Is The Pet Food Safe To Eat
The massive pet food recall of March 2007 which resulted in hundreds of commercial dog and cat food products to be removed from store shelves and veterinary offices. After more pet food recalls each month, is it safe to feed our pets commercial dog and cat food?
In March 2007, many major pet food manufacturers began recalling their dog and cat food products due to contamination from vegetable proteins imported from China. The contamination caused kidney failure that resulted in some deaths of dogs and cats that were otherwise healthy. This prompted an investigation from the Food and Drug Administration. At the onset, one of the largest pet food manufacturers, Menu Foods, of Ontario, was one of the first companies to single out the toxin, wheat gluten in their cuts and gravy style pet food. So first thought is that only the wet type dog and cat food was affected, but later discovered, that some dry foods also were affected. After Menu Foods went forward with their pet food recall, there was a domino effect and other pet food manufacturers followed suit with similar pet food recalls.
There were big name companies like, Proctor and Gamble, Del Monte, Hills Pet Nutrition, and Nestl
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