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Post by ZandraJoi on Feb 4, 2024 10:20:24 GMT -5
www.barkandwhiskers.com/2024-02-04-aflatoxin-contamination-in-pet-foodStory at-a-glance If you buy ultraprocessed pet food for your dog or cat, you’re actually buying animal feed by another name; it’s important to know the difference between feed and food, especially when it comes to contaminants like aflatoxins Aflatoxin contamination has been the cause of many major disease outbreaks and pet food/feed recalls over the last 20+ years, and are known to cause acute toxic illness and cancer in both animals and humans The five pet food/feed ingredients most like to be contaminated by aflatoxins: corn, peanuts, cottonseed meal, tree nuts, and oilseeds Aflatoxicosis is chiefly a disease of the liver, causing gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, reproductive issues, anemia, and jaundice Additional “unavoidable” contaminants in pet food/feed: arsenic, mercury, PCBs, BPA, dioxins My notes: Aflatoxins are in human food as well. It can be found naturally such as in peanuts & some creatures can be sensitive.
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Post by Bob on Feb 7, 2024 20:07:02 GMT -5
I heard of this before. Some people are intolerant to it. I wonder how bad our pets can get?
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Post by ZandraJoi on Feb 7, 2024 20:16:09 GMT -5
I heard of this before. Some people are intolerant to it. I wonder how bad our pets can get? Our pets seem to be getting sick more & more lately. Just like us humans. Everything is connected.
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