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Dear Felton:Originally Posted by felton
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/stor...DCE888BE120%7D
and another recall. Sigh
http://www.usatoday.com/money/indust...t_N.htm?csp=34Press reports out of South Africa say tests have confirmed that some Royal Canin pet food made there contained corn gluten imported from China that had melamine in it.
Well, I definitely think there is something up... it doesn't make sense that three grain types, different batches, are all suddenly coming up with melamine in it.. it would have made sense/been logical if it was just one, but honestly.. I think it's starting to go beyond the scope happenstance?? Don't know..Originally Posted by xocats
FDA asks if pet food tainted on purpose 4-20
"In California, state agriculture officials placed a hog farm under quarantine after melamine was found in pig urine there."
I fear that the pet food recall was just the beginning....
the canary in the coal mine, early warning, for human food.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/finan.../D8OK4THG0.htm
DING DING DING!Originally Posted by CatsAreBetter
Well, I definitely think there is something up... it doesn't make sense that three grain types, different batches, are all suddenly coming up with melamine in it.. it would have made sense/been logical if it was just one, but honestly.. I think it's starting to go beyond the scope happenstance?? Don't know..
NOOriginally Posted by Zissou'sMom
Why were they feeding recalled cat and dog food to pigs? Shouldn't recalled food be destroyed on the spot?
Is brewer's rice and rice gluten the same thing? It seems like the terrible Chinese company makes gluten and other processed stuff but not whole grains.
Then again, I don't believe any of the cat foods are safe anymore. Some of the stuff on the supposedly safe list now is on the recall list!
Ok, once again I am SLOW. lolOriginally Posted by Zissou'sMom
Why were they feeding recalled cat and dog food to pigs? Shouldn't recalled food be destroyed on the spot?
Is brewer's rice and rice gluten the same thing? It seems like the terrible Chinese company makes gluten and other processed stuff but not whole grains.
Yes, the fact that melamine has been found in three different grain products from China is beyond coincidence. Is adding melamine to feed products a common practice in China? Or, as has been mentioned in other threads, is the melamine in the fertilizer and is that enough to contaminate the grains?Originally Posted by CatsAreBetter
Well, I definitely think there is something up... it doesn't make sense that three grain types, different batches, are all suddenly coming up with melamine in it.. it would have made sense/been logical if it was just one, but honestly.. I think it's starting to go beyond the scope happenstance?? Don't know..
Now I know why it is the first ingredient in Hills s/d. I wish Eric didn't have to eat that stuff.Originally Posted by beandip
Ok, once again I am SLOW. lol
Brewer's rice is basically small fragments of milled rice...a by product of rice milling. Not particularly good stuff even without these problems.
Have you asked your doctor if there is another special diet than Science Diet that he could be switched to?Originally Posted by Jean44
Yes, the fact that melamine has been found in three different grain products from China is beyond coincidence. Is adding melamine to feed products a common practice in China? Or, as has been mentioned in other threads, is the melamine in the fertilizer and is that enough to contaminate the grains?
Now I know why it is the first ingredient in Hills s/d. I wish Eric didn't have to eat that stuff.
The vet clinic I go to only uses Hills and Eukanuba RX foods. I don't know of any vets here that use Royal Canin. I asked the vet about urine acidifiers. He doesn't use them because of the long term side effects. Once the crystals are dissolved, his pH is at an appropriate level and his food is switched to c/d I'll try to determine the minimum amount he needs along with his wet food.Originally Posted by Tarasgirl06
Have you asked your doctor if there is another special diet than Science Diet that he could be switched to?
It was among the recalled foods, I believe. Not sure....you'd have to look through H&N threads....there was a new one about Spa Select.Originally Posted by Duchess15
So is Blue spa select still safe?? I just bought some today and didn't find out until today that the rice protein concentrate is in some of their products! I only bought the dry. I am assuming they are talking about wet food, or is it dry also?
What am I suppose to feed them now?