When buying dog food, choose a trustworthy merchant

1. Purchase in a physical store

For customers who shop in traditional physical stores, we should pay attention to the quality of the physical store. question. First of all, the business license and other relevant documents should be complete. Relevant departments stipulate that stores should display a prominent business license. Therefore, pet owners should mainly pay attention to inspections and pay attention to whether their business scope includes the sale of pets. goods; secondly, a good reputation in the pet circle and friend circle can also be used as a basis for judgment; secondly, generally big brands will issue authorization certificates.

2. Online purchasing

Because the environment of a certain treasure is too mixed. As mentioned above, stores with such good reputations are making and selling fakes. Therefore, if you are not confident enough to distinguish the genuine ones, If it is fake, it is still recommended to buy it from a large pet website. After all, the investment to open a large website is much greater than opening a certain treasure store. Let’s not talk about the loss of customer base caused by making and selling fake products. The penalty is enough to ruin the reputation of the website operator.

The price of dog food should not be too low

Although general brands will only set a maximum price for sellers, the minimum price will not be set rigidly due to different purchase channels. However, the sales prices of merchants in the same sales channel should be similar, unless there are occasional discounts and promotions such as store celebrations.

Dog food outer packaging

Big brand dog food packaging should have clear writing; bright printing colors; neat seals; complete product descriptions; clear factory and quality dates; and anti-counterfeiting labels and marked anti-counterfeiting labels. Enquiries. If the anti-counterfeiting mark is scratched, the anti-counterfeiting code should also be clearly visible. It is best for pet friends to call the anti-counterfeiting inquiry phone number to identify the authenticity.

Imported dog food

For imported dog food, because there is currently no direct query method in China, pet owners need to make comprehensive judgments. First of all, products imported through formal channels must have Chinese product descriptions attached. , Secondly, the first few digits of the barcode on the package are the origin codes, which can be used to determine the origin of the dog food. Finally, generally large foreign brands have designated agents in China, and their official websites will post lists and links of their agents. Before purchasing, you can first consult whether the selected merchant has business with this agent. contacts. Of course it is best to buy directly from agents, but many agents do not do retail.

Generally, for big brands of dog food, the shape, size, and color of the same type of dog food are stipulated, and a certain degree of deviation can be allowed. However, if you see the shape, color, and size of each grain in a bag of dog food, There are obvious differences, which at least shows that it is not from a big brand with strict production technology requirements. Moreover, the formulas of the same breed of big brand dog food are fixed, so their starch, protein, and fat contents are also relatively fixed, and their properties vary.There will be significant changes due to different batches. In addition, good dry food should have obvious pores on the surface, good puffiness, and be solid inside after being broken open. Of course, if the brand changes its formula and production line, there is no guarantee that the appearance of the dog food will be the same as the previous one.
Second smell, the smell of good dog food should be a soft food aroma, not pungent, fishy, ​​or even unpleasant.
Of course, there are three flavors that dogs can try. If your dog has always liked a brand and you find out you have heard of a new dog food brand, the owner should be aware that he is buying a lot of counterfeit products.

Other things to note when buying dog food

1. When some pet friends go to new merchants to buy dog ​​food, they will first choose small packages and then use various methods To distinguish the authenticity from the fake, once it is determined that it is genuine, the next time you buy it, you will directly buy the large package and relax your vigilance. This is actually a big misunderstanding. Many merchants may use small packages of authentic products to gain popularity, and use large packages to make huge profits. Therefore, the correct approach is to distinguish all newly purchased dog foods.
2. Some pet friends will choose bulk dog food because they are greedy for cheap. Not to mention that the bulk dog food you get is definitely a three-no product. Even if it is genuine, it may be contaminated during the packaging process.
Three. When purchasing dog food, you must ask the merchant for proof of purchase such as an invoice. The above items should be consistent with the information on the dog food you purchased. These credentials should be kept carefully. 4. When it is discovered that a dog becomes unwell after eating newly purchased dog food, the dog food should be sealed as soon as possible, and the dog should be taken to a regular pet hospital for treatment, and case records should be kept for future rights protection.

Phenomena: Swallowing dog food causes a bad belly for puppies

Yesterday, Ms. Wang, a citizen, told reporters that she had been feeding her pet dog a certain brand of dog food before. , but when I bought dog food last time, I found that the dog food of this brand in another store was two yuan cheaper than the one in the original store, so I bought some for the dog. Unexpectedly, the puppy had diarrhea on the first day after eating it. . Ms. Wang said that the new dog food she bought looks similar to the one she bought before, but it looks a little bit broken. So, she took the newly purchased dog food to the previous brand store, but was told that the dog food she bought later was fake. "If I had known better, I wouldn't have been greedy for the small advantage of two yuan. It cost a lot of money to treat the puppy." Ms. Wang was very depressed when she mentioned this matter.

In subsequent interviews, many citizens reported that they had bought problematic dog food.

Visit: It is difficult to tell the authenticity of pet food from the fake

In order to understand the situation of the pet food market, the reporter visited many pet stores in our city. The reporter noticed that the dog food packages sold by some merchants were in English and looked like imported products. However, in addition to having a more high-end appearance, there was no Chinese version of the origin and product description. According to a reporter's investigation, the price of this kind of purely foreign packaged dog food is 20% higher than that of ordinary dog ​​food.

The owner of a pet shop toldReporter, some dog food does not have Chinese instructions because it is purely imported. During the interview, the reporter saw that there are still many dog ​​and cat foods that are packaged in large bags and sold in bulk. It is more difficult to identify the authenticity of such pet food.

Exposed: There are hidden tricks in pet food

Industry insiders revealed that there are many irregular products in the domestic pet food market, and many of them are manufactured by small factories that have not been registered. From a hygiene and nutritional perspective, it is not up to standard. According to him, in addition to problems with the quality of some pet food, citizens also need to beware of merchants "stealing" pet food. For example, for pet food packaged in large bags and sold in bulk, some merchants may use cheap "three-part" pet food in order to make profits. "No" pet food is put in genuine packaging bags, so when purchasing, it is best for citizens to buy from designated brand dealers.
This person also said that in order to make pet food smell rich and make pets have appetite, some businesses now add many fragrances to pet food. Some pets will avoid pet food containing additives, so when buying pet food, you can also take your pet to buy it.