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FRESHPET BECOMES FIRST DOG FOOD TO EARN CLEAN LABEL PROJECT CERTIFICATIONFebruary 12, 2026 11:22 AM
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Only pet food brand to earn certification of their Purity award across entire U.S. & Canadian portfolioBEDMINSTER, N.J., Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Freshpet, Inc. ("Freshpet" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FRPT), the leader in fresh food for pets, today announced that its entire U.S. and Canadian product line has earned Clean Label Project™'s Purity Award for ingredient quality and safety. This certification is awarded by the nonprofit Clean Label Project™, that tests products for contaminants consumers will not see on a label, such as heavy metals, pesticides, and environmental contaminants, to evaluate ingredient quality and safety. Certification of Freshpet recipes began in early 2025, and today its full portfolio meets the Clean Label Project's stringent thresholds for heavy metals, industrial and environmental toxins.
Freshpet is the first and only pet food brand to be Clean Label Project Certified and have its entire product line recognized with the organization's Purity Award, a distinction reserved for the top third of performers in a product category. This third-party validation underscores the Company's longstanding commitment to premium quality, food safety, sustainability, and minimally processed, fresh ingredients.To earn the Clean Label Project™ Certification, products must undergo extensive independent lab testing that tests for more than 100 environmental and industrial contaminants, including heavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury), bisphenols (BPA, BPS), phthalates (CBP and DEHP), acrylamide, pesticides, and more. These chemicals are known for their potential health risks for humans - and pets."Twenty years ago, we set out to create a fundamentally different kind of pet food, made from real, simple ingredients and prepared in our own kitchens," said Scott Morris, Co-founder and President of Freshpet. "We believed that by doing things differently, we could deliver cleaner, higher-quality nutrition for pets. Clean Label Project's Purity Award validates that belief and reinforces our commitment to raising the standard for pet food."The announcement follows the release of Clean Label Project's new Dog Food Category Report, which found that many popular dry dog foods contain significantly higher levels of heavy metals and industrial contaminants than both fresh and frozen dog foods, as well as higher levels than more than 3,280 human consumable products tested over the past decade. By contrast, the Clean Label Project found that fresh and frozen dog food products, including all Freshpet recipes, had the lowest heavy metal levels of any segment tested and were lower on average than the organization's benchmark for human consumables across arsenic, cadmium, mercury, lead, acrylamide, and DEHP, an industrial plasticizer.In the study of 79 top-selling dog foods with more than 11,000 individual tests, traditional dry dog food averaged 13.3 times more arsenic, 20 times more lead and mercury, as well dramatically higher levels of DEHP and acrylamide (a chemical that can form in foods during high-heat cooking and is classified as a probable human carcinogen) than fresh dog food."Most pet owners assume the food they buy for their dogs is held to the same safety standards as human food, but that's simply not true," said Molly Hamilton, Executive Director of Clean Label Project. "Our findings show that many dry dog foods contain significantly higher levels of toxic heavy metals than fresh or frozen dog food and the average human-consumable product. Given that dogs often eat the same food every day, this raises important questions about long-term exposure and the need for greater transparency and stronger safety standards."Freshpet's fresh, refrigerated recipes are formulated around real, gently cooked ingredients prepared in Freshpet-owned kitchens with:Fresh, recognizable ingredients like real chicken, beef, salmon, vegetables, and whole grains, without rendered meat meals or fillers.Gentle steam-cooking methods that help preserve nutrients and ingredient integrity rather than being extruded at high temperatures, a process that can contribute to acrylamide formation in many traditional dog foods.Strict safety checks at every step, including 20+ quality and safety tests."Contaminants like heavy metals and industrial chemicals do not show up on a traditional ingredient list, yet they are what many health-conscious pet parents worry about for themselves and their pets," added Dr. Lisa Weeth, Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist and Head of Veterinary Research and Communications at Freshpet. "Independent verification from the Clean Label Project gives veterinarians and families data to help them make informed decisions when choosing a fresh diet over conventional options."About the Clean Label Project
The Clean Label Project is a nonprofit organization on a mission to reveal what labels do not show by testing consumer products for contaminants such as heavy metals, pesticides, plasticizers, and industrial chemicals. Using independent, ISO 17025–accredited analytical laboratories, the Clean Label Project evaluates product safety and ingredient quality, recognizing leading brands through its Certification and Purity Award programs and advocating for stronger standards across industries.About Freshpet
Freshpet is the leading fresh food for dogs and cats, feeding fresh to over 15 million pet households. For the last 20 years, Freshpet has been on a mission to transform the lives of dogs and cats through the power of fresh, nutritious food, while pushing the boundaries of sustainable practices. The recipes are developed by Veterinarian Nutritionists and made with natural whole ingredients, like fresh meats, vegetables and fruits, which are cooked in small batches at lower temperatures to preserve their natural goodness. Made in the United States, Freshpet foods and treats are kept refrigerated until they arrive at Freshpet fridges in local markets or are delivered directly to consumers. Freshpet is available in a growing number of mainstream grocery, natural food, club, and pet specialty retailers across the United States, Canada and Europe, as well as online in the U.S. From the care taken in partnering with farmers whose values align with theirs, to how each recipe is made, Freshpet's commitment to integrity, transparency and social responsibility is a point of pride.
