Thursday, June 7, 2007

Fifth Contaminant Discovered in Dog Food Samples !

Another dog food recall due to Salmonella.
Doane Pet Care a Virginia company is recalling their dry dog food that they had sold to Walmart.They claim that the dog food may be contaminated with salmonella.There has not been any fatality reported and they have pointed out that this recall is not connected to the recent national pet food recall.

In yet another shocking story was the discovery of pain reliever acetaminophen in some dog food samples.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating a Texas laboratory's finding of acetaminophen in dog and cat food, an agency spokesman said.
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. It is not known if any animals became sick with acetaminophen poisoning, or died from it.

Be on the safe side and feed your dog healthy homemade dog food recipes which are readily available and easy to prepare.