All Quistel Prices Reduced

In line with the reduction of the standard VAT rate from 17.5% to 15%, all Quistel prices have been reduced accordingly.

UK Orders over £25.00 will continue to be DELIVERED FREE.
 

Pet Food - MELAMINE WARNING

The following was received via the Pet Care Trust:

From K Millar, Head of Animal Feed Unit, Food Standards Agency (FSA):

Dear Colleague

You will be aware that in the past few months there have been a number of reports of findings of melamine in imports from the People's Republic of China (PRC) of food products for human consumption.

Melamine is a chemical of intermediate use in the manufacture of amino resins and plastics, which appears to have been fraudulently added to increase the food products' nitrogen levels and thus indicate a falsely higher protein content when subjected to analysis.

We have recently become aware that melamine has also been detected by the authorities in France and the Netherlands in imports from the PRC of soya products for feed use.

In the past 24 hours, we have received information that melamine has also been found in the UK in imports of organic soya expeller for feed use.

We are awaiting a risk assessment, which we will forward early next week.

In the meantime, we are writing to relevant stakeholders to alert them to  the presence of melamine in soya expeller from the PRC.

We would advise that -- in line with their responsibilities under Articles 15, 17, 18 and20 of EC Regulation 178/2002 on the general principles of food law - feed business operators cease all use of and quarantine any supplies from the PRC of soya expeller in their possession and have the material sampled for the presence of melamine and related compounds (cyanuric acid, ammelide and ammeline).

In view of the apparently widespread nature of the contamination of products from the PRC, feed business operators may wish to consider quarantining and testing any other feed products in their possession which originate from China before they are put into the feed chain.

The results of any positive sampling of feed materials or products containing feed materials originating from China should be reported to the Food Standards Agency using the online incident report form on our website (https://incidents.foodapps.co.uk/IncidentReportForm/login.aspx).  Select "Enter as guest", then click on "Incident Notification" and complete the boxes as appropriate.  (The form can also be accessed from the front page of our website (http://www.food.gov.uk/) through the "Incident Form" link under the "Quick Links" heading on the bottom right, which will take you to a page with some highlighted text a third of the way down; this is another link to the incident report form.)

If you have any queries about the incident report form, or need assistance with completing it, please contact my colleague Drazenka Tubin-Delic in our Incidents Branch on 020 7276 8450.

Positive results for melamine should be reported immediately using the online incident report form, so that we are able to build a picture of the extent and nature of the potential contamination.

We would also be grateful to be advised of any negative findings, as Member States are required to report these to the European Commission on a fortnightly basis.

Negative results should be sent to direct to Mercy Adebisi in the Animal Feed Unit (e-mail: mercy.adebisi@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk).

Members who import high protein feed materials from PRC should be advised that -- under the terms of Article 3 of Commission Decision 2008/798/EC of 14 October 2008  -- they are required to provide prior notification of these consignments to the relevant feed enforcement authority at the port of entry.

Any questions about this e-mail should be directed to Joseph Nicholas in the Animal Feed Unit (e-mail: joseph.nicholas@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk) or telephone 020 7276 8462).

Great Tails, an occasional series of short stories about animals is launched and distributed, initially, to Quistel's customers by email.
Specially commissioned by Quistel, the Great Tails stories are for the enjoyment of everyone.
While the copyright of the stories remains with Quistel, those who enjoy the stories are welcome, indeed encouraged, to forward or distribute them as they wish.
The series will shortly be available to download in both print form and as audio files from Great Tails' own website.
Until then please go ahead and enjoy them (again) by Clicking below:

1. Introducing Basset by Tabitha Eve Steadley

2. Flight of Fancy by Judi Jacobi

Meanwhile the Great Tails editorial team may be contacted via Quistel.

Enjoy!

the revolution in pet grooming

is here!

hall 3, stand 82

(Adjacent to Arden Grange and Dog Trust)

The full

Product Range

now also available
from

Elected to Membership of

The Pet Care Trust is a national charity that
promotes the benefits of responsible pet
ownership and pet care education and training.

Quistel Grooming Guides
(including Quistel Shampoo Samplers)

begin being included in the

Puppy and Kitten Re-Homing Packs

distributed to all reputable rescue centres
including Dogs Trust, RSPCA & Wood Green
to name but a few.

The Re-Homing Packs are offered free to members
of the Arden Grange Breeder Club.

In association with Paws4Designs, the Quistel Grooming Therapies range available at:

STAND 192
at
DISCOVER DOGS and SCRUFFTS
Earls Court (2), LONDON

New style website for Quistel is launched featuring

• pages devoted to detailed information about our products
• the capability to buy any Quistel products using our shopping cart and the completely secure WorldPay payment system.

Available in 50ml sizes the Quistel Organic Bio-restoring Cat Shampoo and the Quistel Organic Bio-restoring Cat Spray Lotion are introduced.

Specially developed for households where there is someone allergic to cats or your cat

• cannot clean itself
• has fleas, ticks, miliary dermatitis, seborrhea etc.
• is covered with a substance which may be harmful if ingested, such as machine oil, pesticides, household and other cleaning powders and fluids
• is being shown and needs to be in pristine condition.

Quistel introduces its Soothing Ear Cleaner in handy 50ml squeezable bottle with integrated dispenser suitable for the deep cleaning of even the smallest ear canal in all mammals

Developed from a Victorian recipe the Quistel Soothing Ear Cleaner is an alcohol based solution of Gentian Violet and Boric Acid.

New look labelling and corporate identity launched for the entire Quistel Organic Bio-restoring Grooming Therapies for Dogs range and the Quistel Pure Concentrated Omega-3 Dietary Supplement for all domestic pets at Crufts 2007.

New look labelling and corporate identity launched with Quistel Organic Bio-restoring Grooming Therapies for Horses range.

Quistel appointed Official Sponsor of the Our Dogs Rare & Import Breeds competition for 2006 (presentations at Crufts 2007) and 2007 (presentations at Crufts 2008).

Tracey Peake BPharm MRPharmS, a pharmacist with over 20 years experience, acquires controlling interest in Actigener (UK) Ltd, the owner of Quistel.

Quistel Limited incorporated to handle the Quistel Organic Bio-restoring Grooming Therapies range together with other planned products for the Petcare Industry.

Quistel Organic Grooming Therapy range first appears at Crufts, the world's largest and most prestigious Dog Show at the NEC in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Actigener (UK) Ltd founded to distribute Ruijter Magnam BV's products in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

Quistel pet Shampoo and Spray Lotion licensed in Canada for sale as a Herbal Medical Product under license number 76.650BA

Ruijter Magnum BV, a Dutch company, acquires the organic recipe from Herr Quist. This recipe becomes the basis for a wide variety of human and pet products (hence th namr 'Quistel' for the pet grooming product range.