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fourkids_9pets
14年前
Force Protection Receives $150.3 Million in Awards to Extend Field Service Representatives in Kuwait and Afghanistan; Force Protection Europe Not Selected as Preferred Bidder in REDFIN and Land 121 Projects in Australia, Ending Force Protection's Participation in Those Competitions PR Newswire "Press Releases US - English"
Thursday, December 15 2011 8:11 PM, EST
LADSON, S.C. , Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Force Protection Industries, Inc. , a FORCE PROTECTION, INC. (NASDAQ:FRPT)group company, today announced it has received two firm fixed price modification awards under contract M67854-07-D-5031 for the extension of field service representatives (FSR) in Afghanistan and Kuwait from U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command , totaling approximately $150.3 million .
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On December 12, 2011 , Force Protection received an $88,860,348 firm fixed price modification under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5031) for a 12-month renewal of 240 field service representatives to install liner blanket kits, install modernization safety kits, and conduct general maintenance work on the Cougar Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle fleet supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Work will be performed in the theater of operations throughout Afghanistan , and is expected to be completed December 31 , 2012.
On December 14, 2011 , Force Protection received a $61,569,512 firm-fixed-price modification under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5031) for a 12-month renewal of 177 field service representatives to install independent suspension systems; conduct battle damage assessment and repair; install block modification kits; and perform maintenance to bring vehicles back to full mission capable status on the Cougar MRAP vehicle fleet. The modification also provides for FSR sponsorship, lodging, vehicle, bus, and heavy equipment rentals. All work will be performed at the MRAP sustainment facility in Kuwait , and is expected to be completed December 31, 2012 .
Separately, Force Protection Europe Ltd. , a subsidiary of Force Protection Industries, Inc. has received notices from the Australian Government that it has not been selected to continue as the preferred bidder on either of the REDFIN or Land 121 projects, ending Force Protection 's participation in those competitions. Australia 's REDFIN project is a program designed to provide up to 76 vehicles for the Australian Special Forces. Australia 's Land 121 (MSA option) project is a program designed to provide approximately 1,300 vehicles and trailers, as well as related long-term support, for Australia 's core fleet of military assets.
About Force Protection,Inc.
Force Protection, Inc. is a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions, including blast- and ballistic-protected wheeled vehicles currently deployed by the U.S. military and its allies to support armed forces and security personnel in conflict zones. The Company's specialty vehicles, including the Buffalo, Cougar, Ocelot and the related variants of each, are designed specifically for reconnaissance and other operations and to protect their occupants from landmines, hostile fire, and improvised explosive devices (commonly referred to as roadside bombs). Complementing these efforts, the Company is designing, developing and marketing the JAMMA, a new vehicle platform that provides increased modularity, transportability, speed and mobility. The Company also develops, manufactures, tests, delivers and supports products and services aimed at further enhancing the survivability of users against additional threats. In addition, the Company provides long-term life cycle support services of its vehicles that involve development of technical data packages, supply of spares, field and depot maintenance activities, assignment of skilled field service representatives, and advanced driver and maintenance training programs. For more information on Force Protection and its products and services, visit www.forceprotection.net.
