Tainted feed little risk to humans, scientists say

athena submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.msnbc.msn.com)

"Consumers face little risk from eating pork, chicken and eggs from farm animals that ate feed mixed with pet food scraps contaminated by an industrial chemical, government scientists said Monday."

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Report: Tainted Hogs Enter Food Supply

fiona submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.physorg.com)

"The government told the three states involved it would not allow meat from any of the hogs that ate the feed to enter the food supply. "

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Were Our Pets Deliberately Poisoned?

julie submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.sciam.com)

"A month after the the probe into the poisoning of pet food began, government officials announced this week that a second contaminant had been found in protein additives that have sickened or killed hundreds of dogs and cats. The announcement came on the heels of another devastating discovery: that batches of rice protein concentrate used in pet food were also laced with the first known culprit, melamine, a nitrogen-based compound used in commercial and industrial plastics

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Fretful owners whipping up own pet food

medal submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (www.msnbc.msn.com)

"Some worried pet owners are grinding up meat in their kitchens and making their own dog and cat food because of the contamination scare blamed for numerous animal deaths."

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FDA finds unapproved chemical in diet pet food

athena submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (www.msnbc.msn.com)

"The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it has issued a warning letter to Iams Co. that says some of its diet pet foods contain an unapproved substance."

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Pet food recall has animal owners frantic

BIOBOSS submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (www.msnbc.msn.com)

Silviene Grzybowski became worried when her local pet store pulled the food she normally feeds her cat and posted an announcement saying it, and many other popular pet foods, had been recalled. Her cat, Smokey, hadn’t been eating for days.

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