Why Doesn't Halo Use Chicken Meal?

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Understand the Ingredients
Chicken or Chicken Meal?

Chicken	Chicken Meal
Just fresh chicken. No explanation needed.	A product from rendered animal parts. NOT legally allowed in human food
Contains NO “4-D” chicken products	May contain “4-D” chicken products: Diseased chickens Chickens that were Dying prior to butchering Chickens that were Dead prior to butchering Disabled chickens (may carry more infections)
No rendered or “recycled” poultry	Rendered
Cannot include waste products	May contain waste products Restaurant waste Meat processing facility waste Packinghouse waste

FAQs About Chicken Meal

Q: Is Halo saying that chicken meal is terrible for animals?

A: No

Q: Are other meat meals, such as beef meal, lamb meal or salmon meal the same?

A: Yes, all such "meals" as well as unspecified meals (such as "meat meal," "fish meal" or "poultry meal") are rendered, may contain 4D and may contain waste products.

Q: What about by-product-meals?

A: By-product meals are rendered and may contain 4D poultry and waste products.

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