tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post711412955622669243..comments2023-10-24T07:38:03.444-04:00Comments on eFoodAlert.com: PFPSA Confirms Toxic Zinc Levels In Nutro Cat FoodPhyllis Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426014057471290677noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-46344952373924800732009-07-02T12:51:16.596-04:002009-07-02T12:51:16.596-04:00Its interesting because so far the only people Ive...Its interesting because so far the only people Ive seen that deny cats can get sick from eating this recalled food are Nutro, Nutro twitter reps and Tom Dock on his blog listed in a post above....the vet in this http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-7468-Providence-Pet-Health-Examiner~y2009m5d27-Nutro-cat-food-recall-Symptoms-to-watch-for-in-cats-fed-these-diets?#comments thinks otherwise as do allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-62217629347611237572009-06-28T12:54:55.000-04:002009-06-28T12:54:55.000-04:00Shaking Nutro's Denial Tree:
http://jn.nutrit...Shaking Nutro's Denial Tree:<br /><br />http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/111/3/488<br /><br /><b> " The cat's requirement for zinc is probably between 15 ppm and 50 ppm." </b><br /><br /><br />Per NRC: "In many instances, high dietary level of one mineral antagonizes another element, resulting in physiological deficiency of minerals essential for the animal. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-53941436151145925232009-06-26T09:43:49.961-04:002009-06-26T09:43:49.961-04:00My beloved bengal, George, died last september age...My beloved bengal, George, died last september aged 2 years, he got ill very quickly and the dignoses was Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)although never 100% confirmed. I had changed his food to Nuro a couple of months before he became ill, I am now wondering if this was the real cause of me losing my best friend.Isla Friendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-7962703055970526122009-06-22T07:02:25.611-04:002009-06-22T07:02:25.611-04:00So this.."I have spoken with Nutro Products c...So this.."I have spoken with Nutro Products communications people and they are not reporting any proven connection with any consumer complaints and this recall.".. is posted as part of this http://tomcatnews.blogspot.com/<br /><br />I wonder who he spoke with (hoping it is not just one of the "twitter reps" for Nutro) and hope someone gets to the root of this...Reports on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-69881755302213519492009-06-20T18:45:48.634-04:002009-06-20T18:45:48.634-04:00Ms, Entis, a new Nutro response: http://latimesbl...Ms, Entis, a new Nutro response: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/06/nutro-cat-food-recall-zinc.html<br /><br />Why do the still say at their website that they havent received any reports of affected pets? Ms Barrett says they are working with people who have contact them....<br />and as far as their implication about NRC and zinc, this is at twitter: NRC in Mineral Tol pg 558 &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-27622621273858848162009-06-18T20:47:12.822-04:002009-06-18T20:47:12.822-04:00Its a shame that 2 years after the largest pet foo...Its a shame that 2 years after the largest pet food recall ever,pet owners still have to be the ones testing food for safety. Where are the new regulations ? Where are the safety procedures at the pfc's ? And most of all where is the media coverage so people aren't still using this food ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-37254527509418901182009-06-17T03:31:23.031-04:002009-06-17T03:31:23.031-04:00Potassium in this particular sample was not low. I...Potassium in this particular sample was not low. It's actually about double the NRC recommended minimum and right at the AAFCO recommended level.<br /><br />Calcium and phosphorus have to be balanced at approximately .8 phosphorus to 1 calcium. In this sample 11,000 ppm phosphorus to 14,000 ppm calcium is at the right ratio and not excessively over the recommended minimums.<br /><br />Some Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-18062427492685264912009-06-16T17:21:13.003-04:002009-06-16T17:21:13.003-04:00FYI, this morning, I spoke with my local FDA Recal...FYI, this morning, I spoke with my local FDA Recall Coordinator, and also left a message for the New Orleans FDA Coordinator who's "handling" Nutro. <br /><br />Wanted them to know about the test results, just in case the FDA comes back later and says that no one told them - like they did in 2007.<br /><br />I've contacted the FDA repeatedly since the Nutro recall was announcedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-38058396013050843342009-06-16T16:36:56.586-04:002009-06-16T16:36:56.586-04:00How is the 6400ppm potassium in that test result c...How is the 6400ppm potassium in that test result considered "low"?<br /><br />I hope CRF kitties will have the wet foods tested or avoid until tested, because the phosphorus in that dry food tested looked astronomical to me at<br />11000ppm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com