In March of 2007 there was an immense recall of pet foods imported from China. Initially it was only a complaint made on wet food made with wheat gluten which also contained melamine. (Lindsey, Mark) What is melamine? It is a firm plastic used in cleaning products! It has been investigated whether or not this was a cold-blooded act on their part. The FDA stated on April 9th of 2007, that the melamine may have very well been added on purpose to increase protein volume and product profit. The large sum of this horrible product put into this food was quite large. (Lindsey, Mark) By the end of March the deaths indeed increased to as much as 3,600! Of course companies refuse to identify the manufactures involved. The Chinese companies have also denied having any connection to this act with the American investigators. (Lindsey, Mark)
What is it our pet owners need to be looking out for? What symptoms?
· Lethargy
· Serious cases may display collapse and complete renal failure
· Excessive urinating
· Loss of appetite*
· Depression
· Excessive thirst (Lindsey, Mark)
Source:
Lindsey, Mark. Dog Food Recall April 2007
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