- Owner/parent: Nestlé
- Established: 1936
- Objectionable ingredients: Corn, corn gluten meal, soybean meal, unidentified bone meal, artificial colors
Over the years, Alpo’s TV marketing has featured Lorne Greene, Ed McMahon and Garfield the cat. Yet the company has among the most contentious reputations in its industry. After many reports about dogs getting sick and dying after eating Alpo’s products, the FDA investigated and issued warnings for consumers. There were even some recalls. The products may still include a controversial form of vitamin K linked to liver toxicity, allergies and the breakdown of red blood cells. Alpo products contain below-average protein and fat but above-average carbs when compared to other dry dog foods.
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Nestlé has been one of the world’s worst cutthroat food producers for decades, starting with its massive baby formula scandals of sixty years ago that literally starved third world babies after convincing mothers and even governments that human breast milk was inferior to the products they were hawking.