Why do they stick red dye #5 in dogfood? Dogs are colorblind

[KillerMuffin]

Sure, I'm gonna eat dog food, make it look like steak would ya?

To make it look more appetizing to me? I'm not eating that junk. It's in my cat's food, my fish's food, heck, even some bird seed has it.

I buy expensive pet food, no dyes, a smoother protien for easier digestion. Not to mention Rocky the Biological Weapon of the new millenium is a hit and run farter. He runs in, he farts, he runs away. Yes, it is obnoxious. He eats Iams he doesn't fart. Self preservation here people.

What is the stupidest thing you can think of that companies do to make products more "appetizing" to the consumer? Does it really work and who was the brainiac that thought it would?

 

[Weird Harold]

Dogs may be colorblind, but they don't buy dogfood either.

The red dye is there for the gullible pet owners to see so they think the dogfood is fresher or more "meaty" and they can feel good about giving it to their pet.

Of course that doesn't work for smart consumers like you who bother to read the list of ingredients.

 

[CreamyLady]

I don't have a dog. I live with JP the Cat, who has made his wishes known about cat food.

We have tried everything. He wouldn't touch Iams, Science Diet, any of the expensive foods. He settled on ONE crunchies, preferably salmon flavored.

His soft food is Sheba. His flavor preferences, in descending order: venison, duck, salmon, sardine and shrimp, turkey, beef. He will not touch any of the other flavors.

His food has to be neatly cubed. Also, he prefers to have it served on a bone china saucer. No cute earthenware or metal bowls for HIM.

It is hard to describe the displeasure of a cat whose food is incorrectly prepared. I can only say that we have evolved the above procedure after a lot of angst. Life is peaceful now. JP is happy and healthy. In charge, too.

 

[kathy stl]

Go Killer!

Advertising, and all that promotion stuff, is a sure sign we got way too many things and too many kinds of things. The promotions "help" you choose between things you probably don't need in the first place. And if ya do need them, you don't really care about which you choose.

Tell ya what? if you're ever in prison (not promoting the idea), ya think you care that the marlboro regulars come in bold red while menthols come in soothing green? Gimme the fucking cigarette bitch!

 

[OUTSIDER]

they put it in there because their assholes and don't give a fuck what poison they stick in food

 

[libra-2]

They do it because they found out that the meat for human consumption is packed with a whiff of oxygen to help it move off the shelves a bit quicker. Nobody like brown meat anymore, if it isn't still bright red three days after its been killed it must have gone bad. We, the buyers, are to blame because we're so fucking gullible.

Start asking for foodstuffs that are treated properly. It goes into your body (or that of the ones you love), do you want to eat shit?

 

[BrainyBeauty]

Stupidest thing companies do? Maybe labeling a product New! Improved! (that just tells me the original was flawed, defective or overpriced)

I will have to think about this some more but let me eat my dinner first. I'm having some good genetically altered corn tacos topped off with some lab grown tomatoes and imported British beef after which I will wash that down with some sachharin-laced soda pop before I eat my cake with red dye #5 along with artificial whipped topping. Can I give you my answer later?

 

[Miss_E]

I think New and Improved is an oxymoron. If it is New it can't be improved, 'cause it hasn't been done yet. If it is Improved then it can't be new!

As for the Red Dye, I have asked the ruler of the house, that would be Sparkles, the 18yo furball of the canine variety (though she doesn't admit to being a dog), what she thought. Her opinion is that the coloring is for us rather dim bi-podals (spelling is iffy on that one), and she doesn't care as long as I give her her dinner on time and don't pass the kitchen without giving her her treat too!

She personally prefers Alpo and Jerky treats... hey she's old, that crunchy stuff hurts her teeth!!!

 

[R Nitelight]

Hello, Miss_E. Welcome to the board. I hope you have a pleasant stay.

 

[Miss_E]

Thank you, I will try!

I am certainly enjoying the reading materials!

E