Dog snack dupes dozens of parents, store apologises

Antoinette Laird, head of external relations, Foodstuffs NZ, said Pak'n Save displayed the dog treats in its 'Aisle of Value' area and the bin was clearly labelled as 'pet treats' but some customers mistook them for human food.

"The store relocated the product to the pet food aisle, and has since decided to withdraw the product from sale and return it to the supplier," Ms Laird said.

The product packaging states the product is a 'pet food product only, human-friendly but not recommended'.

"On reflection, we can see how the cartoon characters on the packaging might be confusing," Ms Laird said.

"We apologise for any distress this has caused to anyone who bought the product by mistake and will happily offer a refund to any customer in this position."

One concerned mother said she had contacted Pak'n Save about the mix-up. She said they appeared more amused than concerned people would buy them to eat.

She said people were often in a rush and duped by similar packaging. There was also nothing at the store to indicate it was pet food.

One young woman however, confessed to eating two packets and they tasted "pretty good tbh".

Ate a couple dog treats as a kid. They were just like vanilla cookies. These parents are fucking dumb.

"I care SO little about my children's health or their nutrition that I don't even check to make sure that I give them human food."
-Multiple parents from the same shopping community

>>151722
Why are they freaking the fuck out over it? Kids eat all kinds of shit they shouldn't, dog food is at least safe.

>>151736
dude most people don't care enough about their own nutrition to check that shit
you've got the issue mixed up

>>151776
Noted, however, parents should put the interests of their children ahead of their own. You shouldn't have children if even this level of responsibility is too great.

>can't and refuse to read
>have kids
Fucking idiots

>>151776
It's still abhorrent neglect for what goes into your, or your child's body.

Keep in mind this is in Whanganui. Dog food is regular food up there.

>Yet another parent admitted feeding their child the snacks, which the child enjoyed.
>which the child enjoyed

Kek

>>151842
The funny thing is, that's not weird at all. High quality dog biscuits really are almost indistinguishable from those made for human consumption, probably because they're more or less the same thing. Whatever nutrition a dog needs is whatever a human needs as well.

Possibly the same parents who walk their kids around on a lead

>>151785
what you said makes a good soundbite and sounds like the sensible way of thinking, but doesn't hold up IRL
I'm too lazy to go into the petty details but as a nutritionist I can tell you that in most cases like this if people don't care about what they put in their mouths enough to check for themselves, they won't check for their kids, and there's logic for why this is, and always will be, no matter how you think it "should" be instead
>>151839

>>151853
>Whatever nutrition a dog needs is whatever a human needs as well.

You thinkin' bout getting some kids and moving down to Whanganui?

>>151938
protein, carbs and fat. the same vitamins(pretty much) and minerals

>>151853
I heard they lack salt, because dogs barely need it and humans are used to salted food.
Probably a good sign if you enjoy dog food, you're not used to eating too salty. Too much salt is bad for health.

>>151950
You're listing nutriments that exist. All animals don't need the same quantity of each.
On a side note, don't exclusively feed treats to dogs, they need regular kibble or whatever their called.

>>151857
lol