ASPCA-PET FOOD RECALL UPDATE: ASPCA BELIEVES FEAR OF ACETAMINOPHEN IN PET FOODS

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PET FOOD RECALL UPDATE: ASPCA BELIEVES FEAR OF ACETAMINOPHEN IN PET

FOODS TO BE UNFOUNDED

Pet parents justifiably alarmed by the recent news of acetaminophen

contamination in cat foods can rest easy. ASPCA experts have kept

close contact with veterinary toxicologists at the University of

California (Davis), who conducted independent tests on cat foods to

analyze for this contaminant. Based on their negative findings¯which

support those of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as

reported in the press¯we believe that fears of widespread

acetaminophen contamination are unfounded.

 

" A few weeks ago, we received three cans of cat food supplied for

testing by an individual pet owner, " says Dr. Robert H. Poppenga, a

board-certified veterinary toxicologist running the Toxicology

Section of the California Animal Health and Food Safety System at UC

Davis' School of Veterinary Medicine. " We were told that this was the

same food that had tested positive for acetaminophen and cyanuric

acid at a private laboratory in Texas. We immediately began

conducting our own rigorous tests on these foods, and all the samples

came back negative for this type of contamination. "

 

Adds the ASPCA's Dr. Steven Hansen, a board-certified veterinary

toxicologist and Senior Vice President, ASPCA Animal Poison Control

Center, " The bottom line is that neither did the FDA's tests confirm

the presence of acetaminophen, nor did those conducted by UC-Davis—

nor has the APCC managed any clinical cases to date. As a result, we

want to reassure the public that, based on this information, we

believe any fear of acetaminophen contamination in pet food is

unfounded, and pet parents should rest easy on that account. "

 

We will continue to monitor developments in the Menu Foods recall

situation and related information, and will provide regular updates

and advice for pet parents at our Pet Food Recall Resource Center.

 

Jenny Kernan

Quantum Biofeedback Therapist

Animal Rescue