What's On Your Mind? Emeril Cookware, Delta Airlines, Ol' Roy Dog Food
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12/06/2011 | By Mark Huffman
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Celebrity chefs do more than show you how to cook on the Food Network. Some, including, Emeril Lagasse, have their own line of consumer cookware.
"My wife bought me a set of Emeril cookware for my birthday," Jim, of Loveland, Colo., told ConsumerAffairs.com.
"Did everything as instructed but what a pain to cook with. "No matter the heat setting it is too hot. Everything sticks and is a pain to clean. Would like to buy something else but too much cash wrapped up in this set."
People either seem to love these pots and pans or hate them. They are different from the cast iron and stainless steel many people are used to. If you use "gourmet" utensils, make sure you read the instructions carefully. Some have limits on the amount of heat they can withstand.
Grounded
Chris, of Atlanta, Ga., says he has been a long-time Delta Airlines customer, but no longer.
"I was flying from West Palm Beach to Savannah with a connection in Atlanta," Chris said. When I landed in Savannah, my checked luggage bag came out opened with items hanging out of the side. No TSA search memo inside, just opened. My Touchpad had been stolen from the bag. I addressed the issue with Delta and they informed me that anything checked that is electronic is not reimburrsable. I have trusted Delta for over 20 years, and this is how they reward my business?"
Not excusing the theft of Chris' computer, but a frequent flier these days should know not to place anything of value - particularly sensitive electronics, in checked luggage. Luggage is routinely opened and inspected now and, sad to say, many items go missing.
In defense of Ol' Roy
We've seen a number of complaints in recent weeks about Ol' Roy Dog Food, Walmart's house brand. Many pet owners have said their dogs got sick when they started feeding them Ol' Roy. That brought this response from Windy, of Tylertown, Miss.
"There is absolutely nothing wrong with this dog food," Windy said. "In many of the complaints I have read against this food many of the people stated that it was the food that made their dog sick. I feed this food to all four of my dogs. They range in size from four to 140 pounds and I have never once had a single problem with this food. Any person who has had dogs knows that switching foods takes time that you can not just give a dog or any pet a different food over night and not expect a reaction, such as loose bowels or vomiting."
Windy said she would be interested in hearing from the vets who cared for the dogs mentioned in the various Ol' Roy complaints.
James Alexander (Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:48:41 +0000): I have to agree with Windy, been feeding my dogs different Ol' Roy Dog Food for years (doing so now) wiith no problems and the dogs seem to like it. (heck, have to watch the cat or she'll get in there too).
Jacqueline Folwell (Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:09:09 +0000): Ole Roy is the only Dog food My Chihuahua's and Pomeranian Don't get ill On. I have tried More Expensive Foods and Yes Have Introduced Slowly by adding a little more each feeding and My Pups all refuse to eat, got runs and slowed way down. Back to Ole Roy and they Are healthy and Happy energetic Pups again.
David Lyle (Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:55:11 +0000): Clearly,..there are thieves among the TSA. I had a pair of sunglasses with case stolen @ IAH. The screening process and the training for TSA employees is unacceptable as well. As evidenced with the numerous 'storm trooper' mentality 'flunkies ' that are unjustifiably authoritarian, rude and insensitive to travelers. Furthermore, the security standards vary from airport to airport. Independent studies and research have shown repeatedly that it's not that difficult to surreptitiously bring weapons and contraband though TSA security. The reality is billions of tax payer dollars are being funneled into a system that doesn't work. If the costly security were to be as thorough as needed to actually be effective, commerce would come to a grinding halt. I'm invariably annoyed every time I'm forced to go through this invasion of privacy and inconvenience. All for the illusion of 'making us safer from terrorists'. If our foreign policy of hegemony didn't enrage the Arab world to the point of endless recruits for suicide bombings, we wouldn't have to spend trillions and waste US military lives fighting simultaneous wars for protecting the interests of the.01%.
Susan Thixton (Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:26:43 +0000): Ol Roy contains ingredients that according to FDA testing - are associated with pentobarbital - and thus a euthanized animal. Read the report on the FDA website titled 'Risk of pentobarbital in dog food'. You'll find that FDA testing determined the pet food ingredients meat and bone meal (in Ol' Roy), animal fat (in Ol' Roy), animal digest, and meat meal most likely of all pet food ingredients to contain pentobarbital. What is pentobarbital? The drug used to euthanize an animal. The only way this drug could be in the food...a rendered, euthanized animal is in the food.
Federal Food Safety Laws are supposed to protect consumers and petsumers - however the FDA has in place Compliance Policies that allow pet food loopholes to avoid food safety law. Which means that foods or food ingredients rejected for use as human food (such as a euthanized animal) ARE allowed to be processed into pet foods. Pet food ingredients that can include waste from the processing of human food: animal fat, meat and bone meal, by product meal, animal digest, meat meal (not specific meat meals such as chicken meal).
Though someone might feel their dog is doing ok with a pet food, please consider the old saying 'You are what you eat'.
William L Osborn (Thu, 03 May 2012 13:59:59 +0000): I would like to know were it is made.