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This communication may contain, in addition to historical information, certain forward-looking statements regarding future events, conditions, circumstances or the future financial performance of the Company. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans," "expects," "expected," "scheduled," "estimates," "intends," "anticipates" or "believes," or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events, conditions, circumstances or results "may," "could," "would," "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees or predictions of future performance, and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include: (i)the risk that not all conditions to the cash tender offer, the merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among General Dynamics Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Falcon Acquisition Corp. , a Nevada corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation, and the Company dated as of November 7, 2011 (the "Merger Agreement") will be satisfied or waived, (ii)the completion of the merger described in the Merger Agreement taking longer than expected, (iii)expectations regarding the growth of the U.S. and world market for blast and ballistic-protected vehicles, products or services, (iv)expectations regarding the U.S. military's plans or intentions, including the drawdown of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan , (v)expectations regarding the Company's business development plans and strategy, including the Company's plans to expand the Company's product lines, diversify the Company's business mix, and expand the Company's markets internationally, (vi)expectations with respect to the Company's ability to obtain materials, the Company's ability to improve cost efficiencies and possible future changes in the efficiencies in the Company's operations, (vii)expectations regarding the Company's vehicles, products and services that may be purchased by the Company's customers, including the type of vehicles demanded and other customer demands and expected changes in demand, (viii)expectations regarding the benefits of the Company's products, services and programs, including the Company's vehicles' capabilities and the use of the Company's vehicles, products and services for other than military purposes, (ix)expectations regarding the Company's investments in research and development activities for the Company's vehicles, products and services, (x)expectations regarding any changes in the Company's cost of sales, the Company's general and administrative expenses, the Company's asset impairment expense, the Company's operating results or the Company's research and development expenses as a percentage of net sales, (xi)expectations regarding the revenues that may be derived from, and the quantities of vehicles, products and services that may be purchased or ordered pursuant to, existing or possible future contracts or orders by various customers, including statements regarding the estimated value of those orders and contracts and statements about the Company's backlog, (xii)expectations regarding the benefits that may be realized from the Company's joint ventures, teaming arrangements and any new ventures or business developed pursuant to them, (xiii)expectations regarding the Company's expectation to apply prepaid 2011 federal income taxes to the Company's projected tax obligation during the second half of 2011, (xiv)expectations regarding the Company's expected cash flow, cash needs and expected capital expenditures, (xv)expectations regarding the Company's share repurchase program, (xvi)expectations regarding the Company's derivative instruments and hedging activities, (xvii)expectations regarding the effect of the Company's income tax positions on the Company's effective tax rate, (xviii)the Company's expectations with respect to the matters pending with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), (xix)expectations regarding final approval of the state and federal derivative actions and (xx)uncertainties associated with any aspect of the transactions described in the Merger Agreement, including uncertainties relating to the anticipated timing of filings and approvals relating to the transactions, the outcome of legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company and/or others relating to the transactions, the expected timing of completion of the transactions, the satisfaction of the conditions to the consummation of the transactions and the ability to complete the transactions. Such risks and uncertainties also include the risk factors and cautionary statements presented in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission , including the risks set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the Forms 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2011 , June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2011 , respectively. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond the Company's ability to control or estimate precisely, and any or all of the Company's forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong. The Company cannot give any assurance that such forward-looking statements will prove to have been correct. The reader is cautioned not to unduly rely on these forward-looking statements. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a forecast, projection or estimate of the future financial performance of the Company unless otherwise stated. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or circumstances, changes in expectations or otherwise.
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trade2much
15年前
M1 not sure what those posters were doing but I seriously doubt that Gen Dyn. would be interested in FRPT if it were not a serious company. For someone to post slander about it being a scam is not a wise move unless they wish to prove it and become party in such litigation. jmho
The suit I see filed has to do with a breach of fiduciary responsibility about the price of the stock in a sale proceeding, but no indication of what a couple of posters were posting about.
Perhaps I am missing something, I will review it further,
(I am a NON stockholder), but intensely dislike internet accusations made by folks with only Alias', although some companies have cracked down on it through the ISPs from what I am told since it becomes slander against their CEOs. Note the phone # if anyone wishes to get the real skinny.
This is what I found:
Bull & Lifshitz, LLP Announces Investigation of Force Protection, Inc.
