It's Dr. Jon again. There is still NEW information coming out about the recall. For the most part, it has fallen off the radar of the mainstream press so I'm having to dig a little harder for information but am still working to keep you up-to-date. I'm also still getting tons of emails from you and from veterinarians about pets still being seen and treated with kidney failure secondary to the contaminated food.
I want to remind you that it is important that you keep checking the recalled list of foods. Make sure the food you feed your pet is not listed. Most of the foods have been pulled from the grocery shelves but you may still have some recalled foods at home. For a full history of the recall and a phone number and link to the full list, go to Pet Food Recall Update:
Right now, let me tell you about the latest findings. The Food and Drug Administration announced (FDA) that the contaminated wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate imported from China was mislabeled and was really wheat flour contaminated with melamine and melamine-related products.
It is also believed that the contamination was deliberate. It is thought that the Chinese added the melamine to the wheat to increase the "protein" concentration of the product making it to appear to have a higher protein concentration than it really had. Melamine is rich in nitrogen which can give the illusion of protein.
Recently, tests conducted on contaminated pet food and the necropsies of affected animals have suggested that a combination of chemicals--each alone, seemingly nontoxic--form insoluble substances that results in crystals that physically damage the kidneys.
For a more complete update and a link to a list of recalled foods, go to Pet Food Recall Update:
If you have any questions, send them to me. I won't be able to respond to every email but I'll try to include answers to your questions in my next update.
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