New Toxin Found in Pet Food: Acetaminophen
Wednesday June 6, 2007
A laboratory in Texas has found a new chemical in pet food while testing food for melamine and other contaminants as part of the massive pet food recall. This time, the pain killer acetaminophen turned up in the laboratory findings.
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"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. Full Story
The dog food sample was submitted by a manufacturer, but brand names of affected foods are not being disclosed at this time.
- Texas lab finds pain medicine in pet food
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Local lab finds pet food contaminated with painkiller
ABC13.com, Houston Texas - Texas Lab Finds Acetaminophen In Pet Food
itchmo.com - Tests Find Pain Killer in Pet Food
From ConsumerAffairs.Com
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"Due to a confidentiality agreement, the lab can not reveal which pet food samples tested positive for the drugs. At least one sample was Pet Pride cat food. All test results were reported to the pet food makers, which should have been reported to the FDA." (emphasis mine)
-- ABC13.com, Houston Texas Full Story
Comments
I am not surprised to read about any mor poisons on pet foods…..I have been saying from the beginning..WHY are we trusting our precious health and the health of our beloved pets to a huge multinational company who cares less if we or our pets are alive or dead.
Francene Mattucci, Professional Petsitter for 13 years in Florida
http://www.TampaBayPetCare.com
Cell: 727.512.3206
Dogs and cats have survived for thousands of years without eating the crap that goes into commercial pet food.
Our pets are such a big part of our lives and yet the food that they are provided with is full of chemicals and poisons. They depend on us to protect them so why do so many people feed them things that they would never even put near their own mouths?