Updated October 5, 2026 · West Texas Primal Bites
A useful sourcing answer gives you something you can check: a manufacturer, a current label, a defined feeding purpose and a way to trace the package in your freezer.
At West Texas Primal Bites, we want those details to be part of the buying conversation. Use these five questions when comparing a product, including one we sell.
1. Who makes this exact recipe?
Write down the manufacturer, recipe name and package size. Ask which sourcing statements apply to that product. Claims about one supplier or protein should not automatically follow every item in a store.
If pasture access, origin or production practices matter to you, ask for the manufacturer's current explanation. A photograph of attractive ingredients cannot verify those practices.
2. What job is the food designed to do?
Find the nutritional adequacy statement. The FDA explains how a food substantiates complete and balanced nutrition and identifies the life stage it covers. A supplemental ingredient has a different job from a sole diet. A meat, bone and organ ratio by itself does not establish adequacy. Read the FDA explanation.
3. What happens between sourcing and your freezer?
Ask the manufacturer about its pathogen controls, testing approach, handling instructions and response to a failed test. Ask what any test actually represents: an ingredient, a sample from a batch or the finished product.
These are questions for documentation. We should not describe a product as pathogen-free because its ingredients sound reassuring.
4. Can you trace the package?
Before discarding packaging, photograph the full label, lot number and date code. Keep your order record. Those details make a product question or recall check much more specific.
5. What remains unanswered?
Separate information printed on the label, information supplied by the manufacturer and information you are still requesting. If the intended feeding role is unclear, resolve it before using that food as the entire diet.
A message you can send us“I'm considering this recipe for my dog. Here is the label. Can you help me confirm its feeding purpose, calorie information and the manufacturer questions I should ask?”
Bring the answers to your veterinarian when planning the full diet. For the broader decision, use our raw feeding starting guide.
Sources and scope
Sources checked October 5, 2026. General education from West Texas Primal Bites. Individual diet and medical decisions belong with your veterinary team.
