Quote:Originally posted by ricksconnected:
does anybody know how or why these dog foods are bad at this point? has someone done this?
RC -- Here is some info on the how/why:
The FDA continues to focus on melamine as the suspected contaminant of the pet products, though ... it could be a marker for the presence of another, not yet known substance. Melamine previously was not believed to be toxic. (Note added: melamine is used to make plastics among other products.)
The FDA last week blocked wheat gluten imports from the Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co. in the eastern city of Xuzhou, saying they contained melamine. A Las Vegas importer, ChemNutra Inc., this week recalled all wheat gluten it had bought from the supplier and in turn distributed to pet food manufacturers.
Here is the FDA's food recall website where you can check for updates:
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html
What is scary to me about this is that there is still not a definitive statement about exactly what the problem is -- still too many unknowns. I am also afraid that the "official" numbers of pet deaths is seriously low -- my vet, just by himself, has had two cats die and 6 others who are seriously ill, all with the same kidney failure symptoms. Multiply that by all the vets across the country ...
