The Blue Buffalo Company
The Blue Buffalo Company is a line of NATURAL food for dogs and cats manufactured in the United States by The Blue Buffalo Company of Wilton, Connecticut.
Blue Buffalo also referred to as "Blue" is a family owned company and was created as a result of the owners' Airedale, Blue, contracting cancer. A formula was developed with human grade ingredients such as real chicken, whole grains, fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, and a BLEND of nutrients and antioxidants.
Ingredients
Blue Buffalo uses ingredients such as whole ground brown rice, whole ground barley, rye, oatmeal, potato flour, tomato pomace, whole carrots, whole sweet potatoes, ground flaxseed, alfalfa, herring oil, sea salt, menhaden fish meal, and barley grass. The company does not use corn, wheat, or soy as do many other holistic or natural food manufacturers.
Recalls
Also see: 2007 pet food recalls
On April 19, 2007 The Blue Buffalo Company announced a voluntary recall of one production run of its Spa Select Kitten dry food because the rice protein concentrate used for this particular production run was obtained from Wilbur-Ellis by their manufacturing partner and tested positive for melamine.
On April 27, 2007 the company issued a nationwide recall of all canned dog foods sold under its "BLUE" dog food brand, all canned cat food sold under its "BLUE Spa Select" cat food brand, and all dog treats sold under its "BLUE" dog food brand after the FDA confirmed the presence of melamine. The melamine came from rice protein obtained from Wilber-Ellis. The manufacturer for the Blue Buffalo Company, American Nutrition, included the rice protein without the company's "knowledge or consent." The company subsequently removed all products made by this particular manufacturer regardless of whether or not they tested for melamine.