. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Three 4 Luck - 2016-08-17 9:56 AM I posted it because people need to be aware of what's going on and get answers. ADM last year denied denied denied, but I am 100% positive they screwed up and will never feed their products again because of the way they handled it. I don't think this case has been proven without a doubt, but the FDA issue raises my suspicions, and the plaintiff claims to have independent lab results showing a problem. I will be watching to see how it plays out.
I will tell you that a company rep claiming there is no issue isn't going to play for me--I want proof there is no issue. Too many people have been caught lying about this stuff for me to take someone's word.
Its just so sad that new people to horses are so unaware of the dangers to feeding feeds that they think are safe, its good I think to wake up people to what can be dangerous, sometimes we just get so relax and trusting and forget untill its to late. Thats why I feel so good about using BlueBonnet, my feed store keeps up with what they are doing, if I have a question and my feed store cant answer it for me we call Bluebonnet and talk to them I can count on getting a honest answer from them. |
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