Herrmann's Menu offers a balanced, healthy & species-appropriate complete food for your dog. The meat ingredients mainly come from organic sources: farms that humanely raise & slaughter their own animals. The ingredients are overwhelmingly locally sourced near to the Herrmanns’ production plant in Germany. Herrmann's pay particular attention to quality & ethics, ensuring that any live animal transportation is avoided & that the animals used in the food are fed a strictly controlled diet, without antibiotics or growth hormones. All of the livestock used in Herrmann’s foods are free range or allowed regular access to outside space. Two of the meat varieties contained in Herrmann’s Menu are not certified organic: Fish – caught wild due to poor welfare standards of farmed fish. Game – because living wild is the best way. Each of the Herrmanns varieties has only one single protein, making them suitable for feeding to dogs with sensitivities or allergies. Each variety contains at least 50% meat, & the meat used is exclusively muscle meat. By-products such as bones are definitely not included, & the fruit, vegetables, carbohydrates & oils are also from certified organic sources that are mostly local to Herrmann’s. These ingredients take care of the necessary vitamins, fibre & minerals in your dog’s diet. Gentle preparation ensures that nutrients are preserved & that the food stays fresh for a long time without needing to use preservatives. The tins are filled & sealed at 3°C & then gently heated. This also helps to prevent bacterial growth. Products & manufacturing processes are subject to regular quality controls from an independent quality testing agency as well as veterinary experts to ensure the standard of the products is always first-class. Herrmann's Menu at a glance: Complete dog food High quality raw ingredients: all organic ingredients come from certified organic producers Attention to quality & ethics: animals from farms that raise & slaughter their own animals to avoid unnecessary animal transport, raised on foodstuffs strictly controlled to ensure no antibiotics or growth hormones are used & allowed to graze in the open air where possible Premium meat quality: meat from the German state of Bavaria – local to the Herrmann’s manufacturing plant – from organic sources (apart from Game & Fish), with only muscle meat used & no by-products or bones Single protein foods with at least 50% meat: each variety contains a single source of animal protein, with at least 50% meat content Fruit, vegetables, carbohydrate, oil: all from certified organic sources that are mostly local to the manufacturing plant, that help to provide all of the essential vitamins, minerals & fibre that your dog needs Gentle production: the tins are filled & sealed at 3°C & then gently heated. This also helps to prevent bacterial growth & allows for a long shelf-life of 18-24 months without needing to add preservatives No additives or preservatives Constant quality controls to maintain a consistent quality standard: Herrmann’s products are regularly checked by an independent quality control lab & veterinary experts. The defining qualities of Herrmann’s proteins: Organic beef: very lean, high in zinc, B complex vitamins, vitamin A & D, potassium, sodium, iron. We use meat from the bone, heart, lungs, larynx with a high biological value Organic poultry: (chicken, turkey, goose, duck), highly digestible, breast meat & necks for an excellent, balanced calcium-phosphorus ratio, no antibiotics or other growth-promoting substances in the feed of the animals for slaughter Organic Lamb: very lean, rich in zinc, low allergenic potential, is ideal for an exclusion diet, processed or hanger steak, heart, lungs & larynx, feed the animals for slaughter comes from 100% organic farming Game: has a low allergenic potential & a high protein content. We use hanger steak, lean meat portions, heart, lungs, larynx. This meat is not organic because the wild is the best habitat for game. To ensure organic quality the animals would need to live in enclosures. Fish: (salmon, cod, trout) is easily digestible & rich in protein, & also contains many fatty acids, exclusively fish fillets, no innards, bones are minced & ensure a balanced calcium-phosphorus ratio. Due to the conditions under which fish are caught wild, this is also not certified organic.