Posted on 06/14/2007 8:16:18 AM PDT by greyfoxx39
Two of the pet food samples that tested positive for the painkiller acetaminophen are Menu Foods’ Pet Pride "Turkey and Giblets Dinner" and Pet Pride "Mixed Grill,” ConsumerAffairs.com has learned.
As we reported last week, a Texas laboratory discovered acetaminophen in about a half dozen samples of pet food tested in May.
The lab did not disclose the pet food brands because of a confidentiality agreement.
After our story was published, however, we heard from a consumer who paid ExperTox Inc. of Deer Park, Texas to analyze samples of pet food.
That consumer is Don Earl, who says his cat “Chuckles” went into kidney failure and died in January 2007 after eating Pet Pride “Turkey and Giblets” and “Mixed Grill” cat food.
(Excerpt) Read more at consumeraffairs.com ...
Our old friend Menu Foods again, however, there seems to be some doubt of the reliability of the tests. The sample was received in an open or zip lock bag,” one of the toxicology reports states. “The laboratory does not warrant that this is the actual product listed. The product and lot number, if provided, was noted on the sample received by the client -- not the laboratory.”
Ping
That’s good. At least Fido won’t die in agony...
Good Grief.
*sigh*
Here ya go, Fido. Eat your dinner. You’ll feel better.
What the bleep is going on with pet food, WHY are painkillers being put in pet food? I don’t understand? I had a dog who passed away last year, I did not feed him canned/dry food, I made his food myself, he lived for 17 years.....I now have a new dog - he’s 4 y/o and I’ve been feeding him actual dry dog food and I’m seriously considering going back to making my own pet food.............
Are any of you familar with Bil Jac pet food?
Between homemade feedings I have been feeding this.
AH. I’m not trusting it until the test is conclusive - which means done properly.
The caveat you refer to -- "The sample was received in an open or zip lock bag," refers only to the dry cat food test results submitted by other pet owners to Mr. Earl's site.
The tests ordered by Earl -- of the Pet Pride food -- were submitted in the original cans, per the ExperTox lab reports posted.
It's reasonable to assume that the dry food samples weren't sent in the original bag (usually weighing six pounds or more) due to mailing costs, and one could postulate that two different individuals were so hell-bent on mischief that they soaked the food in liquid Tylenol or some such plot -- but the test of the canned food, in original, unopened packaging with lot numbers indicated, is another matter. To refute those test results, one would have to challenge the reliability/credibility of the lab itself, which is probably what Menu Foods will do, as the FDA yawns.
Tylenol? (sp)
First your pet’s kidneys and now their livers?
This is getting freaky!
Thanks for posting that...I guess I missed it.
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