What is wrong with the pet foods?
FDA laboratories have found a substance called melamine in samples of pet food and in the wheat gluten used as an ingredient in the pet food. Additionally, Cornell University scientists have found melamine in the urine and kidneys of deceased cats that were part of a taste testing study conducted for Menu Foods.
FDA laboratories found melamine and melamine-related compounds in samples of pet food. Melamine, an industrial chemical, and its related compounds have no approved use as an ingredient in animal or human food in the United States. FDA traced the melamine to products labeled as wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate imported from China and used as ingredients in pet foods. Cornell University scientists also found melamine in the urine and kidneys of deceased cats that were part of a taste-testing study conducted for pet food manufacturer, Menu Foods. FDA’s further testing showed that the vegetable protein products imported from China were mislabeled as “wheat gluten” and “rice protein concentrate.” This information does not change the recalls or the findings of melamine and melamine-related compounds in pet food.
FDA laboratories found melamine and melamine-related compounds in samples of pet food. Melamine, an industrial chemical, and its related compounds have no approved use as an ingredient in animal or human food in the United States. FDA traced the melamine to products labeled as wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate imported from China and used as ingredients in pet foods. Cornell University scientists also found melamine in the urine and kidneys of deceased cats that were part of a taste-testing study conducted for pet food manufacturer, Menu Foods. FDA’s further testing showed that the vegetable protein products imported from China were mislabeled as “wheat gluten” and “rice protein concentrate.” This information does not change the recalls or the findings of melamine and melamine-related compounds in pet food. [Back To Top] • What is melamine? And what are melamine-related compounds? Melamine is a small, nitrogen-containing molecule that has a number of industrial uses, including
