FDA Halted Protein Imports After 2200 Dogs Die
As the worldwide pet and dog food recall expanded to ever more dog food brands, the FDA issued an alert halting the importation of all vegetable protein from China that is suspected of killing more than 2200 dogs.
The contaminated dog food brands were been tainted with a variety of vegetable protein additives, includes in part: wheat gluten, rice gluten, rice protein, mung bean protein, corn gluten, corn by-products, corn gluten meal, soy protein, soy glutsoybeanbean meal and soy bean powder. Some list, and it seems to expand weekly.
The FDA describes these “ingredients” now commonly found to be part of many dog food brands to be a “Poisonous or Deleterious Substance- Unfit For Food- Unsafe Food Additive”.
Unfit, unsafe, poisonous, these are the words of the FDA used to describe what dogs eat who are fed many commercial dog food brands.
The pet food industry recently made a very bold claim that their products are safe. This in light of an official death count of dogs alone totaling 2,200 according to the FDA. Some reports suggest the count may be higher.
These unsafe and poisonous “ingredients” have infiltrated dog food and now the human food chain as well.
So, what to do?
It took too long to resolve of the dog food recall crisis. And the FDA and dog food manufacturers still have a long way to go to convince dog guardians that their products are not tainted with unregulated poisons such as melamine, a chemical used to make plastics and at the center of the ongoing disaster.
Unfortunately, the melamine tainting of dog food is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the unhealthy and life threatening ingredients regularly included by dog food companies in diets they tout as safe and healthy for your dog.
A partial list of inclusions in many dog food brands includes the rendered tissue of euthanized dogs and cats, parts of dead, dying, diseased and downed animals, feathers, toxins, carcinogens, and blood.
The dog food recall captured news headlines worldwide because of the rapid and widespread reports of kidney failure and death in dogs who have ingested poisonous food.
Recommendation :
Consider buying only holistic or organic dog food, safe for human consumption.
Better yet, why not consider making a natural homemade dog food for your dog. You’ll sleep better knowing that your dog is safe from poisoning and save money as well.