As promised here is an update.
First of all thank you Liveaquaria for a detailed follow up and constant communication.
Below is the response from Hikari on their product -“There have been recent labeling adjustments on all of their products to comply with State regulations. Based on their explanation below, our team will be updating all of our product pages to match the revised GA panels. Here is the explanation:
New testing methods require us to take small samples from random cubes for the guaranteed analysis testing. The guaranteed analysis on the package must be the lowest reading we have ever gotten reduced by a now very large buffer based on our parent company’s requirement for all Hikari products. They need to be 100% sure that any test ever done by a state agency would not find a lower guaranteed amount. Unfortunately, they cannot test the whole package of food and provide the analysis for it, which would provide the best information for the consumer.
They stated that the analysis is the guarantee of the minimum level, not what is actually in the product package.
Nothing in the product has changed, the formula is identical to what it has been all along. It is just a new process that protects us against any stop sale issue in any state in the US or any other country we sell in.”
Bottomline, this product can only guarantee 3 percent protein content. I had moved to this product due to high protein content. I am sure some might still like the product.
Hope this was helpful.
Sam
First of all thank you Liveaquaria for a detailed follow up and constant communication.
Below is the response from Hikari on their product -“There have been recent labeling adjustments on all of their products to comply with State regulations. Based on their explanation below, our team will be updating all of our product pages to match the revised GA panels. Here is the explanation:
New testing methods require us to take small samples from random cubes for the guaranteed analysis testing. The guaranteed analysis on the package must be the lowest reading we have ever gotten reduced by a now very large buffer based on our parent company’s requirement for all Hikari products. They need to be 100% sure that any test ever done by a state agency would not find a lower guaranteed amount. Unfortunately, they cannot test the whole package of food and provide the analysis for it, which would provide the best information for the consumer.
They stated that the analysis is the guarantee of the minimum level, not what is actually in the product package.
Nothing in the product has changed, the formula is identical to what it has been all along. It is just a new process that protects us against any stop sale issue in any state in the US or any other country we sell in.”
Bottomline, this product can only guarantee 3 percent protein content. I had moved to this product due to high protein content. I am sure some might still like the product.
Hope this was helpful.
Sam