Tue 5 Jun 2007
ACETAMINOPHEN (Tylenol) FOUND IN PET FOOD
Posted by KC under cat food concerns
Rocky wrote: OH NO! NOW ACETAMINOPHEN (Tylenol) HAS BEEN FOUND IN PET FOOD!
The FDA is investigating a Texas laboratory’s finding of acetaminophen in dog and cat food … the highest level found is eight times what a 10-pound cat could safely consume!
"The pain medication is the fifth contaminant found in pet foods during the past 2-1/2 months and can be toxic or lethal to pets, especially cats."
[FIVE? We knew about melamine and cyanuric acid, but what are the other three??]
At least five dog and cat food samples tested contained acetaminophen, and these five were NOT among the 150+ brands recalled since March.
The highest level of acetaminophen was found in a dog food sample submitted by a manufacturer, who got the results well over a month ago and was supposed to notify the FDA, but they DIDN’T DO IT! You can read the full story here.
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June 6th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
this is awful. won’t it ever stop?
June 7th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
It is just awful and upsets me greatly that they are not telling us what brands of pet food.