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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2007VIN testing 5 foods on their own
http://www.sacbee.com/102/story/156792.html Because both wheat gluten and rice protein enhance protein content of pet food, "It certainly is suspicious" that melamine now is associated with both, said Bob Poppenga, a UC Davis veterinary toxicology professor. Melamine isn't an edible protein, but it has plenty of nitrogen, which can be used as a marker for protein in chemical analyses. This means that if someone wanted to use less of some pricey sources of vegetable protein, such as wheat gluten, and throw in cheaper starches instead, adding melamine to that mix would still make it look like a protein-rich product. Local veterinarians who've been tracking kidney ailments nationwide also have tentatively identified five more foods, not at this point under any recall, that they plan to have tested as soon as possible. [..] The Veterinary Information Network, used by about 16,000 of the estimated 35,000 U.S. veterinarians, noticed the five foods kept recurring in vet-described disease reports, said Paul Pion, the Davis vet who co-founded the service. He declined to name the foods, saying that would be premature, but described the issue as serious enough that his network decided to collect samples from the vets who treated ailing cats and dogs. He said hopes to get them to the UC Davis-based California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory as early as Wednesday ---------------------------- If you remember the post from yesterday with the "rumors" of more affected unrecalled pet foods from yesterday, Purina was one that was mentioned being discussed on the VIN boards. I can't keep up but I think Purina has now said it doesn't use rice protein concentrate. At this point, doesn't matter what you're feeding. If your pet starts exhibiting signs of illness go to the vet and get the kidney values run. May be just an upset stomach, but not worth waiting to find out. Apparently there is no label out there that tells you what is in the bag or can. It's not as if I didn't always know this, but these consequences are horrific. Getting mad yet? Please write or call your govt reps and tell them you want this labeling scam to stop. buglady take out the dog before replying > http://www.sacbee.com/102/story/156792.html > Because both wheat gluten and rice protein enhance protein content of pet [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > buglady > take out the dog before replying Great!! <sarcasm dripping...> Another delay...they "hope" to them them *to* the lab as early as Wednesday. Then another delay for actual testing, and probably still another delay before results are released. In the meantime, how many more animals will be affected, possibly with deadly results. I do understand the financial loss that could be incurred by premature release of results, but I understand even *more* the illness and deaths that have been caused by previous delays (and financial cost to pet owners, costs that probably will not be covered by the pet food companies in most cases because of the "proof" that they will require). MaryL > Great!! <sarcasm dripping...> Another delay...they "hope" to them them > *to* the lab as early as Wednesday. ......Please! VIN is Veteinary Information Network. These are VETS who have decided to take matters into their own hands since no one else is moving fast enough. I do NOT blame them for not saying which brands they're taking in for testing. They have no proof. Can you say lawsuits from the pet food companies? Take your anger over to the PFI and the pet food companies.........not vets who are trying to fill a void. If it weren't for them, we'd be in the dark longer.......Sheesh. buglady take out the dog before replying >> Great!! <sarcasm dripping...> Another delay...they "hope" to them them >> *to* the lab as early as Wednesday. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > buglady > take out the dog before replying Most of my aanger *is* directed at the pet food companies. Sorry if I didn't make that clear -- my anger is that there is still another delay, and I'm sure Menu Foods is responsible for not getting this information out earlier. At the same time, the decision not to release names has a very familiar ring to it -- just as Menu Foods delayed releasing information while pets were dying. MaryL my anger is that there is still another delay, and > I'm sure Menu Foods is responsible for not getting this information out > earlier. .......this is not Menu Foods, this is Natural Balance and the supplier of the rice protein powder.....which went to 4 other unnamed companies. At the same time, the decision not to release names has a very > familiar ring to it -- just as Menu Foods delayed releasing information > while pets were dying. YES! Wouldn't you think the other companies - large and small- would have learned from that situation? Instead we have the same thing going on and on and on. I really wonder if the FDA is hamstrung legally in this situation because it deals with pet food. Everyone could have known a week ago if the supplier had come clean. In the meantime animals got sick. buglady take out the dog before replying > http://www.sacbee.com/102/story/156792.html > Because both wheat gluten and rice protein enhance protein content of pet [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > instead, adding melamine to that mix would still make it look like a > protein-rich product. Makes you wonder just how often this sort of thing is done in petfood. > The Veterinary Information Network, used by about 16,000 of the estimated > 35,000 U.S. veterinarians, noticed the five foods kept recurring in > vet-described disease reports, said Paul Pion, the Davis vet who co-founded > the service. > He said hopes to get them to the UC Davis-based California Animal Health and > Food Safety Laboratory as early as Wednesday Good for the VIN for doing this. I'm sure they're a lot more concerned for the animals than the petfood companies :( I've never been more glad that I feed a homemade diet than now. > Makes you wonder just how often this sort of thing is done in petfood. ........who knows, they don't have to change the label for 6 months. Is that why we have all those prescription diets? Bah. > Good for the VIN for doing this. I'm sure they're a lot more > concerned for the animals than the petfood companies :( .........Yes, thank the vets at VIN. The kicker is that the company that sold the rice protein concentrate knew a WEEK ago that there was melamine in it. He's the one that should name the companies he sold it to - and won't. buglady take out the dog before replying -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- From: "buglady" <buglady99@bigfootdog.com> >Because both wheat gluten and rice protein enhance protein content of pet >food, "It certainly is suspicious" that melamine now is associated with [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >instead, adding melamine to that mix would still make it look like a >protein-rich product. Thank's for taking the trouble to keep everyone on top of this situation. I'm not much for "conspiracy theories", but it's reaching the point where one has to start thinking............ If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck........................ |
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