True Chews Lils Chicken Jerky Bites Original, 4-Ounce (Pack of 5)

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When I had heard enough about dogs getting sick or dying after eating Chinese chicken jerky, I went looking for products made in the US and found this and have ordered several 1 lb bags. When fewer and fewer vendors were listed on amazon and the price quadrupled from my last purchase, I called the manufacturer to see if they had stopped making the product. The person said no, they had reformulated it so I waited for that to show up. Now it has so I went back to the manufacturer's web site to see what they changed.

I was appalled by what I found. From my bags of the old product here is a list of the ingredients. Chicken, natural smoke flavor. That's all.

Here's the reformulated product ingredient list: Chicken, betaine, brown sugar, cultured dextrose, sea salt, natural smoke flavor, garlic powder, mixed tocopherols (preservative), paprika extract color, rosemary extract.

I didn't know what betaine was so I looked it up on the net. After reading about it, I still don't know what it is.

The crude protein dropped from 77% to 50%.

crude fat increased from 2% to 5%.

moisture increased from 18% to 28%.

I am not going to give this product to my dog and will make my own chicken jerky in the oven.

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Update:

I just went to a new Petco that opened near me. I found a 1 lb package of Colorado Naturals Chicken Jerky Dog Treats. Made in the US.

Ingredients: Chicken breasts, natural flavorings.

Crude protein 70%

Crude fat 3-7%

Moisture 10%

I will be buying these when I run out of my old stock of True Chews.

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Update 2 (8/17/13):

Since its been over a year since I last looked at True Chews, I decided to see if they've changed their product. Yes they have:

Premium Jerky Cuts

Ingredients: Chicken, Vegetable Glycerin, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Natural Smoke Flavor, Paprika Extract Color, Garlic Powder, Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Rosemary Extract.

Crude Protein: 40%

Crude Fat: 9%

Moisture: 28%

I've ordered Colorado Naturals bags several times from the Petco web site and am very pleased with how soft the product is and how they haven't changed the ingredients!

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I had been looking for a chicken jerky product that was made in the USA and came across this one. While the cost is considerably higher than the chicken jerky products made in China, the peace of mind is worth it for me. My dogs love them and bark for more!!

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These are one of her favorite treats and I don't have to cut them p because they are lils. Aka small dog size. A wee bit pricey but of course she is worthit.

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My little dogs love the Lil Bully's by True Chews so we're going to try these. I'm sure they'll like them just as much.

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GREAT!! I looked for quite some time for a product made in the USA since there was a recall on the product I had used.

The very best thing is, my dog thinks they're great too.