New contaminant found in Pet Food

There is information starting to circulate about a new contaminate in pet food. ExperTox, a Texas lab, reported finding acetaminophen (Tylenol) along with cyanuric acid in several brands of pet foods which were not identified. Acetaminophen was found in at least five samples of pet food that were submitted by pet owners and pet manufacturers. The medication was mostly found with cyanuric acid, and hundreds of other samples that were sent in tested positive for melamine. The contaminants were found in pet foods that have not been recalled.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating a Texas laboratory's finding of acetaminophen in dog and cat food, an agency spokesman said Monday.

"We're very interested in being able to test these samples ourselves to determine the levels of those contaminants," said FDA spokesman Doug Arbesfeld. "What's significant is these things are there. They don't belong there."

The pain medication is the fifth contaminant found in pet foods during the past 2 1/2 months and can be toxic or lethal to pets, especially cats. It is not known if any animals became sick with acetaminophen poisoning, or died from it.

"We were looking for cyanuric acid and melamine, and the acetaminophen just popped up," Donna Coneley, lab operations manager for ExperTox Inc. in Deer Park, Texas, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review yesterday. "It definitely was a surprise to find that in several samples." Story from Pittsburgh Tribune

We'll keep you updated as we find out more information.

Bonnie

Comments

[Angela Cicero]

Can we all just start buying USA only?? I mean, can we really trust anything from china?
Check out the "Whole Dog Journal" for an update on how to choose quality foods and bad stuff to stay away from!!
Angela Cicero, DOM, NMT

[Angela Cicero]

Ok, so, I just read the article on new contaminents in dog food---in our country. Better idea, and what I do: cook your own dog food. It's really not that difficult! You can do it. Don't let the Vets scare you----they get a kick back on the food they sell!!! Angela Cicero

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