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Cancer Causing Chemicals in Pet Food, Danger Ignored in FDA Acrylamide Update
Do you ever have this creepy feeling that, just maybe, commercial pet food isn’t all it’s cracked up to be? Are you suspicious of pet food company claims that your dog or cat wouldn’t be healthy unless they ate food that came out of a tin can or a paper bag? If you’ve been wavering on the pet food fence,…
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Sick dog ‘fights for its life’ after eating contaminated pet food
UPDATE: Donna’s dog, Reina, lost her fight with Lysteria and passed away on July 18, 2015. On Reina’s page Donna shared with us her sad news. “Reina passed away this morning Reina’s body rejected the transfusions that she needed to survive while waiting for stem cells. She became very weak, unable to stand, and started to have pain. I could…
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Salmonella Tainted Pet Food: The Risks And How To Avoid Them
A lot of people share everything with their dogs — a long walk, a bed, even people food. But one thing you might not want to share is a nasty bug called Salmonella. Salmonella bacteria don’t have a species preference, so you don’t necessarily “catch” it from your pet and although that certainly is possible, just touching a food contaminated…
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EU warns carcinogen in foods, like kibble, cause cancer
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Top US pet foods test positive for aflatoxin, melamine and cyanuric acid
A consumer organization in Hong Kong found contaminates in several top US pet food brands. The Consumer Council found trace amounts of aflatoxin, melamine and cyanuric acid in both dry dog and cat foods. Brands Aflatoxin Melamine Cyanuric acid Purina One Yes 1st Choice Yes Pedrigee Yes No Frills Yes Kitekat Yes Hill’s Science Diet Yes Avoderm Yes Solid Gold…
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Whistleblowers at Mars warn of deadly poison gas
Problems continue to mount for Mars Petcare as more people come forward alleging that Mars compromised their health by exposing them to a lethal pesticide used to fumigate grains and other pet food ingredients. An attorney from Kansas City, Missouri says he’s already representing eight former workers of Mars Petcare. Another four people might soon be transferred to him from…
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Discovery of Mad Cow in California complete fluke
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that it had identified a case of mad cow disease, the first in six years, in a dairy cow in central California — and the fact that the discovery was made at all was a stroke of luck. The cow “was never presented for human consumption, so it at no time presented a risk…
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Is it possible to safely handle contaminated pet food in the home? The FDA wants you to try (VIDEO)
Unsettling Assumptions An unsettling video released today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center’s for Veterinary Medicine cautions consumers of the health dangers associated with pet food: foodborne illness and disease. The most troubling aspect of the message is that they are warning consumers to assume that all pet food is probably contaminated and should be handled accordingly: With…
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Carcinogen found in milk from cows who consumed feed contaminated with aflatoxin
In another safety scare for China’s dairy industry, a random inspection of milk products from the country’s largest dairy manufacturer by the Chinese government watchdog group were found to contain excessive aflatoxin M1, a carcinogen, reports Beijing Times. It was reported that the milk products had aflatoxin M1 levels that were 140 percent higher than the permitted levels. The maximum…
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Fire-proof pet food? Flame retardant chemicals in pet food
You know, sometimes when I pop open my email and read the morning news, I just scratch my noggin and wonder, just what the bleep are they going to contaminate pet food with next? It just boggles my little pea brain. Rationale, well, that’s simply out of the question. Let’s see, if I was in that product development meeting, I…