Business WirePress Release: Bull & Lifshitz, LLP – Thu, Nov 10, 2011 10:00 PM EST
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bull & Lifshitz, LLP announces an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the proposed sale of Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT - News) (referred to as "Force Protection" or the “Company”) to General Dynamics Corporation (“General Dynamics”) at a price of $5.52 per share of common stock, or approximately $360 million.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, General Dynamics will commence a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Force Protection. The Company’s board of directors has resolved to recommend that the Company’s stockholders tender their shares into the tender offer in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement.
Bull & Lifshitz, LLP's investigation is focused on whether the proposed deal provides adequate value to the Company’s shareholders.
If you are a holder of Force Protection common stock and want to discuss your legal rights, you may e-mail or call Bull & Lifshitz, LLP who will, without obligation or cost to you, attempt to answer your questions.
If you are a shareholder of Force Protection and would like more information about our investigation, please contact Peter D. Bull, Esq. by telephone at (866) 313-6222 or by sending an e-mail including your contact information to: counsel@nyclasslaw.com. All e-mail correspondence should make reference to Force Protection.
Bull & Lifshitz, LLP is a New York City-based law firm with significant experience representing investors in merger-related shareholder class actions, shareholder derivative actions, and securities fraud class actions. For more information about the firm, please visit our website at www.nyclasslaw.com.
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The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Investors of Claims of Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Force Protection, Inc. in Connection With the Sale of the Company to General Dynamics Corporation
MarketwirePress Release: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP – 1 hour 46 minutes ago
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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire -11/15/11)- Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors of Force Protection, Inc. ("Force Protection" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FRPT - News) of claims of breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law against the board of directors of the Company in connection with the sale of the Company to General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD - News). Under the terms of the transaction, Force Protection shareholders will receive $5.52 for each share of Force Protection stock they own. The transaction has a total approximate value of $360 million. A complaint was filed in Nevada state court.
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The claims concern whether the Force Protection Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to Force Protection stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether General Dynamics Corporation is underpaying for Force Protection shares, thus unlawfully harming Force Protection stockholders. In particular, at least one analyst set a price target of $8.00 per Force Protection share and Force Protection stock traded as high as $5.73 per share as recently as February 2011.
If you own common stock in Force Protection and wish to obtain additional information, please contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972, or http://www.zlk.com/force-protection-frpt.html.
Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New York, California and Washington D.C. The firm has extensive expertise in prosecuting investor securities litigation involving financial fraud and represents investors throughout the nation, concentrating its practice in securities and shareholder litigation. The attorneys at Levi & Korsinsky have been appointed by numerous courts throughout the country to serve as lead counsel on behalf of shareholders in major litigations involving mergers and acquisitions. For more information, please feel free to contact any of the attorneys listed below. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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col_brewer
15年前
Yeah, FRPT is a real fraud
The government is so stupid as to award a fraud company over $317,000,000 in contracts in the past few months. Yeah, a real sham !!
Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, S.C., was awarded an $185,864,608 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure 167 Buffalo A2 vehicles, without bar armor installed, and 102 bar armor kits. Work will be performed in Ladson, S.C., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 1, 2012. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-C-0028).
http://www.defense.gov/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=4661
Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, S.C., is being awarded a $16,941,232 firm-fixed-priced modification under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5031) for the procurement of 961 fuel protection kits, and eight sets of capability insertion enhanced and inspect or repair only as necessary tools, for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. Work will be performed in Charleston, S.C., and is expected to be completed no later than March 30, 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $5,289,902 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
http://www.defense.gov/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=4629
Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, S.C., is being awarded a $106,921,400 firm-fixed-price modification under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5031) for procurement of 650 Category I Vehicle Independent Suspension System (ISS) kits and 350 Category II Vehicle ISS kits, for the Cougar Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle fleet supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis. (95 percent), and Ladson, SC. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed no later than Dec. 31, 2011. Fiscal 2009 Other Procurement Air Force funds in the amount of $1,407,765 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. These funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
http://www.defense.gov/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=4525
Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, S.C., is being awarded an $8,089,860 firm-fixed-price modification under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5031) for a six-month renewal of 43 field service representatives to support operations at Vehicle Support Facility-Afghanistan. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2011. Contract funding will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
http://www.defense.gov/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=4557
If you will check further,I believe you will find FRPT "conned" the government out of over $1,000,000,000 over the years. The actual figure is higher, but I don't have the link on this computer.