FDA Disputes Pet Food Pain Killer Findings

But Texas Lab Stands by Its Test Results
ConsumerAffairs.Com
June 15, 2007

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is disputing the findings of a Texas laboratory that reported it discovered the pain killer acetaminophen in some brands of pet food.

The FDA said it didn’t find acetaminophen in a handful of samples of dog and cat food it tested in the past week, according to The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

"We cannot validate their finding,” Julie Zawisza, assistant commissioner of public affairs for the FDA told the newspaper. ...

... But ConsumerAffairs.com confirmed one of the brands that tested positive for acetaminophen is Menu Food’s Pet Pride.

Pet owner Don Earl of Port Townsend, Washington, told us he hired ExperTox to analyze samples of Pet Pride "Turkey and Giblets Dinner" and Pet Pride "Mixed Grill.”

He says he took that action because his cat “Chuckles” suffered kidney disease and died in January after eating those flavors of Pet Pride food.

He also told us that ExperTox analyzed the same lots and styles of Pet Pride (Kroger Brand) food that he fed Chuckles before she died.

We reviewed ExperTox’s findings of the samples Earl submitted, which confirmed the lab detected acetaminophen in the food.

The tests also detected cyanuric acid in the samples of Pet Pride food. Those samples, however, did not contain any melamine, the report stated. ...

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